PEACE LEAGUE
LEAGUE OF NATIONS SOCIETY. . (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) •LONDON, May 14. Lord OBryce, addressing the League of Societv, said everybody feared that ' t/he war would end the* peaceful progress of mankind. The best remedy for this would be a combination-of nations 'desiring Tieace, pledging themselves tQ mutual protection and conciliatory settlement of disputes. submitting .to 'the consideration olf the •British peoples a proposal for the union of free nations to cultivate permanent l peace. He said the loss and suffering due to the war 'baffled; description. Over 8,000.000 had been killed. They must seriously consider the prevention of a recurrence of such a war. The Archbishop of Canterbury seconded the motion j which was carried.
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Nelson Evening Mail, 16 May 1917, Page 5
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