INTERNATIONAL PEACE
TEE HAGUE CONFERENCE WORK AMICABLY FINISHED (British Official Wh'elcss.) Hoc. 2 p.m. RUGBY, Sept. 1. Despite the early hour of his arrival in Loudon -from The Hague this morning, ■between 500 and 400 people assembled to greet the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Philip Snowden. As the train steamed into the station there was a tremendous outburst of cheering, which was renewed when Mr. Snowden appeared: at the door of his saloon. An invalid chair had been provided to convey him across the platform to his waiting motor car, but Mr. Snowden was able to dispense with its use.
Lord Thomson, Secretary for Air, welcomed the Chancellor on behalf of the Government, and the Prime Minister was represented by bis son and his private secretary.
Mr. Snowden did not make a public speech, but in a short statement to the press said 1 that at The Hague they had reached a better understanding Ihe nations and had attained the o'Vicct for
rhicli they were fighting, namely, the sanctity of international peace. The work of the conference had been finished very amicably and all its members were with one accord well pleased with the results. There was a further great outburst of cheering as the Chancellor drove off to Downing Street.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17045, 2 September 1929, Page 8
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