"'The convention of the conference Shanghai, Lord Marley, stated, was because' China was the danger centre for an outbreak of a world War, and Shanghai was the most important centre of the East The conference was organised by the World Conference against War held in Amsterdam a year ago, It was hoped that delegates. from Pacific Powers would gather to. gether to discuss ways to avoid war. he masses of the East would also be afforded an opportunity to ex-ress their opinions on the problem.
Pointing out that competition for rjarkets and struggles for raw materials were among the main causes of war, Lord Marley said China offered immense markets to the world. Competition among the large nations for a greater share of the market would result in, conflict, and so there was serious danger of fan outbreak of a world war the Bar East, ths workers and the ordinary class suffered most from fighting, ie was oped that workers,, intellectuals, and" dtegtes of ital orga their desire to avoid war. fons would come together to express
Marley expected delegates from ada, the United States, Austra. Tia, Japan, French: Indo-China,.and China to attend. the meeting.
Sympathy Wanted. support of the World Committee. The conference wanted sympathy, support and understand~ ing from men and women throughout the world.
Lord Marley revealed that delegates had been expected from Ger-Many, but of the two. prospective delegates, one was cast into prison the Nazi regime and the other was recovering from wounds inflict~ ed by Nazis agents.
br message to the Chinese publ Lord Marley expressed the deepest sympathy with their desperate. plight.
"The delegates agreed with' the aspirations of China to form a National Government, national entity, free from foreign Influence and. interference. i Te was in the interests of world peace that China should be established as the rear nation, sh party tra deserved to be. les, and while in meetings, one of which was for Annamites.
19 Years with the Navy Lord Marley wax born in Helsby Cheshire, on" May 16, 1884, and educated' in. Marlborough and the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.
Before he passed into the Army Staff College at Camberley in 1912) for two years, Lord Marley served in the Navy for nineteen years, He: first entered the Royal Marine'
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