ANTI-WAR CONGRESS
MEETING AT AMSTERDAM TWO THOUSAND*DELEGATES Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. AMSTERDAM, August 28. (Received August 29, at 10 a.m.) Described as a passionate call to men and women throughout the world to prevent war which may break out tomorrow and destroy civilisation, the Anti-war Congress was opened by the 2,000 delegates singing the ‘ Internationale.’ Professor Einstein, and M. Romain Rolland were prevented from attending owing to illness. M. Henri Barbousse, leading a strong French delegation, opened the discussions and urged public opinion to unite against the coming world war, which would be the murderer of civilisation.
Professor Miglioni (an Italian) was elected president. The German delegation numbers 500, and the British eighty, including members of the Labour Party and trades unions. The Russian delegation, which was refused a visa by Holland, telegraphed stressing the necessity of uniting the masses against the danger of war.
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Evening Star, Issue 21193, 29 August 1932, Page 9
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144ANTI-WAR CONGRESS Evening Star, Issue 21193, 29 August 1932, Page 9
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