One couldn’t be closer to the Peace prize itself, see,
Than to work for the Nobel Committee in Oslo, Norway.
As advisor and secretary, he built its research library,
And embraced Peace work enthusiastically.
This led to his selection as Secretary-General
Of the Inter-Parliamentary Bureau in Brussels, Belgium.
There, he successfully built this international “Union”
To 24 countries, 4,000 members, and all
Of that work set on press when Germany invaded them.
To Oslo he fled with his family, forced to run.
From there, with funds from Norway and from Carnegie,
He helped to keep this Union afloat, its main trustee.
He later lectured on peace negotiations,
And disarmament – for the new League of Nations.
June Edvenson 