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By 1932 the aims of self-government and Welsh representation at the League of Nations had been added to that of preserving Welsh language and culture.

However this move, and the party's early attempts to develop an economic critique, did not broaden its appeal beyond that of an intellectual and socially conservative Welsh language pressure group.

The alleged sympathy the party's leading members ( including President Saunders Lewis ) towards Europe's totalitarian regimes compromised its early appeal further.