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American Friends Service Committee — Part 3
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associated with it from the time of its organisation, The facts which we had
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forwarced to our group, We were shocked and more ceeply concerned to fine
in it the following sentences referring to the kind of literature circulated by the
Service Commitiee:
"The selection might be expected to cover a wide varicty of
views but the political emphasis would in all probability con-
tinue to be from the center to the liberal, nou-cornmunis: fers
The main reason for this lics primarily in ASC inrerest in
and frank sunport of international activitics most often emer-
ging from this segment of the political spectrum, "
This statement frankly admits that the Service Committee is contcerning
itself with left wing polotical matters. Do Friends want their Service Commitice
to engage in political activities? Andif so, to identify itself with the lett
“seoment of the political spectrum?’ For the firsttime, so far as we know, the
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Committes mow aflirms its ‘interest in and frank support’ of th t. We believe
it will surprise and shock most Friends who assume that the Comraittee confines
its prouram to rclicving human suffering and to the sorcuding of tove and good
been known that this left wing type of political pronagandca hos
been common in the international relations Institutes conducted by the Service
Cumoiittee in various parts of the country. This has teen true Sah of the
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