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; IQuckers Urge U. S. Offer Russia Peace Concessions _|Report Proposes a ‘Neutral’ Germany, Free Flow of East-V/est Trade, Sealing of Atomic Bombs Under U.N, By A. M. ROSENTHAL American Quakers urged the vinlent ennflict between the Soviet United States yesterday to tuae a and bold initiative toward a time-table article of faith of Russian com- agreement with the Soviet Union munism.” But it goes on to say by dropping the barriers to East- that the Communists do not desire Weat trade, selting up a unified that clesh but see it as something “neutral” Germany end placing determined by history. It then the atomic bomb stockpile under holds out this hope: Unite Wations seal. After more than a year of work, communism and the existence of the .American Friends Service certain precedents make even a -Committee—which won the Nebel fundamental change in attitude ‘Peace Prize in 1847—made public toward the non-Communist awnoethe two power blocs.” petition of the United States.” GERMANY 1. “United States policy should and economic unification and the' neutrahzation of Germany. For the United Siates and the Soviet Union to continue the compeliBon for Germany will almost certainly lead to gisaster.” The writers of the report think that the Soviet Union “might now be willing to consider a long-term international statute creating a permanentiy -neutralized Germany ae part of a neutral belt of nations’ between 2. End the attempts to set u separate Western German state, the capitalist worlds is a basic arrange for an all-Germany con- stitution, S. Prepare for progressive with- drawal of occupation forces after setting up a German state, cuar- antee impartial commercial access to German vroduction, include Ger- many in an armament agreement, “The flexible nature of Russian integrate Ruhr coal and steel into\? the work of the United Nations Economie Commission for Europe. UNITED NATIONS have an its objective the political pd be eet . we expanding international cremtoi|, As a final word. the report <« 4ons against assumonz that one American-Soviet problem be settled in isolation. “The various questions tl ; Selves are £0 inter-related and : ; Plex that progress must be r ,on a broad front if it is ta be r at all,” says the report. “We licve this indicates the desirat of a-time schedule Deinz. es lished on the basis of which issues now outstanding bet: the United States and the S Union couid be taken up for tiement.” Holda Power No Guarante Before listing its recomme tions the report attatks the tr that security can be achieve. trying to build up ovenvnei: military power. Air-atomic tary power, it says, cannot ari Potilical and economic purp And it adds that in Furone unlikely that the non-Comm enuntries can achieve a lev vilitary power high enouzh t: ‘ter an attacker. As for the U States itself, the report sives _warning: a © is extremely unlikely “It worid 1. The United Nations has pos- United States air-atomic supe “@ report draun up by a special not entirely beyond the range of as an Group detailed to study Soviet- passibility. * * * It would seem tion” a , American relations, The group is headed by G iB. White, president of College, Haverford, Pa Haverfsra of an aerentanre af the iden af .: *: Lidia ana sores » and dur- peaceful co-existence if ‘new his-!the United Siates should: , sibilities of unlimited development ity of a significant kind ca “inclusive world orga:.%a-imaintained indefinitely. Tie nd should be used to lessei) tinental United States will th -émwarranted to assume that their tensions hetween the United Sta‘es , vulrerable. as the rest af the + itbert Marxism wonld stand in the wav and the Soviet Union. we ~ ._Ta «+ Hi now vulnerable. e:tner ta a arrenothes tha Uisite) os iwithout warning or to bon ~— “!with atontic Weapons in the c ‘of a war which starts in ing the past year its fourteen torical conditions’ made it appear q Promote actively the princR™ © ther fashion.” members have met in New York, 2dVantazeous.” Washington and Philadelphia,! Woutd Relax Tension } talking over the problems of the! The second half of the report is| East-West split with Quakers and|given over to “specific recammen-! hon-Quakers, State Denartment!dations” for relaxing tenston. They officiais and leading Soviet fig-ifa into three fields—trade, Ger-: ures Jike Deputy Foreign Ministerinany and the United Nations. Thei Ancrei A. Gromyko and Jacob A.iceport says the suggestions are: Melik, ; faddressed to tne United States be-i {From the beginning, the Sta-e|cause Washington-sponsored moves, Department was informed that the pie “ lead toward Russian paanges \ - Quakers intended to see if there (274 eae ne nesta he eens Was a practical basis for tryinz ts pose eral 89 Zreet that it “wand he a gond | ‘investment fur the United States | and practice of third party set-, tiement of disputes... Seek Ot tary of the American Fr iasues States could, without jeopardiz-’secretary to the group thet ing its fundamental peliefs, v with the Soviet Trion .. 'y, Support the United Nations administration, Elmore Jackson, associate s on which the Unitedigervice Committee, served ote;pared the report. Other men were Frank Avdelotte. forme for iN . Pro-: ” iyector of the Institute that on oceasion the miem-".. ag study. Princeton. oer states of the United Nations Robert W. Frase, on icave be represenled at meetings ofjthe the Security Council or the Gen-; Department of Comm Thomas B. Harver. Grihit Levering and D. Robert Ya Philadelphia Quaker business Prof. Philip Jacob of the U1 sity of Pennsylvania: Prof. 4 4 Assembly by heads of state. “development of: better Soviet-American relations. As the discussions went on, the State Department was kept in :touch, but no commitments were. jasked for or given. .pready has been forwarded to Sec- iretary of State Dean Acheson and jto Russian Ambassador Alexander -9& Panyushkin for their informa- tion. Other copies are being circu- lated arnong prominent Amencans, comments are being asked for and the Quaker group will probably Meet in the fall to consider them. The underlying thesis of the en- Ure report is that Russian commu- nism and American c#pitalism are both fn the world to stay and can “co-exist” in pence. With that runs ‘the tieme that “warbetween the Unitsd , States and the Soviet Unijn is not inevitable.” a7 Pa meme ek ke the asain The twenty-eight-page report al- mid trusteeships over former ital. nelius Kruse of Wesleyan U: ian colonies. "sity: Prof. Thendore Pauli c. Promote "effective international connecticut State Teachers . control of armaments and atomic jane. Prof, William Edzerte TRADE energy" by initiating & De Ppennsvivania State Calleze: 1. Stop economic warfare, a effort at agreement. Frederick B. Tolles of Swartt “two-edged sword” that has little d. Propose “an agreement to put College; Richard R. Wood, ¢ bearing on retarding a country's; present stocks of atomic wea-af The Friend, and Stepne “reiative war potential,” pons under United Nations seal Gary, Ray Newton and Jan» Promote East-West trade in and to halt the concentration of Read, staff members af the 4 Enrope instead of insisting that: fissiona ble material fending can Friends Service Commit the export potimes of Marshall! United Nations Atomic Vinerev! Plan nations de tied in with United;| Commission certification o2 legit- States export restrictions, “The)j iuaie uses [or such material.” United States embargo policy hin-'te. “Indicate willingness to accept ders the restoration and develop-!! limitations of national control nient of this trade and retards ets) over armaments ax well as over forts toward European recovery,” || | atomic energy if and when world? ‘says the report. f) agencies with | governmental? | 3. Drop present restrictions 6 | [powers are devoloped for fhose} to make more than a reasonsvie: effort to improve the situation.” The key recommendations are: a a clipping from of the Times for tormal exports to Russia and bas} wlan” fern Europe, i re — tte, 19h9 }. 4. Include Eastern Europe in e., yLipped ‘at the Seat of Piesileut Truman's “point four orogram for ard to underdeyveiuped) aroxa, . . r] 3. Re-examine United Statesd tariff barriers in the “light of the vernnen