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-1?- (. 9 like big government, has become so far-flung that no one really knows oll the things that are being done? Tous it indicates that the Service Commitice should its activities to relieving distress and promoting good will -- t in which it carned its good name and the gratitude of multitides of people. Some of the things that have been written and said by those who visiid : 4 Russia and China under the auspices of the Service Committee are very Cis- turbing. It scems that every cffort was made to placate officials of the gover in these communist countries while but little attention was given and little was . said of the long-suffering and bitterly-oppressed victims of rogimes. There was very little of spcaking truth to power. There was attitude of Nathan when he confronted King David and said to him ‘Thou art the rman,.'' There was nothing of the spirit of Elijah as he told Ahab ‘,,, thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord, ' Neach was said of understanding the attitude of communist countries but very little about understanding the pli who have been brainwashed, forced into slavery, or slaughtered by these same officials. Put yourself in the place of the suffering victims of the tyrants of and Peking, and think how you would feel if supposedly cevoted Ch came to your country and said nothing on your behalf bux spent their time with oo those who had oppressed and persecuted you, That an opportunity this woul & have been to have said something that might have encouraged or given a Little pe to these long-suffering people. But there was no prophetic rebuke ta evil, he vicjims of oppression must have felt more deserted and discouraged than