The Archive · 1940

To Clarify War Issue Appeal to All Countries Made by Pen Club

World's Writers Asked

London, June 14.

An "appeal to the conscience of the world made tod: by British writers members of the Int national Pen Club, who addr writers in all countries with the request that they inform the people fully and truthfully of the vital issues that are at stake in Europe the appeal read, to the people of country that we, with our alli fighting not only for ourselves Yor the belief shared with every man, of any race or religion, who holds that men should respect each other and that minds should be free.

"We do not expect defeat. We expect danger and are able to face it, We expect your belief in us. And we pledge ourselves to remember that lasting peace can be based only on justice," the message concluded It was signed by H. G, Wells, J. B. Priestly, Walter de la Mare, Hugh Walpole, Storm Jameson and Herman Gould—Havas.

Italian Silver Money Replaced with Notes Rome. June 15.

The Council of Ministers decreed today authorization for the emission of five-lire paper bills for the purpose of enabling the Treasury to call in silver coins of the same denomination.—United Press.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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