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American Friends Service Committee — Part 26
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. PHILADELPHIA. ‘Clarence Pickett, executive secre-;# pretest.” toward disarmament,” and‘ we
The Society of Friends, both Or- tary of the American Friencs' Sery-| 4 meeting cailed to discuss “Lookj jeadership that can get over
todox and Hicksite branches, have ice Commiztre, es caliing “this yeur: at San Franci:co—cnd Beyond,” at- i psychology.”
eld their week or annual meetings ‘tenced by about 409 people, at the)
meetings the becinning of the blackest P€-'Germantown Friends’ School way) SES, BUT
ere in Philadelphia curing tne Nod in cur civilization.” It cescrices! sacrassed ty E, Raymond Wilson, | ‘The ‘pressure. he said, fs
tonth of Murcen. ine Friends ac Purcne as facing famane end states) wachin-ton observer of the Friends’; the top. to accept ihe Gumi:
meerned with relief and rehabilita-: copied ty our wroldier courses oer Eo tustittee on National Legislation.}Uaks pian ws plepustu.
festering points of vies steal and The speaker maintained a “justined i Britain wants to Hold onto her
bem:es. - ‘ moral degeneration,” “apprehension toward Ean Fran- Pie. we heve 6 tendency to
they bh f tue i ‘ cisco.” He guoled chietiy from Her-.all the istands we take. Russi
ey have cared for refugees In: INDISCRIMINATE BLAME Ibert Hoover and Sen, arthur Van-|dominent power in Europe,
‘any countries, sent food and cloth-: According to the Friends, ail: : denberg, and eraphasized all the! will have in Asia, if she domu
ag to the neecy. sided famixe ‘countries without cistinction in-: attacks that have heen made upon; China, Incia, and perheps Ja:
ufferers, visited prisons in occupied ‘cluding our cwn sre te blame for, tie Dumberton Oaas Proposals, | There was much more in
euntries, hsiped set up work camps taking part in ins war, They ceny.ssch as, fear of power politics in-’ same vein. Fourteen amenc::
a community projeccs, ‘to anyéne tne mignt of pumsament. justice to small nations, distrust of! were suggested to the Dume:
The Friends ate greatly perturbec A resolution adopted by the meet-:our aliies. He stressed the “growing; Oaks plan. The speaker, on
wer the present world situation...ng 4nd ineiiged in a memorancum' sense of futility of this war,” the! asked whether he would supoer
“hey want above al! things an aren. sent lo 5,060 peopie asserts they sare. “world of biter cynicism and cis-: 1 plan as it stands ig case tae an
f peace, but they denceunce the “deeply moved by the ruthless ilusionment we are facing,” “we. in’ ments were not accepted, dic
yar and the part we are playing. bombing of cities in Europe and pouring out lend lease and giving | answer directly. The stand 0
“hey recognize nothing of the pro-, Asia resuiting in the death of hun-: so much, have bartered away too) Friends apparentiy ius tht
yessive forces of the war, only its urecs of thcusands of defenseless‘ much of cur bargaining power.”} want the United States to taxe
worrors and cestruction, They ap-, civilians, including women and,"We have appeased Russia” andjin an internctional oryany
rently make no qistinction be-, children. ,.. For ourselves as part} > ‘have been rebuffed at secret di-|for world peace, tn actual pr:
ween the forces of fascism ana: of the Christian Churen, we are | plomacy.” “More roots of World;they are supporting tne pre
hose firhting against it, nence they, aeeply and contritely concerned at; War Hil have been started during: peing mace ty Hoover and VA
ave @ terribly pessimistic outicox.: the moral calluusuess in our own! this war than in World War J, and: berg which would lead to 3 }
the Friends’ Intellt cer in an:country which permits such des-iwe arc. iotcs and miles bebiod| barton Oaks, still-~born at o:1'
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