Terp, Holger: Danish Peace History - Det danske Fredsakademi

Both Ellen Hørup and the Friends of India organization were under surveillance by
British intelligence services in the beginning of the 1930s. After Ellen Hørup in 1933
moved to Geneva the International Committee for India was created. The Committee
which had elected Ellen Hørup as secretary organised international conferences on the
political situation in India and published a newsletter Indian Press to 1936.
The Danish debate over peace education from the late 19. Century was renewed in the
inter-war period. In 1921 Quaker inspired teacher Peter Manniche (1889-1981)
founded the International People’s College as an expansion of the (Christian national
oriented) folk high schools 108 . The Nordic Teachers Peace Union was created in 1925
parallel to a growing debate amongst historians over nationalism and militarism in
text books 109 . The debate lead to a reform of Danish school books in 1933.
The sixth International Montesorri Congress on peace education was held in
Copenhagen in August 1937 110 .
During the early twenties were founded Danish chapters of War Resisters’
International, Aldrig mere Krig, and the religious international organisations the
World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through the Churches and
Faith and Order 111 and around 1936 a Danish chapter of the International Friendship
League was created, led by police chief C. R. Ege in Hobro 112 .
In May 1933 the Danish chapter of the All Peoples Association’s invited Sir Norman
Angell to a lecture in the Women’s Reading Society in Copenhagen 113 .
108 Lawson, Max: The International People’s College 1921-96.
109 Nordiske Læreres Fredsforbund established in Helsinki, Finland.
110 Opdragelse til Fred. In: Fred og Frihed, 1937:10 pp. 81-82.
111 Ammundsen,Valdemar: Kirkeligt Verdensforbunds Tilblivelse og hidtidige Virksomhed. In:
FredsVarden, 1926:2 pp. 19-23. Verdensforbundet til Fremme af Venskab blandt Nationerne ved
Kirkerne: Formaal. Ibid. 1926:2 pp. 30-31.
Verdensforbundet til Fremme af Venskab blandt Nationerne ved Kirkerne: Konstitution for den danske
Afdeling. Ibid. 1926:2 pp. 31-32.
Ostenfeld, H.: Hvorfor og hvorledes skal Verdensforbundet Arbejde i Danmark? Ibid. 1926:2 s. 17-18.
Sparring-Petersen, G.: Kirkemøde i Lausanne: Hvad vil Faith and Order Bevægelsen? Ibid. 1927:4 pp.
49-53.
112 Internationalt Venskabs Forbund. In: Fred og Frihed, 1936:7 p. 58.
113 Kvindelig Læseforening. In: Fred og Frihed, 1933:4 p. 8.