Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
Year: | 1912 |
Number: | 31 - 2 |
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Nominee:
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Name: | The International Socialist Bureau (Bureau Socialiste International) |
City: | Bern |
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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. |
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Nominator:
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Name: | The Swedish Social Democratic Group |
Gender: | M |
Country: | SWEDEN (SE) |
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Comments: |
Hjalmar Branting nominated the Bureau on behalf of the Swedish Social Democratic Group. He was member of the Swedish parliament. |
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