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wrote in TNove ºbor 1899, - "... it is useless trying to
enlighten the public... the whole atmosphere is so
utterly wrong that the truth cannot be received. "
By the beginning of January the attempt to eocure
nignoturo had been abandonncd, since the wording of
the second memorial had become highly inaprropriats in
view of the Door victories.
(2)
1)
The lists of signatures
printed in W rnainntWir, included over one thousand
fron London and over two thousand from other towns;
The printed list was not quite complete since coma
signatures still had to arrivo and these were not
pubiisshod, but even no the total woo extremoly small
in comparison with the fifty thouoond oi; naturen to the
National Memorial. Two hundred London signatures
were vent from IIq: a"©y% possibly collected by tho Peace
Union there. Ninety two come from llampotoud. Eighty one
were forwarded by a Congregational minister, Dev, Wo Urwicke
Sixty eight cane from imblodon Congregational Church4j
fifty two from Battersea where a strong peace organication
(1) Bryce 1455. Box on mouth African or. Letter of 30th
Vovicesbcr 1899, P. A. TSolto o to Bryon.
(2) war nc*ninnt i nr, 5th January 19004ß
(3) Ibid, 62 towno vent eignaturoc 11 except $ in Ln 1und,
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