a way for the Welsh to project their international interests. Over 15 years, Daffodil Days
were held in 600 Welsh towns and cities, where boxes containing these flowers were
delivered to be distributed by volunteers. The label of ‘for world peace’ and the use of the
daffodil as a symbol of world peace, was a statement of Wales’s national pride in working
toward international peace. 18 These generated much attention and support for Wales’s
community activism as the Western Mail stated that ‘The national flower of Wales has
become the international flower for peace’ . 19 Welsh women also embarked on the
Women’s Peace Pilgrimage of 1926, where they marched from Caernarfonshire to London
holding banners that said ‘Law not War/Hedd nid Cledd.’ 20 The Peace Ballot of 1935 was
another example of the Welsh population rallying in support for peace. Over a million Welsh
people voted which equated to 62.3% of the Welsh electorate. 21 Wales’s community
activism was extended to a wider audience in 1925 when the first ‘neges hedd ac ewyllys
rhydd’ was sent from the children of Wales to the children of the world, as a greeting of
friendship. The 1925 message ended saying ‘Long Live the Le ague of Nations Covenant – a
friend to every mother, defender of every home, and guardian angel to the youth of the
world’ . 22 The work of the Welsh League of Nations Union grew to be internationally
recognised after their commitment to working towards a lasting peace. Women’s work also
gained international attention like with the Women’s Peace Petition and later the official
18 Rob Laker, ‘Daffodil Days of the 1920’s -30s: Celebrating Wales- wide Community Activism’ on Welsh Centre for International Affairs <Daffodil Days of the 1920s-30s: Celebrating Wales-wide Community Activism - Welsh Centre for International Affairs (wcia.org.uk)> [accessed on 13/11/2023]. 19 ‘International Emblem’, Western Mail, 3 rd of August 1925. 20 Williams, p. 184. 21 Laker, ‘1935 Peace Ballot in Wales’ < The 1935 Peace Ballot in Wales - Welsh Centre for International Affairs
(wcia.org.uk)>. 22 Eurig, p. 49.
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