PEACE AND SECURITY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23442, 5 March 1938, Page 13

PEACE AND SECURITY

NATIONAL CAMPAIGN ORGANISED BY LABOUR PARTY (British Official Wireless) ',' : RUGBY, Mar. 3. (Received Mar. 4, at 5.5 p.m.) A national campaign "for peace and security," organised by the Labour Party, will be opened by Mr C. R. Attlee in Somerset on Sunday. Interviewed on the campaign, Mr Herbert Morrison said it was planned some months ago, but the circumstances surrounding ' Mr Eden's resignation had now served to throw up in sharp contrast the foreign policy of the Government and that of the Opposition. He con- t tended that the Labour Party genuinely sought peace with the peoples of Fascist States or thiir Governments whenever those Governments were willing to co-operate in the establishment of a real peace. We do believe, however, that the most helpful avenue of advance in the first instance is in the direction of more cordial co-operation for peace among all States, including the United States, that are on 'the side of friendly co-operation for peaceful ends." Nevertheless, throughout the campaign it would be made plain that in the Labour Party's view the doors should be wide open for Germany, Italy, and Japan to enter for the purpose of bringing about economic justice for all countries and mutual guarantees against external aggression. Believing that peace was indivisible Labour was ready and anxious for a genuine political, economic, and disarmament settlement with all the nations of the world.