Every Sri Lankan schoolchild has heard that E. W. Perera hid documents in his shoe and sailed to England to seek relief for his fellow citizens from the martial law reprisals following the 1915 Pogrom. However, very little has been known about what Perera and D.B. Jayatilaka (who joined him later) accomplished in Britain during their four-year campaign (1915 – 1919) for a commission of inquiry. Based on extensive archival research, this book provides a comprehensive account of Perera and Jayatilakas battle with the Colonial Office. It shed new light on the role of two British Christian humanitarian organizations (the Anti-Slavery and Aborigines’ Protection Society and the Native Races Liquor Traffic United Committee) who collaborated with the Ceylonese delegates in their appeals for reprieves, redress, and reforms. Their campaign for justice was a decisive turning-point in the movement for constitutional reforms which eventually led to Independence.