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"Vg SUCTAL INDUSTRIAL SUusTICl a) aActivitied in tha United ftatos A pamphlet ontitled "tronty-Pive Yeurs Under the hed amd Black Star" was. published and distributed by the American Friends tervica Cormittes for the year 1941 and 1Sh2. In the Loreword written by John F. Kich it 4s stated: ; "Tho year 1942 marka the twonty-filth aniversary of the American Friends £ Service Comalttede thosa who founded it in 4@ tise of var KOTG sockhiz an outict for aarvico and eacrifice tiiiehy in contrast to the prevailing violonce and ruin, would bo healing and conotructive. Back of their deeds woo en ideal. ‘Thay believad in the power of” active and uustinted goodwil, to take ukay the occunion of wir," It 4a also atated in this pumphiot: "The Americon friends Service Comaittes represonts the Sockety of Frtends 4n fields of social uction. As tho exoreuysion of a ssall religious group, its undertulcings normally would be saall but fer the “foet thet they onlist the support of many other Likeeminded people, Today, the work of tha Comittee, made porsible by the spiritual and material assistance of these friends of tha Frienda', anconpancas a wide range. of projects both at home and abrowd, Jt is for those -yho glare in tha work, and for those wha rould know more about ity thet this brief account is prdpared, of the history, policies and nothods of the servica carried on under thet r Hed and Black ‘Stary, the emblem of tho Service Comalttoe, 'hiatever concerns hun beings in dintevess, rhataver my help freo indivicuals, groups and nstions from fear, hate or narrowness these are subjects for the Comttuats conuideration, Althow:h a corporste eativity, muny Service Cocdalltee underbalings have cripinated y dn the dnrard insisht of a singlo aniividwwl. As Dufus Jonus said nhea the Garmittea was tventy years old, fone of its moak 4s portant con= eorng had thair birth in a sensitive peruon'a soul, but al iis decisions have bow arrived ub throunh corporate action, Lbls tventy years af history have given many plowiug verifications of the wisuea of arriving at decisions by toking "the sense of thu meeting. Nothing in this Jong perlow han been oottled by a mtjority veta which overrodd te Judi: monte ofa ebrong minority oppogud to it.! pet FN gyno nee *