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(. ‘) -30- were stillon U. N. payrolls, There would scem to be ample reason for period! checkups. Rismissals from U. N. are made only after very careful investigation, baa “fay should the Service Committee be so concerned for these persons who have a long wcord of association with Communits and communist activities -~ pcople whose loyalty is extremely shaky, If not non-existent -- and why should sech people continue to be employed in sensitive U. N. positions? What connection is there between the administration of relief and sitting in judgment upon the internal workings of U, N.? Do Friends wish to set themsely up as judges in these matters? , 40 OTHERS SEE US An Editor of LOOK, who is a concerned Christian and an active church waember, concluded his report on the addresses, discussions and literature offered for sale ina Service Committce Institute held at Hotel Cnondaga, Syracuse, New York, February 22nd to 24th, 1952 with the following staternent: "The only conclusion Icame to is this: That the whole Quaker movernent (that is, Institutes and literature) is alarge trans- mission belt for the Party line idea, s snanipulaced constantly by agents of Soviet Russia, It is inconceivable to me that any Cwakers can call themselves intelligent and follow this propa- ganda, They cannot be good Quakers and do it, If they swallow it, they are stupid, and if they are not stupid, then they are completely subversive in my opinion," We regard this statement as too sweeping but it does show how earnest, intelligent Christians appraise the outgivings at these Service Committee Insti- tutes. An active church member, patriot and former newspaper woman, irs. Helena Ratzka, sent a similar, if not more caustic, appraisal of the Service Coramnittee Institute held at Cornell University, July loth to loth, 1953. “The Saturday Evening Post for March C, 1950 contains an alitorial cescribing certain activities of Communists and their communist front asso- ciates, “4 provainent member of the Service Committee is mentioned in connectis