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va These Devs | A Curious Doctrine, MY an ae Geo ge Ey Sokolsky The Bervgoc © er “gioup ach Often speaks oul on pu ques- tious, has issucd a mime- esrephed statement, the first paragraph of which reads: Jmperiabissr “In the face of the crisis In WA Middic East, the Americu F s Services Conimitiee feels impclied’ fon tha United States military act tion in Lebanon has heightened Int Eastern na- . of course. human: ole 10 Jgnure ever) that has heppe Ure world since 3914 be- vi.at happened che enjed rela- tu inercase yoved the eontic efforts “ern ves 3° The United States foould scck allies, join with {its aliies in cominon defers sive action, support thost awho favor the west, oppost those who are antaronistic lo the west and stave off war hy maintaining a balance of power. This third alternative has been American policy, in many comptex forms, since and alibough jt hes at cS Jed 10 much criti. cisin, it has had the resit, thus far. of prevertine a Cestruciive war from com- ing to our The nm of the saker commiltec’s state- meni say hi Issues “We bélieve that military measures of this sort can- not deal with the basic Jssues which underlie the crisls yet they iner risk Of @ nucicar ail. Furthermore tt our religicus heritage. Wow what are the cS that face mankind the year 140? It seems 2 to cut 1 rouph the ireih of lan- guage, The basic issues are: ‘1. That Soviet Russia i purst @ Nerma patter af imperialisbe conquest. evhich has piven the world. (he prospect of 2 perma- ent war and = against: eh no political device: ihas yet coancedvedty 5 no Works effe new force has a 3) i ware, ou the Seartement 3.The means of ex- hange have become so isrupted since 1914 that. no economy is sate from the erosion of incorrect practices. This has caused @ universal infiction which is a tax vpon humen activ ity and is tending to elim- jnate the middle class and to create a new soci- ety of @ ruling elite and ® proletariat. how how docs pacifism aficet these issues? The Quaker committee says that what the united States has done precludes “the constructive actions called for by our democ: ic philosophy and relighos. heritage." To this, T would to quote a statement ¢ ade In the House of Com- by arthur Hendler. son, @ Member ui the Brit ish ‘Labour Party. He said: +. That new tech nignes of indirect aggres- sion constituted a scrious flaw in the United Kations Charter. There was no pro- vision uncer the auspices of the United Nations for enabling action to be taken. inter this type .of .ag+ Which Is Worse? ios Of fn! filtration. smuggling of arms and the use ei the radio cowd bring aboot a mn oof even Erez tential Ganter than the Tesull of a direct a one country acro. frontiers of anot We sent troop others ma dt struction Which Or te yet ih ane Wir ais noe Whrreas our treo; 16 « poonte the i Gf Penrmwed i Swe do ne intend of Wash. Post an Times Heral Wash. News Wash, Stor —__-____- N. Y. Herald Tribune N. Y. Journa}- American J N.Y. Mirtor _. - N.Y. Daily Nev N, Y. Times —-—_-. Daily Worker “he Worker —--——-~ v Leader ~ ene