Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
Year: | 1913 |
Number: | 45 - 2 |
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Nominee:
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Name: | The International Socialist Bureau (Bureau Socialiste International) |
City: | Brussels |
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Motivation: | The Bureau was the focal point of the international labor movement. It organized international meetings where peace was an important issue. In 1911 it contributed to turn public opinion against a possible European war over the Morocco conflict. In 1912 the Bureau organized an international labor congress in order to prevent an escalation of the conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. |
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Nominator:
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Name: | N. Ason Berg |
Gender: | M |
Profession: | Member of the Swedish parliament |
Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |
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