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Hutt News, Volume 18, Issue 1, 7 June 1944, Page 2

PETITION T«> His Excellency the ttovernor-G-eneral The Government and Parliament of New Zealand By Your High Consent this Citizen Appeal we make to you. WHEREAS having known the ;weakness of Division and the Danger of Apathy in sight of Ruthless Aggression and Tyranny, while thousands of just people even while thinking "It cannot happen here" have fallen in helpless terror and destruction without any choice that ■was not #l'atal: having seen the vain endeavour of Classes that Cleave, Unions that Divide, Sects that Separate. Societies that Dissociate, while Treaties are Torn and Leagues Defied, all cutting across and dissecting each other, while Nations and Governments in precarious Neutrality fail in decisive Action until too late — it. has come to pass that the "Cause" of Manhood and Mankind has become the Urgent and Immediate 'Cause" of all persons adult and sane. We, The People, believe thai unless we Answer This Call we can not be sure of the safety of any Generation to come. Shelter for the Weak, Food for the Hungry, Aid for the Sick, and Rest for the Old and flu Weary, and the Distraught, is no longer a matter of loving care for our own only, but for All Mankind, and All Mankind must have assurance of These Things, or else Civilisation Peace and Happiness are not safe in the world for anyone. In a shocked and distressed world it is our strong and active desire to maintain Reason and Sanity, to awaken the drugged Psychology of Hope, and a living faith in 'the Inherent and Essential Goodness of Humanity; to give sympathy and Help now, and assure Protection in the future; not to give a mere utterance or ges- • ture of Good Intentions. THEREFOR we the undersigned make this Urgent Petition on behalf of All Just People beginning at home in the imperative Need now t" ''Save the Peace" already threatened bySectional Designs, and we Unite to ask and urge you to take Immediate and Diligent Action and invoke all necessary Authority as follows: 1. To invite the People of all Lands, by a SUPREME WORLD COUNCIL of then Representatives (or otherwise meantime) to Establish, or agree to the establishment of such Supreme Council, for the Organisation and Control of a Supreme World Force and Power., armed and equipped Only to give and keep World Peace for the Welfare of Mankind, and that All and Each may be assured of Justice and Protection for Ever. ALSO to Justly Contribute to the Cost and Material and Manpower required to create, equip and maintain such Supreme Force. 2. Membership of this Supreme World Council and Supreme World Force shall be the Highest Obtainable Honour of the Most Just Men, and all Members are to be personally pledged to carry out the High Principles and Policy herein state'd, and strictly Free from Interference or Influence from any Sectional Bodies or Groups for sectional ends or spccial benefits or exclusive gains— whether Political, Financial or Religious; the Paramount Aim being the Protection of All or Each fron» Tyranny and Aggression or Interference with their Freedom to develop and Live Normal Lives, and have safe and free Intercourse. Since the growth of a Universal Language has been slow, and the need of it now greater than ever before, and as we believe it would greatly aid and is even necessary to the Supreme New Worlc herein re ferred to, we ask that Immediate and Cogent Steps be taken to establish both a Universal Language and a Universal Journal, to report to the world continuously upon Supreme Affairs: also to receive and publish the Best World Thoughts and Opinions to promote and secure Harmony and Enlightenment; also and in particular to give accurate information as to the Condition, Change or Development in any Land or of any People: the Universal Journal to be made availaDle for translation in every language at nominal cost, and so that Knowledge and Culture shall no longer be made a Lever for Loot but an Avenue to Peace and Progress. E. MACDONALD & OTHERS Copnes of this Petition may be signed at the following places: — Players' Stationery, High Street. Hall's, Hairdresser, De Luxe Bldg. Mrs. Macdonald's Dairy, corner Pretoria Street Kiwi Store, High Street North. Fish Shop, Prince Edward Theatre. Laird's Grocery, Fairfield