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American Friends Service Committee — Part 18
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vs Et ig statad in the pasphlet PTwentye{ive Years Under the red and
Place Star" published by the Anertoan friends Servica Comittee thate
ATER OXLOCK OF TUR SENYTOM Con IE eT TER
Rha Cosubtioe rat atarted in 1027 by frienda who wore deaply cone
carmpad for the sairhival values endansered by the vorld far. It
enrolled tha youth of tha Soclety of Fitends and othors anxious to maxe
a conetrictive and nonsmill tery contritiison fo tha world, through reliel
and roconstruction aciivitles in the devastatad regions of France.
"These young man word a CGuakerecray unLform and tha red and black
Service Star whieh first nad bean wein by English friends engacod in
rmlief dork curing tho tranco-Prigaian ver in t2'72. The work in Pranes
durkng the vorld “sar enlisted choub 600. men ond women at ita ptake Lb
vag a friendly collaboration of Kalish and Anerbecuns ato repatrad thyuse
anda of shalledémaged housss and built hundreds of neva cobtayase Pousuitsy
returning to thelr ravesed fama, woro provided with clothing, bede,
-utensiis, seeds, rabbits and fonds, to bepin Life apain.
trafvmed children wera housad and cared fors a maternity hoept tal
wan founded which continued unthd the precont rate
hat had started as 4 vanters of falth arousad vt da jrtblie sympatiye
tha work wag aided by tha Averican ed Crogs ant people of avery
religion and voll tieal golmien cuvo uonevy and rooda to the Fricndse
“fneAnerican Goumitbes alone recervad in ite first ten YOuTs Over
732,099,000 in cash aid much more hen that anount In clothings acedsy
fools, droga and other poodae tht ghrueke the pomilar traginition
was tha dmportdallty of the work dn a vordd so viclenUy partisan.
Tt cuve rewlity to tha Guaker chudlenga that the altarnativa ta mir
in not inietivity or cowardl co but drreciatibie and conatrus stiva |
good will.”
Tn ita pace work, £6 £9 sotd the Anerican Prlends Carvice Comm Liee
_ hae sapported or fostered varloug organizations ritch ara intersated in wile
-@iwion taccoe stich ag the Studant reson Services, Koen fmeriea tut ef Far
foncpasg ated the Vorenta Intornatlonal Loarue for vewca and Frendon. In
sone ction % Ach its veiuges work, the activities of the AverLain Friends
zeice Corni tivo are gaid to parallel unat of muecrous othur refugen
or reankea tion.
o
Tt was also stated Brat it da not belinved Win Gea Anericun
yriends Searvica Coniwittea da offflelally comnacted with any ottier armind zatlonay
hovever, tha Comultles has offered bin Packiitiew ty or has bean aorking to
crether with the oltarhan Service Ceutthie, Joint antheaseiab iofigea
Sormdttoa, Inucrnationed fescue wn pollef Cosalbiqe, Hatlasal Rafugee
tervics and wihor sindlac orca tation.
Anothar eaure? reported that lhe Acerlean Frdands Teredioy Good thee
rag organized ty a Baal yigup of Mrlanda (aacecu) for the purpose of
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