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ronco nativity in the first-year of tho-Boor-Dior.
October 1899 to October '1.900.
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One theme of this period in the failure of the
Liberals for the most part to rise to the challenge
provided by Imperialist expansion in South Africa. Thin
in relatod to the earlier Liberal compromises over
Uganda and Fanhoda. The pence movement collapood
when the war began, and when it revived at the beginning
of 1900 it wan in a much more limited fora. In the
atmosphere of tense patriotism many of the half-hearted
anti-Iaporiolinte had drifted away. Thin tendency is
pin pointed in a latter to Bryce from a Frederick
Mayon of Gräago over Sands, - "ßofore the war broke out
I wan rather inclined to sympathies with the Docro# but
on further acquaintance their extreme dicro rd for
truth ban quite alienated no, and I cannot but think that
it will be a bleaood result that the two Ropublico
should be brought back under the ºritich flee. "
The danger to British troops and the early Boor
0) Ilryco :. gis. Box on south African W r, » letter of 2 lot
Parch 1900.
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