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483.
Vor were members of the Conciliation Committee noticably
more moderate in their opinions than the S. T.
. C. in
spite of the more moderate aims. Lord St. Germans
wrote indignantly to Courtney of the procoodinro at the
firnt public meeting of the Committee on 31st January,
"Lho names of the Cuecn'n onomioa wore cheered and that
of her minister hicved. Agr. Yiarricon0a atatemont that
he could not wich for the cuccocc of British arms was
received with continued cheers no wan his anticipation
of the hoetilo interference of foreign nations at no
diotctnt dato "r
(1)
A member of the audience at a
meeting in July proteetad, "During the playing of the
national anthem on the organ, many persona ootontatiouoly
kept on their huts, hiccod and hooted and actually broke
out into singing the l; nrceillaico""
The grand effort of the S. T, W. Co was the 2nd Parch
afternoon and ovonin, g uaetingo in Exeter äo11. There wore
u number of Lj. beral and Labour spookors, -
Stoff d,,, hocking, Lawson and I onconformiut minintarn.
(2)
Hardie, Cromer,
Thin meeting was attacked by a crowd of jinioen "none
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(1) Courtney VMS. Lord St, Qarr ans to Courtney 4th Fobruary 1900.
(2) Ibid, T, K, Andernon to Courtney 13th July 1900.
(3) Wnor nroi. nit war ,s 9th a rch 1900,
(3)