LEAGUE OF NATIONS UNION

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 114, 10 November 1933, Page 9

LEAGUE OF NATIONS UNION

At a recent meeting of the Dominion Exeeutiyci of the 'League of 'Nations Union, at which the Key. Dr. Gibb presided, the following resolution, moved by the Rev. P. 11. Wilkinson, wa3 carried: ''.'.:■. • , .■ :

;.". The Dominion Council of. the League of Nation's Union, having in mind the process through i which fear is being ■fomented and appeal is being increasingly made to narrow self-protective loyalties through'the recent stress in international.news on the developments in armaments, appeals to the public Press to use its great influence to emphasis© the fact that the only hope for the peace of the world lies, not in the growth qf armaments with consequent fear arid hatred, but in the,growth ,Of international', goodwill and coroperatJOn.V. -'- \; -:' ~•'■•■ .. ;■,.;■.; ■•:■■.■',.■ -

A^committee .was setup, to.iconsidcr ■the question -of -the- publication of. ' ru journal- or other printed Jriattbf.V- i A committee consisting 6f Messrs. E. P. Hay, Walter Nash, M:P., and H. P.' Kidson was appointed to Teview the constitution of the union. '. ■

. Dr. Gibb reported that he had! written for the Public ..Question Committee of the Presbyterian Church- ft! manifesto which, it was hoped the church might approve, repudiating'war in every form. The manifesto was read for the information "of the executive.

The resignation from the Dominion council of Mr. H. P.' Kidson was re-, eeivedv with great; regret, Mr. Kidson' •having been appointed principal of the Otago Boys' High Behool.