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id dog ama ad Naa vay Daliseyaya /Pi2% Coma and wed VUY YSinvare fay | ae THE LARGE ROMAN PHILADELTIA — ‘The 50-,that 2,000 “ordinary Russian tone, “We are strongly in favor of -OLIC’ CHURCH Ie nce member Friends Peace Comniittce ists would go abroad for their vaca-lincreased travel between the tvo WAS “CROWDED FOR. here has cabled thy All-Union tions, ths vear, some of them to! countries and we would urge’ es: SERVICES,” Pickett learned . +; the U.S. with more to go next: pecially our own country—the U.S. Yel .<. talk . Central Cominitizs of Trade Uni- ea," vio work toward makin this mus S324 talked to two ons ac Nouscow, inviing Russi, A delesation of six prominent tal exchange possible.” the state- PORTS OF PE tourivis w vit ts area. MET Quakers had recently returned: ment concluded. . ypical 4 mericans, aunt sre the in- fom a month's visit to the Soviet Pickett reported no interference dustries, face and schools of the Union. Based on interviews with: with the practice of religious be- itulity and To the reporter's question whether the Communist Pa two of the delewite lel. liets, He estiviated there were ng Mee not inet as phia Daily ran a series of five Some 73 million members of SppRUes Jann PICKSIE ausy articles on theic impress christian sects in the Soviet Union: 1 ene of inte sso folline hi that conutry and its people. ion adhering to the Russian ellowshi t spe tivated wit th ty The two interviewed were Chur- Orthodox faith, 22 million Old would appear that thir wou ence. Pickett. secretary emeritus of Believers, an offshoot of that faith; a substitute for the fellows! the “American Friends Ser and some 530,000 Baptists. a church,” Committee aud representatives of flowever, he said.-there were Alderson. according to the the-Friends at the United Nutions, . per’s a i + bout 3 milli ho wors iu Paper's report, found that “in and Wioe Alderson, termed by the 2bout 3 million who worship in pide the Russians are far L newspaper “oue of the leading the Baptist churches. The Old Bev ag in merchandisine an Vv istance necessar 3 The cable was a response to a Moscow announcement of Aug. 16 market analysts in the U.S.” Dick- lievers, he explained, woukt~beyrtintion, He franily acs ett headed the delexation, (called “Protestants” iy this count thay it was the oppositerus . ~ ~ “We have found the Soviet peo- tv. v . 5 ple everywhere to he warm, triend-, . ly, with a deep and abiding de 5 ““;7--\ This is a clipping from sire for peace that finds expression . - a on every occasion,” declared the ue +: Tpage of the delegation... asic genuine inter- * ua a . “est in good literature, theater and , ‘music isa tribute to the cultural ong 4 () Daily Worker -- - and educational efforts of the gov & 7? t he Worker - emment that eamot help but im- ‘ New Leader press the viyitor.” . = Tho si brousie back from tue 4&8 | Date SEP 4 1955 visit, according ta the Daily News! . : Se ear er -peee e account, an iession ot “a wide-| ' ae Clipped at the Seat of spread ignorance and ‘misintorma-: ‘, Government. , -. tion’ about contemporary American) i roy ot f = ’ Rife and thought,” which they con-| i \s i . * sidered “distutbing.” The “turthee’ , ~ - 7 a a _ opening of twowway channels, . - . . . Jetting unbiased intormation vito \ N mon 8 : both countries, would, “the grono . . . "oy . . believes’. “enable the desires toh oa oh . - fe + "pede of Both pwoptes to be, more . a i .