ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22487, 4 February 1935, Page 10

ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT

CX)NFERME^iK (Per United Pbess Association) WELLINGTON, February 3. Over 50 delegates, representing trade unions, anti-war movements, women's welfare organisations, branches of the Communist and Labour Parties throughout New Zealand, were present at the first all New Zealand congress against war and Fascism, which was opened on Saturday. Senator A. Rae, a Labour member of the Australian Federal Parliament, was also present. Mr W. H. Nugent, organiser of the corresponding Australian movement, said that the meeting was a prelude to a great number of such.gatherings and the building in New Zealand of the largest organisation of its kind., A resolution was passed pledging those present to organise the great masses of the people of New Zealand into one great united organisation in opposition to war and* Fascism so that they would be able to act if called upon to do so with other sections of the world movement in .preventing war and the spread of Fascism. With one dissentient voice a motion protesting, at'the Government's action.in pro : longing its term of office was passed. The programme for the movement was presented and held over until to-morrow for adoption. V . ! Strong disapproval of the imprisonment of Gerald Griffin and Egon Kisch and of the attitude of the New Zealand Government in the matter was expressed by the congress, which received messages from both.