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Basutos and Basutoland in the British imperial plan
The piece discusses British expansion in Africa and the Basuto land, praising missionary work in Basutoland, foreseeing future annexations in South Africa, and urging social and political reform at home. It links colonial policy to improving conditions for English workers and calls for suffrage and land reform while planning wider federation.
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