Council of American-Soviet Friendship - Addresses - Aimed at U.S.A.-U.S.S.R. Allies for Peace

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A pamphlet compiling addresses and messages delivered at the American-Soviet Friendship rally at Madison Square Garden on November 14, 1945, presented by the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship. It frames U.S.–Soviet cooperation as central to international peace and security, supported by speeches from prominent U.S., British, and Soviet figures. The text includes an invocation calling for trust, humility, and reconciliation, and opening remarks advocating sympathetic understanding between Western and Eastern great powers, with attention to Russia’s wartime losses and recovery.

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Invocation

Dr. John Howard Melish

Towards the World's Noblest Era

97-84168-4National Council ofAmerican-Soviet...U.S.A.-U.S.S.R. New York,N.Y.[1945] RESTRICTIONS ON USE: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIESPRESERVATION DIVISIONBIBLIOGRAPHIC MICROFORM TARGET ORIGINAL MATERIAL AS FILMED-EXISTING BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 308Z Box 725 National council of American-Soviet friendship.U.S.A.-U.S.S.R.,allies for peacs;addresses by …Hewlett Johnson...DeanAcheson …tand othersy at American-Sovietfriendship rally in Madison square garden,November 14,1945.New York,National councilof American-Soviet friendship1945 39,t1p.160:ONLED. Reproductions may not be made without permission trom Columbia University Lbranies. TECHNICAL MICROFORM DATA FILM SIZE: 5mm 10:/ REDUCTION RATIO: IMAGE PLACEMENT:IA IB IIB DATE FILMED: 8-26-97INITIALS: 18 TRACKING\#: 26900 . FILMED BY PRESERVATION RESOURCES,BETHLEHEM,PA. (AT U.S.AUS.S.R ALLIES FOR PEACE 30二了。x72 Very Reverend Hewlett Johnson,Dean of Canterbury·Under-Secretary of State Dean Acheson · Nikolai V.NovikovJoseph E.Davies·Corliss Lamont ·Paul Robeson C oU N CIL OF A ME RICAN-SOVIET FRIEND SHIP1VN OI1VN U.S.A.-U.S.S.R.ALLIESFOR PEACE ADDRESSES BY The Very Reverend Hewlett Johnson,Dean of CanterburyUnder-Secretary of State Dean AchesonHon.Nikolai V.NovikovHon.Joseph E.DaviesPaul RobesonCorliss LamontDr.John Howard MelishAlbert J.FitzgeraldReverend Stephen H.Fitchman at American-Soviet Friendship Raly in Madison Square Garden,November 14,1945. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF AMERICAN-SOVIET FRIENDSHIP114 EAST 32nd STREET,NEW YORK 16,N.Y. CONTENTS I. Invocation………………………………………………………………………………4 Dr. John Howard Melish II. Towards the World's Noblest Era……………………………………5 The Very Reverend Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury II. Problems of Security and Understanding………………………11 Under-Secretary of State Dean Acheson IV. The Fight for Peace…………………………………………………………17 Hon.Nikolai V.Novikov V. Mutual Confidence for Security………………………………21 Hon. Joseph E.Davies VI. Soviet Family of Nation ……………………………………27 Paul Robeson VII. Understanding Through Knowledge………………………29 Corliss Lamont VIII. Labor's Part in International Cooperation……………83 Albert J.Fitzgerald IX. They Who Build Shall Inhabit………………………………38 Reverend Stephen H.Fritchman )十3e N2 27 1946 Vc INTRODUCTION Innumerable American citizens who recognize that American- Soviet cooperation is the key to international peace and security, have found in the periodic mass meetings arranged by the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship a welcome means of further- ing the great cause of United Nations unity. Not every one can come to New York City for these meetings nor does the radio bring to America more than a glimpse of their centent. To make the latest of them available is the purpose of this pamphlet. Here, word for word, are the addresses and messages that thrilled twenty-one thousand people in Madison Square Garden, on Novem- ber 14,1945. We believe they constitute an important document in the history of America's progres toward a better and happier world, in cooperation with our great war and peacetime ally, the U.S.S.R. INVOCATION DR.JOHN HOWARD MELISH Rector of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity,Brooklyn,N.Y. oD,Father of Mankind,we turn to thee in this hour of the world'sGtragic need. We and our brave allies have won the war;we,with them,mustnow win the peace. Give us trust in one another. But,first,make each of us worthy of trust. Keep us from arrogancy and self-sufciency. Our minds have conceived wise plans for the future organizationof the nations. But our hearts still bear grudges and suspicions of old misunder-standings;our faith is not equal to our reason;our wills are too weakfor our tasks. Lift us out of these depths to heights of hope an

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What is the purpose of the pamphlet mentioned in the introduction?

It makes available, word for word, the addresses and messages from the Madison Square Garden meeting on November 14, 1945.

Which event and date are central to the speeches compiled in this pamphlet?

The speeches were delivered at an American-Soviet Friendship rally in Madison Square Garden on November 14, 1945.

What themes does the invocation emphasize?

It calls for trust among people, warns against arrogance and self-sufficiency, and urges forgiveness and restraint toward those with ill will.

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