Evening star., 1949-03-24
nam Asks Russians
Here for Peace Talk
To Inspect Factories
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 24.-Russian
delegates to a world peace" con-
ference today were invited to in
spect major American factories as
opponents Of the conference per-
fected plans to picket the week.
end series Of meetings.
The invitation to tour this
country's industrial areas was ex-
tended to the Soviet group by the
National Association of Manufac-
turers. Routed through Soviet
Ambassador Alexander Panyush-
kim, the invitation expressed be-
lief that such tours would further
world peace "as the peoples of the
world come to know how one an
other work and live. ."
There was no indication from
Soviet sources as to whether the
Russians would accept.
In a separate letter to Dmitri
Shostakovich. famed composer
and leader Of the Russian dele
CATION, President Wallace F. Ben
nett of the NAM said he hoped
MIR. Panyushkin would approve the
tour:
MISREPRESENTATION Charged.
Sponsors of the controversial
world peace" parley which opens
tomorrow charged the State De-
partment with deliberately mis-
representing the conference in the
eyes Of the American people" as
protests against 1t mounted.
The State Department has
claimed the international meet
ing, which will be held at the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, will be de-
voted largely to Communist-in-
spired attacks on American foreign
policy.
Several Catholic and anti-Com-
munist groups are marshalling
forces to oppose the three-day
conference. Picketing. pam
phleteering and street demonstra-
tions by massed thousands are
planned.
Withdrawals Reported
Withdrawal Of seven more
prominent persons from the con-
ference was reported today.
Americans for Intellectual Free
dom. a group opposing the con-
ference. listed seven headed by
Franklin Pierce Adams, the news
paper columnist known as FPA.
Sponsors Of the conference said,
however, that only two on the
list had sent them notices Of
withdrawal. They said the two
were Mr.. Adams and Rabbi Nor
decai M. Kaplap, Of the Jewish
Theological Seminary.
The Intellectual Freedom group
also listed these persons: /
Canada Lee. Negro actor; Prof.
Rexford Guy Tugwell, OF the
University Of Chicago: Lynn
Riggs, playwright; the Rev. Karl
Crorowsky, minister Of Brooklyn
Unitarian Church, and Prof.
Ernest Hocking, Of Harvard Unt-
versity.
AS delegates from Russia,
Poland and Czechoslovakia ar
rived yesterday. sponsors again
protested the State Departments
refusal to admit some II delegates
from Western Europe and South
Amertcs4sssss -, :
Suppression Charged.
The ban against French. Italian
and four Of five British delegates
was called an attempt to suppress
the truth that intellectual leaders
of all political persuasions' sup
port the conference.
The sponsors. the National
Council of Arts, Sciences and
Professions, said visas had been
denied prominent non = Com
munist leaders"
DR.. Olaf Stapledon, philosopher
and the only British delegate to
receive a visa, is scheduled to
arrive today.
In Washington two lawmakers,
Representative Wood, Democrat,
of Georgia and Representative
Multer, Democrat, Of New York
1oined in echoing the State De-
partmeut claims that the meeting
would be a medium for Com