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American Friends Service Committee — Part 26

77 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: American Friends Service Committee · 77 pages OCR'd
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traction is being organized by outright “peace now” adve cates, acting under cover throuzh the American Frianc Service Committee, a pacifist organization. . _ Numbers of prominent Pitisdurgh- =o cy : ers heave woiwittingiy lent their PROUD OF ACHIEN EMENT names to this plot to involve Mrs. ix. John ©. Weaver ts acting, Resseveit, (as sectetary of the Pittsourea: 5 . : - ‘beusren of the Fellowship of Recon- The proses f the thes mui- e presence of the thee em sHintion He and his Hitier-helping “went names on che cail to int con- a sstes ‘NCze mere, BS TSE Muste ference undods2d. y accounts for.? “es ae in Pane ‘the fact tnst 3 pas -cuowers co generally through as-: . ibsen taken In. aay of the rimers Fate Eroupt, ind conterecces: tare Ii sucn us iis ont *n spread “Peace ; H e Xirs, Bocsevelt devoted and = 'nnthust astit suppcriers of the war, weale ae Cr ars 24 cox" poi ison. i hir. Weaver told the Dally Worker} and arc unmawere th ey are beings if stat aches fg- th t iused as a “come on” {or “peace nein he ee on ~ * eee is! now’ propasanca. z e tnrosc! inc, ‘ . » He revealed the instiiuie “and The conierence is cata The In- the sersatzonal event of Mrs, Roose- jetiiute on Amcrica’s Roe in Weed ceits appearance.” 'Afzics. It is beins ar & the Hatel He said that Fellowshio Works (Fort Pitt, Feb. 25. eURcer 87 -cigsey Wilk the wnititute and ex- ‘ auspices of the he sorican Fs Te sects w gui .ev members for its Service Commitree, 20 So. 12th St. ‘Snegotiated peace” program throuzn. Philadelphia. at. " Mies. Ronsevett is billed on the / folder as the sporker fer the ofen-- ater tee imsuiuie sassion “If any ing session Fridcy evening. Fed.. or you woud ice to continue the 3, at 8 Plt. - } discuesion you will find the FOR a Among speakers at the other 528- | welcomes piace.” ions is Howaid Kerschner who. On tie questicn of how “peace shared the platform witit Mrs.! now> would be brought ixto tae; Robert Tai: when the wile of the’ conferer ze, Mr. Weaver said, and! Ohlo defeatis. Senator was the . star attraction at the “Peace Now"! conference held in Puiliadciphia Dec. 2-4. + Among the sixners of the Instl-, i | vanous poaces Where ;we quote him verbatim: “I can se! ty can ue¢; Srought ua incidentally.” | INAWARE OF DETEATIST ROL) We continued tre discussion about | “seace nos,” Mr. VWreaver | fcankiy-and enemy acmits he SUD= | “ports wmolehsarvecty. Mr. Weaver | mentionec that “peace Row” was, not hsted 2s a susject at the ses-, ‘gions of tie imeiccts, Sus added | (egain: “The pesice TOW movement: ean epme in ineidemailly.” i Mrs. Bernara Clausen, Dego- fated! whch "geace advocate in the Women's Is-| ternational League and wiic of, “seace now” advocate, the Rev. Ber-} -pard Clausen, chairman of the ‘tesourgn Fellowship of Recon-! euiation, confirmed that “Peace: Now’ teacers of the Fouowship and the Women's international League’ ;were the real forces behind the- He sald he expects to “announce | institute and are using it as a cover for “Peace iow." We repeat that Mrs. Roosevelt. Uke meny signers of the imstitute,; cai, is, of course, unaware that the! “Peace Now" forces are operating ;j through the Instuuce on Amcrica’s Rowe in Word Adairs. tute’s call are well-known Jeaders; .innivnn of the Pittsburgh oranca of the: This in Sy coe iid trom Fellowship of Reconciliation such! page ASB» of the _ jas Berzard C. Ciausea and John! . oe ah ‘. Cc. Weaver. Both of (hess petiemeay, — . .. Date Toh. «fl ef are outright and notoriolls advo-' r’ , Cli — a, Mut jeates of “peace now.” rn i ‘ _ ‘het ay whe ue vit cL j - ; a . Government . . é . rs . . a lest ata ea Tae teeed > ee _.. . . *- a 7 w ~~ L “S J , . ‘ ’ . rr . - soe ~ -e & . a . z ~ a7 7 - . ae "~. | “te oe ; ’ . ry . . FILE — : 3007 os 7 - . * “~ - . . kee ‘N ~ na fe 4 Ma Tr ne eace Cheus to a 7 a fi . %* toute Patek : aria. , ‘ Pa OF @ iwin gc VIIS f ra ee. —— . 1 7 . + By Walter Lowenfels _ : 2 fe { iSaecial te the Deity Warax, Pid “2 ‘4 a a . A PITTSBURGH, Feb. 21.—A tnrea-day conference with aan 8 4 77 ae : _.. Mrs, Franklin D. :toosevelt scheduled here as the star at- (ge Ps
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