Show British Labor W War ar Action lIE it CE Peace Memorial Planned w Reparation Is Demanded By Associated Press ONON Aug 10 A A special subcommittee subcommittee sub sub- L LONDON committee of the British labor party executive committee has been preparing a memorial bulletin bulletin bul- bul letin upon the Issues raised in n the tile war and nd the ideas Meas of Brit sn lacor lanor in regard to o peace proposals This is printed In today's oday's Daily Telegraph and is to be presented resented to the labor conference jn in n London Condon today and further will be subI submitted submitted sub sub- d to the special conference August I 21 21 1 prior to its proposed submission successively to the allied and international lonal Socialist con conferences Briefly the memorandum Is a a. strong I of the demand Iemand for the reparation and restoration in behalf of Belgium and other invaded countries a declaration ration in favor of the right of ot individual peoples to settle their own destinies liberation of oppressed peoples peo- peo pIes ples les from Turkish misgovernment arid and arida a demand for the establishment of ot a league eague of nations for the maintenance of f peace and the elimination of war from the world The Tho memorandum indicates that Germany is threatening the very existence ex- ex stence of Independent nationalities striking a blow at all faith in treaties and declares that the victory of Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many would be the defeat and destruction ion tion of ot democracy and liberty It disavows disavows dis dis- dis- dis avows the desire to crush Germany politically and economically and declares de de- de clares dares that while it 1 is resolved to toight fight ight until victory it is equally ro- ro solved to resist any attempt to transform trans trans- form orm the war wax into a war of conquest trans trans-I The memorandum heartily congratulates congratulates congratulates the Russian people on the de destruction destruction de- de of and warmly welComes welcomes welcomes wel wel- I de-I comes assistance to the cause of human human hunan hu- hu man nan freedom in council no noless less Jess than in battlefield that is now being accorded j I by the American people It declares war Is being waged against the ruth ruth- ruthless ruthless I less ess Imperialism of autocratic govern govern- ments and continues The conference asks the peoples of several nations particularly So Socialist So- So Labor comrades of Germany Hungary Austria Bulgaria and Turcey Turkey Turkey Tur- Tur key cey whether it is not possible for the united action of the working classes I of the world to bring this monstrous conflict to a summary conclusion conformable conformable con con- I formable to the principles of international international law After welcoming the formula of no annexations and indemnities of the council of workmen's and soldiers' soldiers delegates delegates delegates del del- the memorandum declares Of Ot all war aims none is so important important important tant as os there should henceforth on onearth onearth earth be no more war Whoever triumphs triumphs tri tri- tri tn- the world will have lost unless some effective method of preventing war can hn n be found I IFor For this n reliance is largely largel r placed on the complete democratization of Germany and Hungary Austria which cannot f fall fail U to place themselves in line I with other civilized nations on a afrank afrank frank fronk abandonment of ot every form of imperialism on the suppression of S se secret so- so cret diplomacy on the placing of the foreign policy under the control of elected legislators on the absolute re responsibility responsibility re- re re-I re of the foreign minister of each Country to the legislature on concerted con con- con I action for the limitation of armament armament ar ar- ar- ar and the abolition of profit- profit I making of ot armament firms fInn It Is further declared that the es essential essential essential es- es condition Of a treaty of peace I will be the establishment of a a super- super national authority or league of nations adhered to by all present belligerents while every other Independent state Inthe in inthe inthe the world should be bo pressed to join The scope and constitution of the proposed league are set forth including machinery for settling International disputes judicially and mediating disputes disputes disputes dis dis- dis- dis which h are arc and Vie Jie formation of an international legislature legisla legisla- ture tune wherein every civilized state wIllbe will willbe be represented The memorandum reprobates the crime against the peace of the world whereby Alsace and Lorraine were torn from France in 1871 and demands their restoration It recognizes the necessity y of safeguarding safeguarding safeguarding safe safe- guarding the legitimate interests of Italians in the Adriatic and the Aegean of a Just settlement of ot the question of Poland and other states I where whore independence has been temporarily temporarily tempo tempo- destroyed For the tho Jews equal citizen rights right are re demanded and hope of a free Palestine Is expressed together with freeing of Mesopotamia Armenia and Arabia from Turkish rule and placed under the government of a league of nations All An dream of an African empire the booty of any nation should be abandoned abandoned aban aban- the memorandum asserts and suggests that all aU present colonies be transferred to the proposed league of nations Food supplies after the war an the prevention of unemployment are dealt with and projects of an economic war after peace are condemned It calls for a full fuU inquiry into alleged acts of cruelty and violence during the war and calls caUs attention particularly to the destruction of lives and property by the inhuman and ruthless submarine I war var It proposes a court of claims for such cases cases with suggestions for re restoring restoring restoring re- re I storing devastated areas The reconstitution of the Socialist internationalists to discuss and deal with all aU questions of international Importance importance importance im im- Im- Im Is declared desirable Finally Final Final- ly It is claimed that an agreement of the warring governments is only possible possible ble by a a. free and frank discussion of each others other's claims and desires Such Sucha I a discussion the Socialists and labor men of all ll are urged to de de- de deI I mand J I |