The International Congress of the Christian Labour Party which opened on June 16 at The Hague was attended by representatives. from England, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Czecho-Slovakia, Switzerland, Belgium, and Denmark. The aim of the Congress is to restore international relations that were broken by the war. The gathering as a whole appeared to be satisfied with the statements made by the French and Belgian delegates that France and Belgium. would not demand a confession of guilt from the German people, who were not responsible for the crimes of their Government. Satisfaction was expressed, too, at the expression of regret by the German Christian Trade Unions at the war crimes committed in Belgium and Northern France. The President declared that the spirit of Christian charity once more prevailed.
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