PREVENTION OF WAR
CONGRESS IN AMSTERDAM. INTERNATIONAL GATHERING. TWO THOUSAND DELEGATES. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received August 29, 9.15 a.m. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 28. Described as a passionato call to men and women throughout tho world to prevent war, which may break out to-morrow and destroy civilisation, the Anti-war Congress opened with 2000 delegates signing the Internationale. Professor Einstein (Germany) and M. Romain Rollaud (France) were prevented from attending owing to illness. M. Honri Barbousso, who is leading a strong French delegation, opened the discussion. Ho urged public opinion to unite against the coming world war which would bo “the murderer of civilisation.”
An Italian, Professor Miglioni, was elected president. Tho German delegation numbers 500; and tho British 80 including members of tho Labour Party and the trades unions.
Tho Russian delegation, which was refused a visa by Holland, telegraphed stressing the necessity of uniting tho masses against the danger of war.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19320829.2.92
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 230, 29 August 1932, Page 7
Word Count
152PREVENTION OF WAR Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 230, 29 August 1932, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in