The Archive · 1936

No Faith in Force

Continuing, he stated that he hod no faith in any system which relled fon force. When war broke out, it was impossible to preserve any balance of fairness to opponents. Na-tons lost all senses of right and wrong, and, when a settlement was reached by force, it was always that, Sooner oF later, it had to be review= ed_and modified, Economic conditions of the world should be brought under review. He was not proposing to share out the British Empire, but wanted an entire-_ ly new conception of world unity under which raw materials of the world could be organized by an International authority for the service of al! nations of the world, "It governments can ce-operate and organize to destroy," Mr. Lansbury continued, "surely it should to join in carrying out this humane proposal Mr. Emrys-Evans then moved his! amendment, following which Mr. Lloyd George spoke in support of Mr, Lansbury's resolution.

He declared that preparations for war were proceeding everywhere at fa furious speed. "The nations all Say exactly the same thing-—if others build, we must also build," he declared,

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