{"id":4538,"date":"2014-07-18T07:52:40","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T07:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xislblogs.xtreamlab.net\/slwoods\/?p=4538"},"modified":"2014-07-18T08:09:55","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T08:09:55","slug":"debate-should-britain-go-to-war-with-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slwoods.co.uk\/?p=4538","title":{"rendered":"Debate: should Britain go to war with Germany?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 4th August 1914 Britain declared war on Germany. On August 2nd, Bristol Dockers’ Union held a mass meeting on the dockside to debate whether Britain should go to war. The meeting voted unanimously against war. This was one of many anti-war meetings and demonstrations held across the country.<\/p>\n

The Western Daily Press of 3rd August 1914 carried a report of the original debate, which is shown in the image below.<\/p>\n

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The planned commemorations of the outbreak of war will ignore the voices of the many people who spoke out against war a hundred years ago. Rather than people being united in wanting to attack Germany, a debate raged as to whether or not Britain should go to war.<\/p>\n

Remembering The Real World War 1 will be re-staging the Bristol dockers’ debate at 2.00 pm on Saturday 26th July near the Arnolfini on Narrow Quay (map<\/a>) in Bristol.<\/p>\n

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Everyone is welcome to come along and join in the debate; I shall be participating as an anti-war nautical type! Period costume will be more than welcome, as will flags, banners & placards.<\/p>\n

For more information visit the Remembering the Real WW1 website<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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