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Albert Einstein and Henry Wallace signed petition, [1950?]:

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[1950?]
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PDS. Printed form with handwritten signatures and addresses.
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einstein:655,Folder 3.39
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1 item
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: einstein:655-1
YOUR HAND CAN STOP ATOMIC WAR!

SIGN FOR PEACE!

WORLD PEACE APPEAL

Thruout the world—
In China, Italy, Israel, in England and Brazil, in France and Mexico, in Finland and Poland, Sweden and the Soviet Union, in Africa and India and in the United States—
Tens of millions of people of all faiths and creeds, all races are signing this appeal.
If we, the people say NO to war
THERE WILL BE PEACE.

• We demand the outlawing of the atomic weapons as instruments of aggression and mass murder of peoples.
• We demand strict international control to enforce this measure.
• We believe that any government which first uses atomic weapons against any other country whatsoever will be committing a crime against humanity and should be dealt with as a war criminal.
• We call on all men and women of good will thruout the world to sign this appeal.*
Name
Address or Occupation
Contributions



Albert Einstein
Mercer Str. 112 Princeton
N.J.
Henry A Wallace
South Salem
N.Y.




































Return this petition to:
Collected by Shirley Graham___ Address____________________________

*This appeal was issued at Stockholm in March, 1950 by the “World Committee in Defense of Peace.” Trygve Lie, Secretary of the United Nations, said of this Committee: “I bless everyone, every man and woman, who works for peace.” (New York Times, May, 1950)

Issued by
Campaign Committee for the World Peace Appeal—P. O. Box 349, Grand Central Station, New York City

[PDS. Printed form with handwritten signatures and addresses.]

 


: einstein:655-1
Everly Balsh (Wellesley)
Robe[---]
DuBois
Shirley Graham
Bishop Walsh
X Hutchins
X Thomas Mann
X Clarence Pickett
X Harlow Shapley
Phil Morrisson
‹Henry Wallace›
‹Izzy Stone›

[AD. List of names written in pencil on verso of form.]

 


: einstein:655-2
Everly Balsh (Wellesley)
Robe[---]
DuBois
Shirley Graham
Bishop Walsh
X Hutchins
X Thomas Mann
X Clarence Pickett
X Harlow Shapley
Phil Morrisson
‹Henry Wallace›
‹Izzy Stone›

[AD. List of names written in pencil on verso of form.]