Keir Hardie's anti-war rally in Trafalgar Square
1914 · Event
Labour's founding father addresses a huge peace demonstration as the cabinet deliberates; within days the party will back the war.
On these timelines: July Crisis & Outbreak of WW1, England, Master, United Kingdom (combined)
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