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FASCISM CONDEMNED. ADVOCACY OF PEACE. BY LEAGUE ACTION. (United Press Association—-By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received May 4, 10.30 u.m. LONDON, May 3. Thousands attended the Labour Day gathering in Hyde Park, which passed off quietly. Addresses were given from six platforms. Mr C. R. Attlee (Labour) condemned the brutal tyranny of the Fascist regime, as exemplified in Abyssinia, which was an object lesson for the whole world. He taxed the British Government with indecision and lack of confidence, and urged the popular pursuance of a peace policy. A resolution was carried unanimously condemning war-minded rulers lor their deliberate violation of international pledges, and deprecating armaments and military alliances, and urging the pooling of national resources for collective peace tluough the League.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 130, 4 May 1936, Page 7
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