PACIFISTS' CONGRESS
FEAR OF COMING WAR DELEGATES AT AMSTERDAM ' AMSTERDAM, Aug. 28 The Anti-war Congress—described as " a passionate call to men and women throughout the world to prevent war, which may break out to-morrow and destroy civilisation "—was opened to-day. The 2000 delegates sang the "Internationale." Professor Albert Einstein and Dr. Romain Rolland, famous French writer and pacifist, were prevented from attending by illness. M. Henri Barbousse, leader of the strong French delegation, opened the discussions. He urged public opinion to unite against the coming World War, which, lie said, would be the murder of civilisation. Professor Miglioli (Italy) was elected president of the congress. The German delegation numbers 500 and the British delegation 80, including members of the Labour Partv and trades unions. The Russian delegates were refused visas by the Dutch Government. They telegraphed laying stress upon the necessity for uniting the masses against the danger of war.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21274, 30 August 1932, Page 9
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