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Wellington, Sept. 18.
The loyalty of New Zealand to the League of Nations in the present grave situation was stressed to-day by the Prime Minister, Mr. G. W. Forbes, tien a deputation from the New Zealand Methodist Church jealled on him to announce their opposition to war, They stated that they would refuse to participate in a war, and would help to resist conscription. There would not be the same unanimous response in the next Wor as in 1914, they added 'Mr, Forbes, in reply, said he did not think many New Zealanders shared such views. When a nation went mad and declared war, stated, something should be done to resist' that nation, New Zealand would join other nations in. the League to prevent an attack from being made, It the League went, Mr. Forbes added, it would be most difeult to guarantee peace for any length of time—Reuter, An Australian View Sydney, Sept. 18.
An appeal to the Australian people "to resist what appears to be an imminent tragedy" was issued to-day by Mr. J.T, Long, Leader of the Labour Opposition in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
Describing the League of Nations as en organization dominated Great Britain, France and Tussin, Mr. Long declared that the only way to prevent Italy from obtaining supplies was to sink her ships, which would be an act of war.
Ttaly, weakened by the war, he continued, would see Germany annex 'Austeia, which would result Jao terrible' world war, Australia, he added, should stand off, so as to be able to protect her interests in the Pacific, as other nations were doing—Reuter,
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