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American Friends Service Committee — Part 18
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Roficee . De Robert Yarnwll, chatenan
. Kanna Closter Wall, viee chai ran
. farold Evang, Vico chal rrun
— *” Seeretarial Stars kay Heston
BE. Taysond wilson
Exoaitive Secretury Cluronee Vie Fickott
Tho prinury purpose of the Comalttce is natd to be to ald those
in distrosa, particularly taoze who do nob coma unday the card of any othor
agency ~- Catholle, Protestant, or dow ge
Jt was further reported that the Comnitten rus definitely opposed -
ta wav and coujmleory militury training, und that it did not arliate ~~
Atself with any polltteal groups. ‘Ina rain ofsices are in philadelphia,
and it operates hotels for tse rehabilitation of war refigees and others
in various sections of the United Status.
he wnerican Friends Service Connittes has ucon raperted Lo be
under the Leadertip of lade Me doneg, who la uw professor and farner President
of Hawrford College, Haverford, Pennsylvansae According to the I teratura
release] by the oruanizatlony £6 also cluima Lo have “engaged in many projects
to pronote paace und afford young people opzertuni ty for constivetive pulrictie
cervico and to lave perforned relief wark in the presaed industrial socticns
of the inited States ad well ag having adainiutored non-partisan relief for
rafigoon in Spain and Gennany.
She Peace Saction of tha American friends Services Comitter hus been
affiliatad vd th an organization knorn as "Leep Aneriea Out of far Congress!
and has participated fu varioug peace conturencene jhe latter organization
was reportad to hava bech a Cotmuntst Lronbe “ .
In duly of 1940 the AImG fostered what was doseribad aa a Stadont
Peace Servico, published and distributed numerous puulications on peace and
sponsored conferanees in collocos throughout the tnited Stata on such subjects
as peace and sodial problemge It hus also published literature of a pack fiat
nature in epposi tion to conscripttone
In connection with the vork of tba Tefugse Seclion, the ArG hag
perticlpated ina exnpalens to reise money to-ald the Spanish refugees in Franca
and has asyistad Ina proyram of resettlonent of tiece refugcoy in varlous
South nerican cosntrlede
Information has been received Cron on ontaide confidential source
that the Comattteo avalsted, ouony olhors, Spanish reiipces in vexteo who
nerve Coatuniatd. ‘ho aforesentionod susrca has gtatad that thig fact miyht
ba ox; ledined by tha Connltteu's fullure to apply any political torte to nosdy -
persona sho ask for anslatauee., Ib has beon furthor reported thet at It
on? repregantative of the Comittee in a Central (norican country, was }
upon ty. saan of the axtrene elenenta anong We Spanich rafugecs, ineladdine
Sorund sta.
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