WAR

Maoriland Worker, Volume 13, Issue 30, 25 July 1923, Page 9

WAR

" This is . the op,iftioa of George Lansbury, M.P., chairman, of the No More War Movement. He says, "Nations have now brought themselves to such a pass tout, owing to the inventive gienius of man CIVILISAt TION CAN BE DESTROYED IN, A NIGHI. Surely it is time we applied reason to National and International affairs, and settled down to remove the j causes which lead to war. ) One of these causfes IS THE PREVALENCE OF THE WRONG IDEA! THAT CERTAIN NATIONS ARE j SUPERIOR TO DOMINATE AND j CONTROL THE LIVES OF OTHER NATIONS. If the present mad race for armaments and destruction is not stayed, then Inevitably the world will plunge rapidly down into a period j which will tie far worse than the! so-called DARK AGES. j Civilisation hangs on s 0 slender a j i bread that it is likely to snap, unless some vigorous effort is made to get us back on to some firmer found- j ation, and, so far as I can see, that foundation can only be in the teaching of th 9 Sermon on the Mount.

Tbet-'e views lare steadiyl gaining ground in all countries and I am thankful to know that in this country, and throughout the world many thousands of people ARE BANDED TOGETHER IN A COMMON DETERMINATION NEVER. AGAIN TO TAKE PART IN AVAR IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. AVHEN A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE TAKE UP THIS POSITION AVARS AVILL BE IMPOSSIBLE."