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When the Madison Convention of the A.S.U. refused to take any stand on the Russian invasion of Finland, public opinion condemned the Union as tied to the Soviet coat tails. Indeed, both by word and by implication, the peace resolution adopted by the Convention evidenced sympathy for the Soviet. Hence the Harvard chapter's action Tuesday night, when it approved the national platform, yet reaffirmed its own condemnation of Russia, was not exactly consistent. Nevertheless, it was the wisest course to take...
...them at the start. Delegates could not agree on whether to oppose all wars, some wars, or just World War II. They did agree, and the conference with them, that four factors tend to push the U. S. into the war: "British propaganda. . . . Sentimental reaction to the invasion of Finland. . . . The activity of idealists-both Christian and non-Christian-trying to do what they can 'to save civilization.' . . . The economic system compelling the U. S. in the trend to war." In its stormy final session, the conference voted down a resolution holding that war is always unChristian, denounced...
...Union, which believes it should go on record against the violation of civil liberties in Russia, has been gunning for Dr. Ward. Another group this aging clergyman heads, the American League for Peace and Democracy, began to crack up after it declined to condemn Russian aggression against Finland. With meetings of both bodies scheduled for this week, Dr. Ward last week announced that he was resigning his posts in both...
...Very Reverend Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, known as the,"red dean" because of his pro-Soviet sympathies, told a meeting of the Russia Today Society in London: "I regret the invasion of Finland and wish the Soviet Union had not done...
...trade delegation seeking agreements to increase imports from the U. S. Asked what Sweden was going to do about the Russo-Finnish war, he said: "I am not a politician," promptly proved that he was by adding: "I do not know how far Sweden will go in support of Finland, but we are . . . deeply interested in what is going...