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American Friends Service Committee — Part 29

77 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Jan 14, 1955 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: American Friends Service Committee · 76 pages OCR'd
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"Philadelphie. -- U.S. Foreign Policy of ‘containing; comnunism! was scored last week by CLARLACESPIChETT , honorary secretary of the fmericen Friends Se¥Yyice Comnittec. The noted Qusker charged: :: 'The United States and, to a lesser degree, Great a Britain and Frence, seem to want to uvhold the status ye quo rather then countenance end guide the social and econonic uvheavals that ere incvitable amon the so- called beckward nations. When suppressed, they'll) blow un more violently and with Communistic tendencies,... ~~ we NS STN as *tIn trying to 'conteinv! communism, the U.S. is now sittine on a number of explosive lids around the world, fearful thet, like in China, the messes. Will turn to conmnunism. In some instances it vould be better to let the lid blov vather then ploy a Irich unele! or vrotectors role that is too often misunderstood and mnisguidead,! “Mr, PIChETT svoke with renorters on his return from a three months trio abroed where he was one of awuaker observation tean at the UN sessions in Paris. He said it 'tmcy sound strange for a pacifist to talk in terms of revolution,' but said it was one of his stronsest feclinges scrising out of UN sessions and close versonel contact with UN dclegetes from many countries. “tCommunism cannot be contained with negatives or by negetion, anc neither can the 'color question! which threatens to become as divisive as that hLast- West tessions.! . "Kearning Hurope, and verticulasrly Western Germany, was renounced by FICKETT, He vointed out that tour occunation policy nas fostered © return of the old social order--the spirit of militarism and the samc concentraticn of vower and wealth in the hands of stce] and mine owners--vhile holding back the due processes of social revolution thet conld produce democratic rights end blessings,
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