LEAGUE OF NATIONS
NEW ZEALAND UNION
The Dominion Executive of ■ the League of Nations. Union met on Friday afternoon. The Howard League for Penal Reform wrote calling attention to conditions reported to exist in connection with the transport- of French convicts, and it w»s resolved to send' letters on the subject *o the British League of Nations Union and also to the League of Nations in Geneva, expressing the opinion that some inquiry should be made as to- the treatment of prisoners generally. The World Conference for International Peace through Religion wrote suggesting the appointment of a New Zealand committee to arrange for representation at the Conference proposed to be held in 1931. It was thought that the Dominion Executive might be the_ nucleus of such a committee, but it was decided after discussion that it-was advisable to place the; matter bofore the branches before taking action, and it was therefore deferred to the next meeting. A proposal from Melbourne to hold the next Peace Demonstration on 27th August instead of 11th November was not favoured on the ground that the signing of the Kellogg Pact made a slighter appeal to the public than Armistie'e Day, and', might load to two Peace Demonstrations in the year instead of one, a result'that from:a psychological point of view was po,ssibly !not advisable.
A letter from the N.S.W. Branch' of the^ Australian League of Nations Union reported certain activities that might apply to New Zealand, and the secretary was then instructed to obtain further information in reference -to them. The question of the instruction of-the. young in the-bbjects and work, of the League of Nations was again discussed, .the president reporting an interview with ■ the Director of Education. In view of the fact that a Parliamentary Commission on Education has just been, set up, the- secretary was directed tff apply to the Minister of Education ' for permission, for the cxeeutive^.to. appear, before the Commission and,..pr.eroiit a, complete : statement of the- . -
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 139, 9 December 1929, Page 4
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