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American Friends Service Committee — Part 29
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"Philadelphie. -- U.S. Foreign Policy of
‘containing; comnunism! was scored last week by
CLARLACESPIChETT , honorary secretary of the fmericen
Friends Se¥Yyice Comnittec. The noted Qusker charged:
:: 'The United States and, to a lesser degree, Great
a Britain and Frence, seem to want to uvhold the status
ye quo rather then countenance end guide the social and
econonic uvheavals that ere incvitable amon the so-
called beckward nations. When suppressed, they'll)
blow un more violently and with Communistic tendencies,...
~~
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*tIn trying to 'conteinv! communism, the U.S.
is now sittine on a number of explosive lids around
the world, fearful thet, like in China, the messes.
Will turn to conmnunism. In some instances it vould
be better to let the lid blov vather then ploy a
Irich unele! or vrotectors role that is too often
misunderstood and mnisguidead,!
“Mr, PIChETT svoke with renorters on his return
from a three months trio abroed where he was one of
awuaker observation tean at the UN sessions in Paris.
He said it 'tmcy sound strange for a pacifist to talk
in terms of revolution,' but said it was one of his
stronsest feclinges scrising out of UN sessions and
close versonel contact with UN dclegetes from many
countries.
“tCommunism cannot be contained with negatives
or by negetion, anc neither can the 'color question!
which threatens to become as divisive as that hLast-
West tessions.! .
"Kearning Hurope, and verticulasrly Western
Germany, was renounced by FICKETT, He vointed out
that tour occunation policy nas fostered © return
of the old social order--the spirit of militarism
and the samc concentraticn of vower and wealth in the
hands of stce] and mine owners--vhile holding back
the due processes of social revolution thet conld
produce democratic rights end blessings,
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