Atomic Bomb Theory Not Secret But
U.S. Alone Has Industrial Know-H6w
By dewitt Mackenzie
Associated Press Foreign Affairs Analyst
It would be easy to draw false and dangerous conclusions by
Indulging in speculation about the top-level secret talks being held
in Washington on atomic dealings with Britain and Canada.
A Kre our British friends iivl..
" .iiviivu on n
ing some boon? Are we so far
ahead of them now in atomic de
velopments that .hey need a re
port on progress to bring them
up to date? Do the uranium mines
in the Belgian Congo, said to be
controlled by British interests, en
ter into the picture, inasmuch as
Uncle Sam has been getting sup
plies there? .
So the queries go, and in
evitably they have intensified
speculation in the public mind as
to whether Britain has the full
secret of the atomic bomb and,
more to the point, whether Russia
has it. In short, is America still
the sole possessor of this terriblt
knowledge.
There is widespread belief
among scientific observers that
both Britain and Russia must
have at least the theoretical
knowledge, as. distinguished from
the industrial knowledge, of how
to make the bomb. One of these
experts is my colleague, Howard
Blakeslee, AP science editor, who
has made an exhaustive investi
gation of the subject and was
present at the historic Bikini
tests of the atomic bomb.
British May Be Ahead 1
America's protection at this
time, as . Blakeslee points out,
doesn't lie in exclusive secrets as
to how an atomic bomb can be
constructed. Sure England has the
a matter of fact many experts
say Britain was ahead of America
in experiments with nuclear fis
sion when the war came. And
Since RriHch cianticte hulruwi in
designing the first atomic bomb,
uiry areni imeiy 10 nave iorgoi
ten what they learned. Blakeslee
eoes even further fnr h rp.
marked to me:
"Considering the high quality
of British science, and the fact
that thpv wpra tho laraoct- mn.
tributors in developments that
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piuuuttu mis Domo, it is entirety
possible that the British are ac-
tllflllv flho&H nf tha llnitaA Ctotao
In knowledge of how to make bet
ter bombs."
As for Russia, at the end of the
War she hart full nrracs rn ' rho
studis of German scientists who
Claimed t" have solved the prob
lem of nuclear fission, though
thev had no industrial emiinment
with which to manufacture
bombs. Communist spies also have
been busy since the war seeking
Information in Britain, fnnnrln
and America.
No. our protection doesn't He In
Dossesinrr snip knnwTpriao nf
atomic bomb structure. It lies in
the fact that foreign nations, as
uiu niuenan uermany, lacn ine
industrial facilities and industrial
knowlpdpp fnr thp mnnhfantnrp
of atomic bombs.
President Roosevelt's Policy In
Asking "Unconditional Surrender"
Of Germany Meets British Censure
LONDON. Julv 22. V WW
ton Churchill and Foreign Secre
tary Ernest Bevin said in parlia
ment yesterday they doubted
from the beginning the wisdom
of President Roosevelt's uncondi
tional surrender policy for Ger
many. ' '
Bevin said In a House of Com
mons foreign policy debate the
policy, had left "a shambles" up
on which to rebuild Germany. If
he had been consulted at the time,
he said, he never would have
agreed to it.
Bevin, who was a member of
Churchill's war government, said
he first saw the surrender phrase
in the newspapers. He said he
would not have agreed if he had
been consulted at the time.
Churchill, now leader of the op
position, said he first heard the
phrase from President Roosevelt
"without consultation with me."
He said he did support it.
"But it was not the idea I had
formed in my own mind," Chur
chill said. "But working in a great
alliance with loyal and powerful
friends across the ocean, we had
to accommodate ourselves."
He added that he doubted the
British coalition cabinet would
have agreed to the unconditional
surrender policy if they had been
able to consider it at the time.
The unconditional surrender
policy was announced in January,
1943, following the ten-day con
ference of President Roosevelt
and Prime Minister Churchill at
Casablanca. It was there, the an
nouncement said, that plans had
been completed to force the un
conditional surrender of Ger
many, Italy and Japan.
(By the Associated Press)
President Roosevelt announced
in Casablanca Jan. 26, 1943, that
he and Prime Minister Churchill
were agreed peace could come
only through unconditional sur
render of Germany, Italy and
Japan.
A dispatch filed that day from
the French Moroccan city re
ported: "While the prime minister nod
ded assent, the President said the
conference had reached 'complete
agreement' on war plans for 1943
to bring about the unconditional
surrender' of the axis nations.
"The President said 'uncondi
tional surrender' of Germany,
Italy and Japan did not mean the
destruction of the populations, but
the destruction of the philosophy
of those countries based on con
quest and reigns of terror."
About 15 per cent of all steel
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BANS DOLLAR SPENDIN C Sir Stafford Crlpps,
British Chancellor of the Exchequer, tells, In London, of the gov-c ,
crnmenl's ban on all dollar spending for the next three months., J
HITS U. S. REDS Rabbi
Benjamin Schultz, of New York,
director ot the American Jewish
League Against Communism, tells
House Un-American Committee
men that U. S. Communists are
engaged in ' a "deliberate con
spiracy to inflame religious and
racial minorities" in this country.
Ultimate objective, he said, is "to
-throw this land into confusion,
paving the way for Stalinist
revolution."
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Pacific Coast's Economy Remains
Sound During Business Adjustment
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22
(rB Dire predictions that the Pa
cific coast's war swollen economy
would stagger under the current
business adjustment haven't ma
terialized. "Actually, no greater decline
has occurred here than in the
rest of the country," the Federal
Reserve bank said yesterday. Its
report was based on a special
survey of the 12th district.
The district Includes Arizona,
California, Idaho, Nevada, Ore
gon, Utah and Washington.
The report said the predictions
were based on the assumption
that the district had a one-industry
economy and the fact that
the percentage of unemployment
is greater in the district than
nationally.
The district did experience a
greater drop in business late In
1948 and early this year than the
country. Conditions in March and
April were relatively better how
ever, and by the end of April the
district position compared favor
ably to that of the country.
"The district does not appear
to be any more seriously affected
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ness activity) indicate a stronger
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'These Indications should not
be seized upon, however, to pre
dict s less severe adjustment In
the district."
The favorable economic trend
of March-April, the bank said,
continued into May and June.
Squaks Because His
Taxes Are Too Low
I.OS ANGELES, July 22. OP)
Ever hear of a taxpayer who
squawked because his taxes were
too low?
The board of equalization found
one this week. George K. Roth,
history and government instruc
tor at John Muir college, Pasa
dena, told board members:
.. "Last year I made a protest
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nue. This year It was increased to
$400. That is not enough. It is still
not equalized with surrounding
values.
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day's market and should be as
sessed at $500. There is no rea
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