E.D. Morel — Pre-War Diplomacy- Fresh Revelations

London, The Independent Labour Party, [1919]. Paperback. A scarce copy of this pamphlet summarising German documentary evidence presented to the Peace Conference in World War One. A scarce work.A sequel to "Truth and the War".In the publisher's original red paper wraps. Written by Edmund Dene Morel, a French-born British journalist, author, pacifist and politician.Morel played a significant role in the British pacifist movement during the First World War, participating in the foundation of and becoming secretary of the Union of Democratic Control, at which point he broke with the Liberal Party.Morel was elected to Parliament in 1922 as a Labour candidate, defeating the incumbent Winston Churchill for his seat.Morel's aim in his work was to expose the true character of the war, and to put the public in possession of the truth about the sinister diplomacy which had brought it upon the world. In this volume, Morel summarises the documentary evidence published in the German White Book presented to the Peace Conference. Undated, dated from a copy held at the British Library. In publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, very smart. Sunning to spine, with light shelf wear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd scarce spot. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .