The Archive · 1938

Peace Resolution

The two-day conference of the International Peace Campaign, con: vened to consider action by a boycott fand other means to end the war in China, unanimously passed a resolu tion yesterday condemning "Japan~ ese aggression, which has imperilled world peace'

The resolution also:

Called upon the organizations to. do vwithfold aid from: Japan, sla power.to help China ments, should" withhold Francia facile ana from depen, ang fley "a not support aggression. the Japanese to show that The international "Tally, declared Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese Ambas-Jsador to France; had greatly heart-

'M. Grumbach, French deputy, said] that the most' peaceful country" in the world had been "invaded. and made a vielim of destruction." It was, he added, a "burden of shame" which, added to that of Abyssinia and Spain, must be removed. In the Interests of their own national' security, M. Grumbach asserted, they) should apply an embargo.

Mr. Quo Tai-chi, the Chinese Ambassador in London, declared that the militant spirit of outraged lberlism stirred again in. China and must be the world's hope, not the world's reproach. The world, he said, should guarantee that war materials reached China and not Jepan, Tu our day, peace must be!

'Mr. Phillip Noel-Baker, prominent Labour MP. intimated "that they would point' out to the women of democratic countries that ninety per cent. of the world's silk came from Japan and would ask them not to buy silk for some time to come, He added that he would do all he could to introduce a bill in Parliament stipulating: that Japanese goods must be marked as Japanese, Sir Norman: Angell, the noted Guthor and lecturer, submitted a resolution suggesting a world-wide "Ald China" week, poster parades, picketing and a. newspaper advertise ing campaign with an aim to boycott Japanese goods.

The only disagreement during the eating arose when the Trade Union Committee put forward a resolution which differed on the boycott issue from the original draft, The resolution was subsequently modified, but even then it falled to secure the support of the Swedish land Norwegian delegates—Reuter.

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