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American Friends Service Committee — Part 18
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A confidenthlal source advi red: that 4¢t was also planned to orcanize
vother agencies ull over the country vith the ald of tha A;GG until] aronclag
were in every part of the United States at which tine the unton would vba
atron; enough and could Unen carry on ibs anaretilat propacandas
t
qho Ancrican Friends Service Committee wag said in February, 1922
to be a relicioun and philenthroniec organization engajed at tia Umo in reliel
work eucne the famine stricken poovles of Soviet kussla, Jt wis aloo res
ported that tho organization would accept Lundy froa any individual or group,
whether radical or noty but that dt would not porni.t any person or group,
no mitler how lurge tho contribution, te serve their political ains or to
spread any propaganda through their Comittee or trrouph te Soclety of, Friends.
A report was received in March, 1922, that tha APC had entered
into an agreeront with the imeriean Connittee for kunsian Farine follef to
handle the distribution of supplies and food in the Busaluk, Vola Valley !
region of jtesia, thera the Cuakers word said to ba operatlnye According to
the rerort, all food, medical supplics und elething collected in fi sconsin
were ta be tumed over to tha Tomittea for distribution among the aturving
_ Iwsstana. This arrangement was reportedly effected because of criticim
said to hava been directed against the lussian led Cross.
Tt was also reported in April, 1922, that although an agreement.
had been mado ter the ase to distribute food and supplies collected by tha
Amorican Committes for liusslan Reine hellefy no supplies or monay had as
yet m turned ovor to the tounittes by tiis organization. It was said
that retasy Farbert Toover of the Arerican Neltef Aniniatrattion, had
classed the Arericun Comittee Jor fisaian famine Lelief an radteal and
had discloced dts conmnectlon mith the Soviet Governnent, and that ho
sabsequently called upon the Ieiders of thiy organization to civo their '
funis to the 4% for distribution to shew their sincerity. heports were
subsogvently received that this organization continued to solicit finda
und clothing, stating that the amas was the distributing agent for them,
althoush no funds were ever turned ovar to the Cavite.
It wau vaported hy another source that acme of the money collected
‘by the Ame for lusstun furine relief had been turned over to the Fallonal
Councl) for the lankitation of Amanunte, a pacifist orpantization, end bad
been used fn tha disseuination of its pacifist propaanda.e
It was sald in October, 1922, that a meeting rerently Leen
held under the direction of tha Anorican rriends Services Candtoea for the
puryosr of obtalntus Munda for Messiaen fant relter. This nectl wa held
a bon of (65:1
Pee °! the Friands Coandtuee ia sald to nave delivared a short
atirest which cpanad tha drive in that district, of tha Srilents ml onsida
causpas yn for five million dollare in cash und goods for Russian helisl, -
It wae ulso cald on January 23, 1923 that the AMC ast up head-
quarters in SpringfLold, Maseachusetts, aa, Uns centor from which a drive
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