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S OUSTS PAIR 1 T PEACE MEET I NEW V YORK March 26 T UP I Two Canadians were seized at the I controversial peace conference and ordered Saturday to return immediately to their home country a aft after f t e r immigration authorities questioned them A third Canadian also taken into custody was permitted to remain Authorities would only say they were questioned concerning Communist Communist Communist Com Com- activities Meanwhile the keynote session of the parley which has attracted intellectuals from many countries got under way at Carnegie hall with 1500 persons present Speakers blamed both Russia and the United States for the cold war and urged President Truman to accept Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin's bid to talk peace Pickets March 1 About pickets marched in I protest of the meeting the hall but there was no disorder The I state department has cha charged g d the i parley Is s' s sa a sounding sou board for Communist p pro propaganda r o p a ga n d a a. a The sponsors deny this The three Canadians were seized quietly Friday night at the banquet banquet banquet ban ban- in the Grand ballroom of the Hotel Astoria Waldorf-Astoria which was the meetings meeting's first function After questioning federal agents said John Goss and Mrs Margaret Fairley were allowed to return voluntarily voluntarily vol vol- to Canada with Goss flying flying flying fly fly- ing to Vancouver B. B C. C and Mrs Fairley taking a train I Goss was identified as an actor and theater director He sat on the dais at the banquet and was introduced as an honored guest I Conference officials said he was I the only one of the three who was wasa a delegate Party Member Mrs Fairley was described as a member of the cultural committee of the Canadian Progressive Labor e Communist party parly The third Canadian picked up was Barker Fairley Mrs Fairley's husband named as vice president of the Canadian council of Ameri Amen Soviet can-Soviet Friendship The government said he was allowed to remain since he is a a visiting guest professor at Columbia Columbia Columbia Colum Colum- bia university A U U. U S S. S magazine editor told See Page e 2 Column 5 L. L V. V 7 V J V V w V V V International News Photo Pickets Sina Sing Hymns in Red Anti-Red Protest Pickets Picket pra pray in front of Val Astoria Waldorf-Astoria do rf-At rf 0 hotel New York City Friday In protest to conference I I for lor world peace Group of kneeling men are singing patriotic h hymns in mass demonstration u. u S. S Orders 2 to leave World Peace Confab I Continued from Page rage Ono One the banquet Friday night Americans Americans Ameri Amen cans do not want peace at any price Dr Harlow Shapley Harvard university astronomer and conference conference conference confer confer- ence chairman told the 1500 perSons persons persons per per- sons at Carnegie hall that Russia and the United States both are areat areat at fault in the cold warThe war I The two greatest nations are areso areso areso so obsessed by pointing out each others other's shortcomings that they ignore their own he declared Sharpley said No thoughtful leader believes today that anyone can win in a third world war and civIlization civilization civilization civili civIli- added The generals know will die with the attempt to win a third world war Progressive Speaks O. O John former assistant U. U S. S attorney general and ProgressiVe Progressive Progressive Pro Pro- party official told the them m meeting eting- eting that when Premier Stalin Stalin Sta Sta- lin says he wants to talk peace then I say the American people must tell President Truman it is time he is ready to talk peace more important than going fishing Russia deserves an ample share of the blame for deterioration of relations among the wartime al allies allies allies al- al lies said In a prepared speech T The h e intransigence of which Secy of State Dean Acheson Acheson Acheson Ache- Ache son accuses the Russians is so he added But stubbornness and bad manners manners manners man man- ners on any side was never an excuse for war and It is even less of an excuse for embarking on a costly program which cannot help but lead to the brink of war Hisses and jeers broke out six times in the grand ballroom of the Astoria Waldorf-Astoria hotel as Norman Norman Norman Nor Nor- man Cousins e editor of the Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day Review of Literature spoke He accused the conference of owing allegiance to an outside government go There was some applause applause applause ap ap- ap- ap when he sat down but boos and hisses almost drowned it out Then playwright Lillian Hellman Hellman Hellman Hell- Hell man began her address saying I would recommend Mr Cousins Cousins Cou Cou- sins that when you talk about your hosts at dinner wait until you have gone home to do it 2000 Protest Outside 2000 pickets protesting the conference t tramped r ram a m p e d and chanted in the rain About the same number of writers artists and scientists from many parts of the world filled the conference room to capacity as the three-day three affair opened Internationally renowned Soviet composer D Dmitri m i t r i told the assemblage he hoped the genial efforts of the parley would bear fruit He heads a seven- seven man Soviet delegation Speaking through an interpreter he greeted his American hos hosts s saying We Ve are united with them in accomplishing the noble task of d de defending e f fen e n d din i n g peace against its enemies Urges Firmer Link LinIc Urging a firmer link between the representatives of culture of our two peoples he added This friendship and the resulting resultIng resulting result result- ing mutual understanding will contribute to the establishment of peace in the world so much desired by millions of ordinary people in all countries As a musician and a representative represent represent- of the art which need not be translated from one language to another I particularly realize how much can be done for forthe forthe the cause of peace by the establishment establishment establishment of firm and friendly relations relations relations re re- re- re lations based upon trust and mutual mutual mutual mu mu- respect I I 11 I r VV V jj I l Il Hellman Playwright flays fla s 's editor at peace conclave |