Letter from C.P. Scott to L.T. Hobhouse

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Letter from C.P. Scott to L.T. Hobhouse (1864-1929), social philosopher and journalist, urging them to formulate a plan for [increasing the activities of the Manchester Transvaal?] committee. He believes the efforts of [W.T.] Stead, newspaper editor and spiritualist, against the war are not in themselves sufficient, recommending that they take their own steps to (a) distribute their own [anti Boer-war] literature, (b) get this into local papers,(c) get speakers, subscribers and vice-presidents.