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the Uitlandera, though it also contained the sophistry
that the war had been brought about because Ch bcrlain
had failed to explain the queen's opinions to the
Transvaal Govt: nment. But this was too extreme for
zany potential signatories, and a weak later "in
deference to the representations from valued
correspondents, " a cocoad memorial was drawn up with
no mention of an immediate and to the war, but suggesting
that the British generals in South Africa should propose
reasonable
terms to the Boers.
Moot ni ; naturaa waren collected by house to houaa
viaitn or appeals from the pulpit. -Stead dincourugod
any obvious display of peace principles in public
ricotiugu or handbills, feeling that this would load to
violent jingoism. Ile probably had in mind a raoetinC he
had tried to hold in Ziorwich at the bo
(I)
. nt in of November
which had been broken up by an organivod "band of fror
200 - 300 roughs, " who "howled and aonc pera: tontly, co
as to prevent a word being beard. " ý2}
It wan auch too
dangoroun to hold naotinga= as a oorroupondont of Bryco
{1} War n jinn t Wor l
(2) I bId, 10th i ove bor 1ti99,
17th ! love bor 1899.
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