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( ae i) In 1958, the Nearings wrote another book ‘The Grave New World! wich (is an account of their extensive visit to the Soviet Union and to communist Cain... ly is one long pacan of praise for these Marxist countries, The writers declared they felr more at hame in China than they didin America. They said of the Red Chinese government that the ‘People's government was recognised as incorruptible." They extolled Marxism-Leninism. Araong others, the Nearings brought the following message fror: a Russian spokesman to our country: “When the happy day comes for your country to take the step, the pcople of America will join the pcoples o and other sister republics in building i iz scems to us most regrettable that with all the good books avullable cn economics and forcign relations that time and money should be spent circulstin this socialist-communist propaganda. Je bclieve few Friends would aonrove it. It is interesting to note that Scott Nearing’s son (who has chanjed his name to John Scott) spent a number of years Hving and working in the Soviet Unicn anc married a Russian girl but that he, who has far more first-hand knowledye of the Soviet Union than his father has completely repudiated the Sovict iduolozy and, trough fair and friendly toward the Soviet peoples, is a vigorous critic in speaking and writing against Soviet policy and communism. The son whe is the aT vealexoert on these issues is not on the ATSC list of speakers. His father who is a naive and doctrinaire apoloyist for communism is much used by AV PLS. C, A few years ago the Service Committee sent out a circular advertising a coos colied 'The Family of Man. ' The communist Daily Peopie's Vorldé was u also very enthusiastic about this book and called it one of the highhghts of the yer Fg ae RE hea CTI