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Wt a) activitioa in the United States A jwinphlet entitled 'Tronty-FPive Years Under the Hed and Black Star" was. published and distributed by the Auericen Fricnds !ervico Cormittes for the year AQ4L and 1942. In tho foreword written by Jchn F. Kich it is atateds : . "The year 1942 marks tho twonty-filth ainiversary of the Anericen Friands Service Comalttes. Thosa who founded it in a tive of var Kero seekiig on outlet for service and sucrifice tiiich, in contrast to the prevailing violence and ruin, would bo healing and conutructive. Back of thedr deeds wo en dneal. ‘they beldevad in the poner of active and unstinted goodwill to take uxay tho occunion of wir," It ia also atated in thio pumphlot: "The Americun Friends Service Comaittes represonts the Soedety of Friends 4n ficlds of social uction. As the expression ef a sail religious croup, its undertaldings normally wold be caall but for the “fact that they onlist the support of many other Lixe-minded people, Today, the work of the Comittee, made poosible hy the spiritual ant material assistance of tieso "friends of the Frienda', anconparses a wide range. of projects both at homs and abrow, It 4s for those yho ghare in tha work, end for thou wha rould know more about it, _that this brief account is prepared, of the history, policies and nothods of the servica carried on under thot Hed and Black ‘star, the emblei of tho Service Comittee, : ‘“Atever concerns hunn beings in distress, phataver my help freo indivicuals, groups and nitions froa fear, hate or narrowness these are subjects for the Comu.ttveats conudderation, Althowh a corporate ectivity, miny Service Cocralttee undertelkings have criginated din the inrard insirht of a singlo individusl. As Dufus Jonus said shea the Conalttee was tventy years old, tone of its mosb important cone eorns had their birth in a sonsitdve person's soul, but uo its decisions have bean arrived at throuzh corporate action, 1l3 tuenty yuers af history have given many plowing versfieations of the uledoa of arriving ab decisions by takiay: "the sense of thy meeting. Kothing in this jong period has been sottled by a majority velo mrich overrodg the Judgaont of a wtrong minority oppoaud to ite!"