MR. BRADLAUGH ON THE EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XVI, Issue 5186, 5 June 1885, Page 3

MR. BRADLAUGH ON THE EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN.

On April : ' 6Mr 0. Bfacllaugh, JCtt , ,' was present at a meeting, held, under ,'tlie" auepices of the. Pockbam .Radical JClu b, and delivered an, address'on v the. t .eulijeot of ''ArmyjMteiiiaaagetheat.iD'Egypt" Mr IvGhoso' presided. ; Mr 0./jßrWlkugb, M.P., who was received with appjaupe, jn thocdurse of his address, said; he siippoeed that most of his hearers tout some sort of iatcrost id tho army, adjctappertaining to it. Seve'raTof themjhowover, might not bo aware that, not including India, our army, on a peaco footing, cost Borne £17,140,326 per.annum. Ho would not at present discuss the question as to whether 1 wariought, :or ought not, to have been made, or to have Miikqn;-place. At best, war was an evil., ■ He proposed to deal with the question in this manner: It there iniist bo war, we :onglit/.to considerthe healtiij comfort, and lia'ppine'ss.pE those Avlio fight for iis—our ■ sbldiors.r-ahd tab; care that oursnidiersshall "receive whattlio nation pays towards .jheir : CDiiifort and woll-being. / .The hon.: ineinbcr lliu'n proceeded at great length to prove liisallcga. tionn that -our troops woro. noi i- 'propcrly provided for, and was throughout applauded, : . ; :■:'; -:\\y ' ;