The French people, the Labour Party declares, must be assured Jagainst menace," and the Germans be given acceptable peaceful outlets for their. energy and ambition.
British Labour suggests that the answer to French claims to security the British and French peoples "not being merely Allies for, a Season but brothers for all. tim While declaring continued opposition to Mr. Neville Chamberlain's Government, the Labour Party calls fon the British people to contribute their almost to the effort to overthrow the Hitler system in Germany. Though Toathing war, the Party regards it as the lesser evil than the Gestruction of Parliamentary demoferaey and. civil. freedom, "which is the only alternative to the resistance Jot Nazi aggression."
Although victory is the immediate] task, the declaration states, the issue of peace aims before the people ore sull further estranged by suffering and hatred may bring lasting peace nearer.
"Defeat Mitlerism, Undo Wrongs"
"The war purpose of the Allies," it states, "must be to defeat Hillerism fud undo the wrongs resulting from Nozi aggression without creating new wrongs. It must be shown beyond all doubt that we do not allow agsession to succeed."
Feeling that experience in recent years has shown that no trust can be placed in the Nazi Government's word, the Party is convinced that the Allies ought not to enter into peace negotiations with the German Government until it has performed certain acts of restitution, including the withdrawal of German forces and police from Polish and Czechoslovakia soil.
'The Austrian people, it adds, must the free truly' to decide whether or mot they wish to remain within the Reich.
'The British Government had stated that' no material advantage was sought for Britain, and Labour demands that undertakings be given the German people that their interests would be respected equally with the Just interests of others.
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