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¢ 1 + tea Rae ene panne oe one ne ee + 4... . ———- - To wae « ~ wee ee eee L VAY ! ° mie talks between the Quakersbetween tne uniea sual Quc 275 O uit ussians Jana the Soviet officiats on frrRuasia. Let us make a nes ~~~ oo ne long-standing Question of cultura: to qanee the seo ney Po xchange extended into other field.) lents, writers, relizious ten dustrial workers, Americ Ih Move to B tter U.S. Ties’ Poeensaat! CSN SE nize cele] Beasiane eed to sem the 13 Te seen DY each ni _ is of paramount imnortance in its! "After the advertiseate By A. M. ROSENTHAL own right. The Quaker belief is*nesred, a good many An For more than a year, the Avvertcan Quaker croup that won ‘hat cultural excharce js a pre-.came to the committee an uno Peace Prize in 1947 Sis heen quietly conferring with “Sve tO any permanent under- it to take on the jor. T. anding, (conversations with Mr. G Rustiry officials and importanin priv ate citizens of this country ‘For the Quakers. the morat andi Were held soon after. 9 try to find a basis for estab-n:ilozo7hic basis of their efforts is} yn ar eeignars of the + hing better relations between ete belier that it is not enough; + for them, as members of the Relig mt peace Pree. the Xo the United States and the Soviet :5),. Socic-> of Friends, just to a:- Parliament made the awar Union. pose steps leading to war. Thex re Comnntion ang sere Emphasizing the importance of feel tiat it is Dart of their durax Service Council in London cultural exchange hetween the twa :? Beip activ ely thy is poseibie, © . ; Oasis tor peace 4 countries, the-American Friends The current work of the commit- Service Committee has had braader »_. traced back to a full-page talks with Russian representatives advertisement that appeared in! on ‘in New York. One of them is THit oe YORK TIMES of April: ay Soviet Deputy Foreizn Minister “1. 1848. The advertisement was; + | . Ande A. Gromvko. who ie known | miaced by the American Friends . i - ° ‘a . Se:s.ce Committee ard ran under ito hav expreseed confidence in the the heading “Not by might. nor: * integrit? of the A 3 by power. oT by My spirit.” ' a The. work of the committee has! Tne adv ertisement FPOKS nt the! oF: ; sad the backing of prominenc non-| ‘dread prospect” of war etwern! : Quakers 8 well 2 Quake lens Soviet Union and the United: “2x, and! = tates and succestet three steps _ - . the State Department is be: INT en counteract that possibility: ‘le _*? kept informed of developments. | - “Begin peace talks now. Let 7 So, The conimittee has stressed care- ja croup of leading American citi- = _ oo. fulness and thoroughness and hag! Zens Meet this spring to fonnulate . ; steered away from pubhe an-; Proposals for a Eeneral settlement : at outstanding issues batween the A “> . - phouncements or private predictions Teitod ftatas and the Soviet of spectacular success, A Working; Union. jet these proposal# he. - ° : _ party set up within the committeei widely d}joated and then laicf be-' ~ " sexpects to make a public Teport} fore the]. American and Russian Oo an this summer. jheads of Government, urging that . Thus far the work of the tom- Ithey Meet again in new faith and : : mittee and its conversations with etn & new anirit. 2. “Strenethen the’ United Na- el Soviet representatives have beenitions. Ler the United States dem- ot ~ based on two jumping-off points:ienstrate now, in action, its lavalty . i. The urgent necessity of operine fo the Urited Nations and its dee © « "4 . he decors for cultural exchange ‘«"munation to strengthen it as an cose ~ tween t instrument of world law and or- . . 2 n he two countries, der, We helieve Russia would re> . - ‘& Importance of convincing. spond to such a move * ® *" , ~ both ‘sides that the Soviet and’ ‘3, “Promote personal contactt. , ™ American systems can avoid war: bet American private orzaniz¢- . 2a pinnate rm ©. 5 . and live in “peaceful competi. tions with experience in internd-| , tion.” Pe P tiopnrl affairs unite in undertakirfz! we Me : le program to prd-{ . Quaker sources declined cif ree « sn ‘ ote intercultural understandi e from . Ment on Soviet reaction to t te ne a celippin feeling-out processes. But in high| page f of the . diplomatic circles it was reported! Wao York Times for i LOrKx s.ieo zui . ~ that the exchanges between the “on , mS . committee and the Russian dele- Co x gates Were continuing. 7 ~ These discussions have some- times been held in the presence of! important non-Quaker Americans, Clipped at the Seat of . Tt was said that the Quaker. Government | eet Gromyko talks were a separate * coy _* matter .from conversations thats - _ - ff T° Le aa a DALY. §fomyvka ie ranartad ta be