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it

may ultimately become so) but a political dispute between the Governing and

· Governed bodies originating.

un.

with an

ignorant and reasoning

class of the com- munity. This being the position of affairs, and the principle of the supremaey of the Government being involved, I felt it in-

cumbent

onme

to main

tain a firm attitude and not to shrink from in-

curring

curring responsibility rather than to submit to what I

cannot but regard

as an

an at

attempt to override the Government, in fact tempt at mob rule.

A heavy responsibility

and

has been cast upon me, the weight of that responsi- bility has been considerably increased by the vacillating and half-hearted policy of the representatives of the ~ European commercial inter