On 15 March 1950,[1] the World Peace Council approved the Stockholm Appeal, calling for an absolute ban on nuclear weapons. The appeal was initiated by the French physicist, communist and 1935 Nobel laureate in ChemistryFrédéric Joliot-Curie. About two weeks after the start of the Korean War, the initiative's first publication called Peacegram claimed that the appeal has already earned 1.5 million signatories.[2] The total gathered petitions were allegedly signed by 273,470,566 persons (including the entire adult population of the Soviet Union). The appeal was also signed by many prominent public figures, artists, and intellectuals.[3] The text of the appeal read:
We demand the outlawing of atomic weapons as instruments of intimidation 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 throughout the world to sign this appeal.
Anti-Communist responsesedit
The United States dismissed the Stockholm Appeal, with the U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson branding it as "a propaganda trick in the spurious 'peace offensive' of the Soviet Union."[2][4]
Anti-communists in France responded to the Stockholm Appeal (French: L'Appel de Stockholm) by setting up the Paix et Liberté group to counter the Communist propaganda with their own: one of their first posters was La Pelle de Stockholm ("The Spade of Stockholm") digging the graves of the countries in Eastern Europe that had been subjugated by the Soviets.
^"Stockholm Peace Appeal". In W.E.B. Du Bois: An Encyclopedia. Gerald Horne; Mary Young eds. (2001). Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 301–302.
^ abBass, Amy (2009). Those about Him Remained Silent: The Battle Over W.E.B. Du Bois. Minneapolis: U of Minnesota Press. p. 43. ISBN9780816644957.
^Amiard, Jean-Claude (2018). Military Nuclear Accidents: Environmental, Ecological, Health and Socio-economic Consequences. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. p. 195. ISBN9781786303332.
^Eperjesi, John R. (15 April 2015). "The Unending Korean War: W.E.B Du Bois, Ko Un, and the Women's Peace Walk". HuffPost. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
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^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
^Gewertz, Ken (12 April 2007). "Albert Einstein, Civil Rights activist". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ Zecker, Robert M. (2018). A Road to Peace and Freedom: The International Workers Order and the Struggle for Economic Justice and Civil Rights, 1930–1954. Temple University Press. p. 212. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
^Jeannine Verdès-Leroux. "Qui a signé l'appel de Stockholm ?".
December 20, 2023
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The Stockholm Appeal was an initiative launched by the World Peace Council on 19 March 1950 to promote nuclear disarmament and prevent atomic war 1951 Soviet stamp with the full text of the appeal Contents 1 Background 2 Anti Communist responses 3 Notable signatories 4 ReferencesBackground editOn 15 March 1950 1 the World Peace Council approved the Stockholm Appeal calling for an absolute ban on nuclear weapons The appeal was initiated by the French physicist communist and 1935 Nobel laureate in Chemistry Frederic Joliot Curie About two weeks after the start of the Korean War the initiative s first publication called Peacegram claimed that the appeal has already earned 1 5 million signatories 2 The total gathered petitions were allegedly signed by 273 470 566 persons including the entire adult population of the Soviet Union The appeal was also signed by many prominent public figures artists and intellectuals 3 The text of the appeal read We demand the outlawing of atomic weapons as instruments of intimidation 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 throughout the world to sign this appeal Anti Communist responses editThe United States dismissed the Stockholm Appeal with the U S Secretary of State Dean Acheson branding it as a propaganda trick in the spurious peace offensive of the Soviet Union 2 4 Anti communists in France responded to the Stockholm Appeal French L Appel de Stockholm by setting up the Paix et Liberte group to counter the Communist propaganda with their own one of their first posters was La Pelle de Stockholm The Spade of Stockholm digging the graves of the countries in Eastern Europe that had been subjugated by the Soviets Notable signatories editJorge Amado Brazilian writer and member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters Herbert Aptheker American historian and political activist Louis Aragon French poet Pierre Benoit French novelist and member of the Academie francaise Leonard Bernstein American composer and conductor Rudolf Carnap German philosopher and advocate of logical positivism Marcel Carne French film director Marc Chagall Russian French artist Maurice Chevalier French actor and cabaret singer Jacques Chirac French politician and later President of France 1995 2007 5 Frank Marshall Davis American journalist poet and activist 6 W E B Du Bois American sociologist historian and activist 7 James Gareth Endicott Canadian clergyman and Christian missionary Ilya Ehrenburg Soviet Jewish writer journalist and historian Lion Feuchtwanger German Jewish novelist and playwright Vincent Glinsky American sculptor Dashiell Hammett American novelist and screenwriter Leo Hurwitz American documentary filmmaker Frederic Joliot Curie French physicist 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate and President of the World Peace Council 1950 1958 Lionel Jospin French politician and later Prime Minister of France 1997 2002 Alfred E Kahn American journalist publisher and head of the Jewish People s Fraternal Order 8 Rockwell Kent American painter and graphic artist Robert Lamoureux French actor screenwriter and film director Artur Lundkvist Swedish author critic and member of the Swedish Academy Thomas Mann German writer essayist and 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate 9 Moa Martinson Swedish author of proletarian literature Henri Matisse French painter and sculptor Yves Montand Italian French actor and singer Pablo Neruda Chilean poet diplomat and 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Noel Noel French actor and screenwriter Erwin Panofsky German Jewish art historian Charlie Parker American jazz saxophonist and composer Gerard Philipe French stage and film actor Pablo Picasso Spanish painter sculptor and poet Jacques Prevert French poet and screenwriter Eberhard Rebling German musician Pierre Renoir French stage and film actor Muriel Rukeyser American Jewish poet and activist Armand Salacrou French dramatist George Bernard Shaw Irish playwright critic and activist Dmitri Shostakovich Soviet composer and pianist Simone Signoret French film actress Michel Simon Swiss stage and film actor Henri Wallon French psychologist philosopher and politician Harry F Ward English American Methodist minister and Christian socialist Maria Wine Swedish Danish poet Urho Kekkonen Finnish Prime Minister Vittorio Emanuele Orlando former Italian Prime Minister Lazaro Cardenas former President of MexicoReferences edit Stockholm Peace Appeal In W E B Du Bois An Encyclopedia Gerald Horne Mary Young eds 2001 Greenwood Publishing Group pp 301 302 a b Bass Amy 2009 Those about Him Remained Silent The Battle Over W E B Du Bois Minneapolis U of Minnesota Press p 43 ISBN 9780816644957 Amiard Jean Claude 2018 Military Nuclear Accidents Environmental Ecological Health and Socio economic Consequences Hoboken NJ John Wiley amp Sons p 195 ISBN 9781786303332 Eperjesi John R 15 April 2015 The Unending Korean War W E B Du Bois Ko Un and the Women s Peace Walk HuffPost Retrieved 18 February 2019 Jacques Chirac sabre au clair Archived from the original on 8 June 2008 Retrieved 17 December 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link L Humanite 8 May 1995 in French Frank Marshall Davis PDF Archived from the original PDF on 18 July 2009 Retrieved 29 December 2009 Gewertz Ken 12 April 2007 Albert Einstein Civil Rights activist Harvard Gazette Retrieved 22 August 2016 Zecker Robert M 2018 A Road to Peace and Freedom The International Workers Order and the Struggle for Economic Justice and Civil Rights 1930 1954 Temple University Press p 212 Retrieved 4 March 2021 Jeannine Verdes Leroux Qui a signe l appel de Stockholm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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