INTERNATIONAL PEACE.
Creat Demonstration.!
An enormous demonstration was recently held in Paris at the Salle Wagram in favor of international peace, especially between France and Germany. Tho balk was packed to'overflowing, scleral hundred people had to bo turned away, and tho enthusiasm whs indescribable. When the'band struck up the "International" the vast audience aroso as one man, and the voices blended with the instruments and resounded through the building. : Vaillanf opened the proceedings,,and was followed by Dubrcuilh, who introduced the German deputies, iSobeidemnnn and Weil, who had come'to bring the fraternal greetings of the; German party, Scheidemann, passing iji review the Socialist forces of Germany, declared that it would be impossible for a government which had such- a force against it to undertake aii aggressive war. "Let the ruling classes take care," said Scheidemann. "In putting theif last card on a European war they may bring about the universal revolution." Juarez followed, and finally Dubreii- l--ilh proposed that a word of greeting be sent to one who has suffered; much iv t'ho struggle for international peace— Gustavo Herre. This was carried with enthusiasm, and the meeting closed with cheers for Horve and Intornational Socialism.
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Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 65, 7 June 1912, Page 2
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194INTERNATIONAL PEACE. Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 65, 7 June 1912, Page 2
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