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Call that Peace Conference NOW-

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Tis more than over neces- sary to-day that the people

of this country should "have a clear view of the international situation, for the

National" Government is once again following a path of foreign policy which is bound to lead to the most disastrous resulta.

It has so far jeopardised the safety of this country and of the British Empire during the past six years that it is forced by its own desire to stave off the evil day to continue upon a line of policy that will lead to the building up of the power of Germany, Italy and Japan.

B against this narrow

A and short sighted

polloy of a temporary appeasement the Labour Party has a much bolder and more realistic polley for peace,

The Western Pact, which is talked of as the aim of the "National" Governmont, méana nothing but the netting up of Germany, Italy, France and Great Britain na the dictators of Europe. They will, in fact, order and con- Hitler trol the smaller nations. will be allowed freedom in the Bouth and East to build up the power of German militarism.

I so-called anti-Communist alfance with Japan, Italy and Franco le nothing but a pact against democracy:

The entry of Germany and Italy into a League of Nations, of which they would consent to become members, would be to turn that Leaguo into · an instrument of international Fasciam.

Yet these are the contemplated stops which formed the basis of the Hilor-Halifax talks.

T

HEY may temporarily anttaly the wolves of Fascism by throwing "to" them" tho ̄babies-of-European democracy; they may even extract a promise not to touch the Bables of the British Empire for a few years, but this gives no Becurity,

The wolves may be appeased for the moment, but they will become even more ravenous in the future. After the next world war, we shali all sit round a conference table, victors and vanquished alike,

and work out another and a worse

"Treaty of Versailles,"

That is not the politics of practi- cal realism: It is the politics of the lunatic asylum.

The Labour Party starts with this simple and obvious proposition: Let บริ have the Peace Conference before and not after the next war.

Not only will it save us all the waste and horrors of war, but we shall be able to hold that confer- ence in a temper and atmosphere of construction instead of destruc- tton.

This peace conference must, however, be democratic. It must not be arranged merely to give its sanction to a policy worked out by those powers. The smaller nations have a great contribution to make to such a conference,

The objective of such a confer- ence must not be the mere tem- porary appeasement of this or that disgruntled power.

What we want to start out upon is the creation of an international system of world development which eventually and diminish will obylate altogether the need for war.

The Labour Party sets ita face absolutely against the employing of force to settle any disputes, national or international. Hoves in the rule of reason.

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It be-

in- OME great and fluential country must lead to other give a countries at such a conference.

We, at any rate, have enough falth in our own sincerity and in- fluence to believe that a bold lead for peace by Great Britain would meet with a ready response.

The central keynote of that lead must be planned abundance. The imperialit method of world development has falled in two vital particulars.

First. It leads to those economic rivalries which are such a potent

Cause

use of war.

Becond, it necessitates scarcity- creation of all kinds which de prives the world of much-needed commodities and creates a struggle enough between the countries. As against this system of scarcity-controlled monopoly wo Want to neo co-operatively planned world abundance.

We must get a world Peace Con- ference to work on the task, and thereby divert the mind of the world from a war-zolution of its economic problema to a peace- solution.

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During the time that we use in working out the scheme, it will be

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and put an end to this spectre!

Italian children taking part in a mock gas attack.

possible as we approach nearer to the solution of our problems, to drop the insensate armament pro- Grammes which are wasting such vast resources to-day.

Just imagine what could be done In the way of raising the standard of living in every country if the thousands of millions of pounds spent annually upon war materials were to bo spent upon the increase of our productive capacity the world over.

The first practical step to be taken would be for Great Britain -the greatest imperialist country in the world-to offer to pool her Colonial resources with any and all other countries who would join with her.

There would have to be this re- servation that, as we believe in and insist upon international democracy, those countries who joined with us must have the same belief. Countries which be- lleved in and practised Fascism nationally and internationally, could not come within an inner- ring of democratic co-operation.

The resources thus made avail- able to the group of co-operating countries would be managed by them co-operatively.

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BVIOUSLY

the more wealthy, prosperous and productive the colonies become, the more prosperous will be the countries with whom they exchange their goods.

-In order that no-one-country-of- the group should gain an unfair advantage of its co-operators In the matter of exchange we should have to have a group currency in the colonial dominions against which each individual country would have to balance its own currency.

This would be a first step to a fuller and more completely planned economy for the group as a whole,

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A group economie general staff would act as advisers in the plan- ning.

As it was being worked out and applied; the group countries would grow more and more prosperous.

Trado barriers, themselves 1m- plements of scarcity planning. would disappear, to be replaced by the conscious abundance-plan- ning of the economic general staff.

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THAT countries would respond to this invi- tation - this alternative

to the most ghastly tragedy of war? That is a matter of specula- tion.

France and Russia probably, to start with; the smaller democra- cies of Europe would have every- thing to gain by coming in.

Indeed, around a nucleus con- sisting of Great Britain, some of the Dominions, France, Russla and, let us hope. a democratie Spain, there could be built up a group of the smaller democratic DOWCIB,

This group or League of Nations would be a real League, not cling-

ing around some hazy political ubjective. but knit closely by tho day-to-day ties of common economic interest.

It would still be necessary in the early stages to have defence forces. aggression of The greed and Fascism would not disappear in a day

A group defence general staff would be able to co-ordinate those defences so as to be adequate to protect any and all members of the group, blg states and little alike.

Sooner or later, even the most aggressivo dictator would realise that his chances of winning what he desired by war were too great a risk to his own position.

The eventual far-off objective in

economic a world

confederation, because it will only be when the economie resources of the world nre fully pooled and mutually en- joyed that all danger of war will disappear

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IFFICULT and arduous the task of construc- Hon. But it is easier and better than fighting another world war and it is a job into which wo can throw all our heart and energy because it is constructive.

It will build a better and a real League of Nations, based upon solid foundations, honest in ita purpose and genuine in its desire and happy to create an abundant life for the people of the world.

What is needed to make this pos- sibility a reality is the solid back- ing of the common people in our own country. It is their best and only way to protect themselves from the horror of another Arma- geddon.

The Labour Party has given a to the clear-sighted direction country and to the world, how war can be avoided, how peace—a per- manent peaco-can be bulit up.

Let the common people give us the power to carry through that programnic

To-day's Thought WHEN everyone has a suffici, ency of necessities, thera will be peace. No one nights when content.

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