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ne ee = ADVERTISEMENT Nae NED or ‘Taddress this appeal to the conscience of all free men, During the lest five yeers there have been iner of reports on the Soviet system of concentration ¢ wien openad the Nezi camps to the ward and tiem, alte brobe the glenee which cancealed Puss Sones. Under the pievures of the war and fer - National, after being departed {b ‘ amps, The-war, a's. remote terri its aftermath, non8 usiian tcace of concentration camps was unveiled. Sources of information in regard to the Russian concent. ~A ys em are widely vaned, They come from every natiorlity Toes of every political complesion, even communis!: from, Gers . ram, Jews, Central Europeans, Sponiards: and: from Russians, ine tee reared ser u le: ‘ : ; a cluding formar JAYD officials. Even the Soviet legal tests thems serves attest to this horror, All this cannot be @ Conspiracy: . The a . g . * . . . . number of sccumented reports and their insistence do not permit vb co resect them without & hearings ST ol aon Vigor ct ' ; Vstureny tells us there ave conection camns whare men gai 18. habilitated inrough lane. Not ee many yearn agg Gestans Chief VMernantae poled above the infamous Sachienhausen cam the iearan Joy theaugh Werk,” oo a iad ; . . The Soviet code of corrective labor w abroed. | will quote only two parts, Section 129 t¢ i October, 1943, “institutions for corrective labor wen ena i fern tre Minustries of Justice to the NKYD (now MYO} -of th Vee PL it it an ill omen when the highest police ora, nati ‘ of 4 Guveenment takes charge of the reeducation, of some? section @ states: “Those Persons are sent ' camps who heve been condemned by (4) @ sente tribunal: (b) o-decree-of on administrative body.” There na oe 2 mitinterpretat nd OPPproves degortae as recently published ton; the law recognizes o ton without trial, , easing numbers — then dest-oyed ©: ep inte Rusia by the theusands were entieed, Ag these weting escaped to the West, a-hernible land. my . nn its cibiens, - te cartectional labor | te sane aby 4h eternity, F tame feel; i o pith Sle yn Peg Even abs. CE ehS Ps or You han THE NEW YORK TIMES, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1950. DVERYISEMENT ee) ; ADVERTISEMENT ; ADVERTISEMENT “fiillions of men foday suffer horri . “ ' BY DAVID ROUSSET (abridged from the French publication Le Figaro Litteraire) are used, with iron tubes through the flooring for toilets, tiers of wooden bunks, and sentry stations connected by telephone te the Commandant’s car. These small new details are alarming, for they indicate @ special kind of calculation, necessary only in the case of permanent institutions, The camps make the police an imposing social power within the State, a well defended master of manpower, Their central adminis- tration, the Gulag, is one of the largest economic trutts of the ULS.5.R. Contracts are prepared on the basis of the prevailing — wage rotes, but since deportee lobor costs far less, the difference is absorbed by the police “corporation.” Here again the inmate of the concentration camp supports his guardian. The Nazi §§ reached this state only at the very last stages of its existence. In this sense the world of the concentration camp develops like 9 . cancer within society, corrupting the executioner along with the . victim. _ Eat Pa eter ACALL TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE | 7 We are laced with an international crime end we must | say s0 65 Clearly as postibte. Our allies in the struggle for freedom ‘are being systematically exterminated. it is our f 2 7 eA lelete al Mal d4st- Vale ae! PPPOE NI SINT ETNA tion of the Soviet concentration caings. So long as the Rus- Han concentration camn system exists, hundreds of thautand: | ' a a ac i hd aE Cc bly, with no hope” ' Out of the cacophony of the thousands of documented reports, -'the “concentration camp man” emerges. He is nightmarishly _ typical. He is hungry, sick and afraid. He lives in wooden bar- racks, or under a tent, or in earth caves, His fate is locked be- tween barbed wire barricades, beneath observation tawers, Under constant threat of dogs and rifles, he works far beyond the power of his muscles. Given.neither the means nor time to wash, he wear foul rags. He is awakened before dawn; at night, having returned exhausted from work, he stands in an interminable line, near @ hos. pital ‘lacking medicaments. ‘In the middle of the night, in every kind of weather, he is aroused. by blows to unload freight cars. This is a faithful condensation. of hundreds of reports—-and thousands of such reports exist, The world of the concentration comp keeps growing. Yester day the Soviet Union had snly political detention camps. The _ cruel civil wer of the collectivization period started her on this en terprise of forced labor.which plays its part in every economic sec tor, including scientific research. - The present network of camp: spreads across Siberia to the White Sea and the Baltic, from the very outskirts of Leningrad and Moscow to Baku. _ During nearly their entire existence, the Nazi camps were bu ‘one apocalyptic aspect of a general pathological pattern. Onh during the last years did they become an integral part of a sciets founded on a new type of human exploitation. In Russia this devel ‘ opmicat is entirely completed. The class that-organizes the camp - is not threatened with extinction. It is in possession of all powe } and firmly resolved to carve out its future. These camps are thu an erprassion of normal relations, the natural development. of « i new type of society... And. it is this unique quality of the Sovie ‘system of concentration camps which fills us with such hover, Imagine the mass graves of the old Buchenwald erupting wit . 4 resurrection of their dead, delegates of @ protesting humanit united on the great square.under the flares and in the snow, listen ing to the drumbeats and waiting to be counted. How would the judge the safe, comfortable, intelligent citizens af the West wh: heerd these new cries of terrar and did nothing to answer?. Th: strongest obscenities would be too week. Millions of men toda’ suffer horribly, with no hope. - Ido not ask the world to state, “Concentration camps exist i Russia.” Some might reply, “Our information is inguffieient to pie nounce such a serous verdict.” | anly atk you ta sare” must be opened.” - So thst the file may be opened, f how piopose th ver cf le
THESE ARE THE FACTS: Within the Soviet sphere, a system of concentiation camps exists, rivaling im extent and ‘horror these of Nagi Garmany. President Truman has ‘stated, on the best 2 thority available to him; that the Russians held 16 evil hopeless human beings in these. camps. ity, reprinted in abridged form above, for an: ‘investigation: On the basis of thousands of documented reports from. etcapees from behind the lren: Curtain, the distinguished French writer, David Rousset,’ issued his appeal te human- into the Soviet concentration camp system, ( (2) To suppert the tron Curtain Refugee Campaign ge that cach victim of this inhuman, ‘system. fleeing tothe West ean be assured of help by ‘those who sre. dedicated to the cause of human freedom and decency. { - *, 4 oD etesptnme lek thet, “Therefore we call on the: American people: an . Rousset’s demand’ deserves the fullest atiention of the American people. We of the fron Curtain Refugee > Campaign have therefore undertakén to make these facts ckaown as a public service, We will not. keep silent before thie monstrous international crime, now driving thousands: of human beings, destitute, through the iron Curtain. Ner shall we abandon those whe flee the Soviet terror, () Te join with Mr. Bousset in demanding ; an. impartial investigation of the Soviet concentration. camp system, A statement from’ some survivors of. Stalin's Concentration Camps The compa ‘where we spent many years ‘of our. ‘lives! continue to be ignored by the peonler of the world; we have osc apedbut milllens af other human-bemge stilt; fill sham. Since they came inte being, the Soviet comps hove gu: Nowed more people, have exacted move vietineg % tempe—Hitlers included: operate uscheched. Ceastontia tvaney 4 Feo, Kotrme Camp, Wiehael Romprante : Viv yeart in @ bess eoatraten toe lorry Ghiscme 2 peor, Barong thee all ather O46 ener Btio: hymen os; stem CORMAVOR te and thie dae Sergei Moriwe F ven, Vente-Boghors EPC eRtoE On a panp, Rieol ai: ‘lrgitew . tr attes comp Kargarete Bubar Do ween Nercavede gen. Feo ratan aomp, -lvan Hobravey. 3 ve arg, ingrcow: Veiga “& veer: Sbertom estewas an The Undersigned Endorse Mr. Rousset’s Appeal to Seemed f | t£. Wie 1 Wwe , the Conscience of the World on Behalf of. the Millions of Victims of the Soviet Concéntratin Camp. System. We Ask Support of the “IRON CURTAIN REFUGEE CAI «of the INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE, . Gites as 6B4 WS . Grove, BM Beye @, aLipoer oanor. Bgroard Unwerete Cameritze, Mass. S528 BALD wre Perez Directer. i Cn Liberties Uruss PRILIP BasTEDe Lasper ‘apour a. arene, re. Former. Aust, Seecetary of State JADE ates Congressenan, W ta, THAwWas @. grams. Wasringtes, B.C. JOB By, anenee | Govern, Ment. gersres Gnreront, une atid SRECKINEIDOE Sew Vora, BF. Pate FP. BRIAREKDER et. Columtie Cate, QHEDAS RROWNING - Govern*:, Tens. “wae, 2b. BLaie Bro Pres, Genera: Feaeratian , of Ween s Cate PURCIVAL 7. Barapare Pree Pow Warne & Co J4ES BURSHAM Asher nicmane t. 8 Reez aural U8 F4HEG A CARFT Becrecarp-Treascrez, CHO PRANK CABLION © Gaverom, Kansas RLAIRY N. CARVER, WNL F. CABET Craiman of the Beard Reasret. Institute of america WILLIANE te. CRADBOT RSE Lawyer tet Les HERE Bearyeice Recretarp Rawerch Lomita Pt amerien ‘Birt s £. CLeseer ,Presisent. &uecia Uaiveraniy ‘AUR, Sa. wrxay ‘stoaNe rns Perser Peegrtent ° Uniog Thetagical Gesimerp ~ ALnrey SPRAGTE POOLIDEE Protewer, Rarmard Unie : ABTATH G conve Presigent, Cresteazal Ce. Lok F 8 PHY NTE eet Absa Lint, as DwIEAT Haven Berens: Morice, Brreczep, Aenericen Red Creme Paul 4. DEVER Gres, Sher. INKY DEWEE Paooesre: THOMAS ¥, Heer Griemant, See York WILETAS. J. DOOVAN Former Uriector, O88. HNN BOS PAISOS Autho: HELEN Gan ‘Gan DerGKas Congressman, Vals MRA. RING, Ax < DOUGLAS Nee Ys, S, PAUL HB. bet Gt ag i. A. Fenatar &. BL PULLER r Lawyer “of C &. OTRATRA Prov er wh Cast ” aH? RROND LPT Aathor STOPRER FMMEE HA oe ittras PIreianse RARRT Munson bathiin: 3 Currarmaen 3, F. PULERIGHT U. 8. Senatar BAY fF. G&RvEy Goveonor, ANE . GHAI TIAN GATES Prete Ceiveraty MARRY D. TUDLONE Premcest, Brooaiyn College “GUY M. GILLETTE iW. 8. Senator ‘WVLLIGQM ORIEN Preagent, a& Flag kh. i ‘ROWTRT ALE ‘ @angiumaen, Meioe ‘may matin : Vauninatca. Do PRICIP HAMEL RGSS deer nae. ARE @ MARRIEON sorer Twan, lag Beheny Vahvermty ef Peaasiama ARG &. MATOR t » &. Dusted fudge, NM ARTHUR, GARFIELD RATE Lgerveg 8 Praataens Pin ErrEson ON AAVORA BES Correa RAMILION ROLY Am Pret, Belong ‘tee BIDSEY HOOK Protevers, Sew Yors University Mea. AGER BORN Ree veri BREN 7. HOVDE New Srhent trp Boral Retenren, New Yoru, IY. nUBEer a. HOErHAST U. & Senator” A.B. 70LIR Agst, Treasurer Damend Dutribstors, tag. _¥. RALTENBORS Cost erg ARTA BLISS LANE Former Ampaceador to Poiaad WELT ABE TREATOR LANE, rR, Govern, Mt ARTHTR La LANGE eT ner, 2, BRACKE™ LEE Gavemer, Liah APRAERT A. LEEMAN U.S! Senator 4 ARTHUR LOER Layer ROBTAT Baro ALsy Bauimore, MAL * gareLas wener Greiner, Ores BREEN Wet GFN U. S. Senator SUP MeMARTR Gor ere: APR. THOWES z wane Goverer. x BAVIN MARTIN Dirvetor, fren Cortate Retugee Campasss . Gennce Ln MICRELGON Gorerag, SD. ROSLAT MONTGOMEBY, Sereea Acvor, Commentaer AME AI UM Maa" nee Congresanad, aN, BCR Prefee Unisa Ph eviogteat Seminary PRE DEBCK Hane . Former U. 8. Begrerentative U.N, atom Baeegy Commis “MATALIZ WALES PAINE Preacent, Commay Cause JOGN O. P&StORE Gorernce, RL RRS. oronar S. PATTERSON Pauedeiprrs, RAYE PH wEE eer are 1 Bays a2 REAGAN l Preuaent, Aeterna ate Ss asran nesiraomw GAnernnr, ‘Ais Mangere gran Screen, Writer ©. A. ROnINS Gaveraat, 14ane wie nocess, ye. - | Forme: Bember of Congres REX BOOP Lawyer ABOLPH £. SARATS Conegrereman, I. ARTBEE: 3CR.28INGER, FR. Mae eiate (Peete parry, Harvar4 Usivenny { DAVIP GEIPSRHELD | prrgitent, : Filancer, Bluragart, Ine, "+ Mout Bev, BPEMARD 3. nent Ausiiary Bisrop, Cateage, OL, ROBERT &. SRERWANG Plepwrignt ine, RAwAN aMEV LIN _ Washingten, D. . ALLEN SHIVERS Governor, Teas ark (. aMGEH wditsher, fan Francia | Cerenicie i STPRLING D. RPTAR Pred, Mew York Uaiverere- * APLad aTEveNson Governer, HL MVING STOR . Awher oe Paar Le % P. TAFT. Fortier Prestéent Feceral Couacd of Church xon AN THOMAS Cnairman, Pod War ard . Caencih . ROY J. FURNES Governor, Okla. WALTER WANGER Skréen Directae EARL WARREN | t Governor, Cabs. no at: aeR WHEELER Former Under- Secretary. of tate GEORGE, WERE Pruvadsionia, Ps. THHERION WILDE va Author * G. MPNNEN WILLIAMS | Governor, Mick. MATTHTW WEEE - Vice-Preudent, APE - L. BOLLING STAR TE woop qherman, invernetedel Rewue Committee § LUTALE FOCKODARL ._ Govrrner, fie Gevvract, Ned Carat somte nt ation comp “Cal? Ctra MBS TISORE M. BERBICR PATL & PORTER Sereen Aces Perpenpel Dureeier | Lawes >. ® : . FRASER Y, FeiPLEB . Stayer. aulweunes IGN 103 ‘Park Ave., New York 17, N. CHAIRMAN: RICHARD £. BYRD HOMOPAP SY CHAIPMAN: oy SUMNER WELLES TREASURED: DAVID F, SEIPERHELO TAMPAIGH DIRECTOR: DAVID MARTIN Richard F. Byrd, Chairman. e IRON CURTAIN. REFUGEE CAMPAIGN ° International Rescue Committes 103 Park Avenue . New York 17, New York . Include my name among one million: Americans ¢ dorsing Mr. Rousset’s appeal for an investigation the Soviet concentration camps. To, aid tho'se who havé defied this inhuman tert and escaped to the West, I. enclose my contribution ¢ [J $200 to enable the rehabilitation of an escar . from Stalin’s terror, , oO $10-to provide a CARE food package. ID $ to aid in this humanitarian work. gi( Make checks payable to Richard E. Byrd, Chairme i: . (Name) . q (Address)
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