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American Friends Service Committee — Part 3
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olin i)
which
In 1956, the Nearings wrote another book
is an account of their extensive visit to the Soviet Union and to cor
It ig one long pacan of praise for these Mar,
they felt more at home in China than they cidin America. They saic of
Red Chinese
government that the ‘People's government was recogn
"
incorruptible." They extolled Marxism-Len
m.
Araong others, the Nearings brought the following message frora a BR
Spokesman to our country:
“When the happy day comes for your country to take the
people of America will join the peoples of the Sovic
ing s
the
and other sister republics in building socialism.
ip scems to us most regrettable that with all the good books available ca
economics and forcign relations that time and money should be spent circulating
this sccialist-communist propaganda. Je declicve few Friends would apsrove it.
It is interesting to note that Scott Nearing’s son (who has changed his name
to John Scott) spent a number of years Hving and working in the Soviet
married a Russian girl but that he, who has far more first-ha
Soviet Union than his father has completely repudiated the Sovict idvolozy and,
h fair and friendly toward the Soviet peoples, is a vigorous critic in
and writing against Soviet policy and communism. The son whe is the
scrt on these issues is not on the ASC list of speakers. Wis father who
ive and doctrinaire apoloyist for communism is much used by A. F.S,C.
A few years ago the Service Committee sent out a circular advertising a
i
'
book called e Family of Man, ' The communist Daily Peogi
aiso very enthusiastic about this book and called it one of the highhghts o
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