NEW HISTORY SOCIETY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 80, 21 April 1937, Page 10

NEW HISTORY SOCIETY

Pleasure at N.Z.'s Decision About literature NOT LIKE JAPAN new YOEK, April 19. Tbe New History Society has announced that Et. Hon. M. J. Savage has cabled stating he wonld admit its literature without "delay. The society expressed gratitude at his state&manlike attitude, which contrasted with that of the Japanese, where distribution was prohibited altogether. The society has extende'd the New Zealand entry closing date to July 1. A previous message atated: "The New History Society haa eabled to the Prime Miniater of New Zealand, Mr, Savage, protesting against the Postal' Department's notiflcation that the dis-, tribution in New .Zealand of the litei-a-ture in counection with this year'e peace competition has been stoppedj pending payment of duty, as it is ra-; garded as advertising matter. The society lays stress on Mr. Savage 's own speech on peace in Parliament on May 16, 1936, and instaneea the assistancegiven to the competition in Australia. by the Prime Minister, Mr. J. A. Ly'ons.. It has oilered to extend the closing; date for the 5000-dollar competition in] New Zealand to June 1 instead of Mayj 1 providing that the ban is immediate-: ly lifted." The society is a foundation dedicated to the continuance of the doctrine ofi two Indian mystics of non-violence in social and national xelations. This, year 's competition will be the 6th which the society has held since 1931' Last year two special prizes of 50 dollars each came to New Zealand and Australia and seven honorary mentions. Mr. Savage 's speech oecurred in the discussion by the House of Representatives on the report by Sir James Parr on the 16th assembly of the League ef NationB. The Prime Minister said world peace was perhaps the most magnificent ideal of all time.