THE STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12084, 13 August 1917, Page 5

THE STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE.

FRENCH SOCIALIST DELEGATES. THE BASIS OF FEACE. Router's Telegrams, (Received August 13, 2 p.m.) PARIS, August 12. The Administrative Com mi Wire- of tho. Socialist Party adopted a motion to send ten delegates to the Stockholm Conference, instructed not, to seek peace by a compromise which would leave the peoples' destinies at thq mercy of fresh wars, but To make- plain the belief that re&pect for all peoples' rights, respect for treaties and the submission of all possible matters in conflict to the nations' adjudication can alone form the basis of an acceptable peace. FRENCH SOCIALISTS' ATTITUDE. Router's Telegrams. (Received August 13, 2 p.m.) PARIS. August 12. Socialists declare that they are going to Stockholm to ask all Socialists whether they condemn tha Governments responsible for the war, a.nd whether they will act against them in order to shorten th c war. They will also demand that- tho Socialists shall compel tlirt Governments which still refuse to agrc(? thereto to state their war aims and also to inquire whether the Socialists who persist -'n supporting culpable Governments shall remain members of the* International party. NO PASSPORTS FOR AMERICANS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received August 13, 10 a.m.) NEW YORK, August 10. Mr Lansing announces that no passports will be issued to Americans desiring to attend the Stockholm Conference, because it is considered likely to assist German peace manoeuvres.