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carried knives, others bludreonn, while others used
improvised swords of hoop iron. "
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Only' the :,. DJ,
ctennordc raved the meeting from` the onalcu ht until
Cremorts appeal sit Bow throat succeeded in bringing the
police.
toot of the successful London peace committees
were in the working class areas. Battersea was especially
active. The peace committee hero owed nothing to John
Burns but had been formed by C. Parsons and E. Loneman of
the Battersea Labour League,, and T,, adea Councii#
It had close connections with the 4. D. F" - in ff rch
Hyndnan was arked to speak at an open air meeting
after Burns had ignored the invitation.
(3)
(`)
This wan
one of the few places where open air meetings could bei
held cuccounfully. The S. T. W, C. harps also circulatcd
tho %rholo electoral diatrict with leaflets and placards.! '
In Brixton the :. T. W. C# was chaired by the
Liberal writer J. G. Godard; it bad a large rio barahip,
aevcnty by the end of larch, diatributcd litoratur'c and
rat aignaturea to a petition which wan circulating at
(1) s
bid.
(2) IlAd1 9th )`obruary 1900.
(3) John Zurna flZ
. ADD. V l",. 4ä. 2
14th (larch & 25th Parch 1900,
s E. Longman to Burris
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