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a8 TWELVE MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Friday. March 24. 1950 Science Resource in Peace As Well as For Wartime ft-'Allowlnr li the fourth of six dls- patrhts prepared by the Amerlran Society of Newspapr-r Editors' commit' tee on atomic Information In collabor ation with the bulletin of the atomic rlentlita and distributed by the United Press.) "Science," said a scientist re cently, "is perhaps the major national resource, in peace no less than war." Scientists mobilized for World War II gave our forces radar to search the oceans and skies, and sonar sound-ranging to hunt submarines. Scientists contributed missiles and rockets to give an attack plane the wallop of a cruiser. Thev contributed the proximity fuse which bursts at a pre-set distance in the air from its target to help win the crucial Battle of the Bulge and help stave off Japan's kamikaze planes. They contributed the bazooka and of course the A-bomb. Do we need scientists today to help preserve our precious if un easy peace? Do we need them to v save us if any enemy should suddenly attack? Dr. Frederick Seitz, research professor of physics at the Uni versity of Illinois, answers those two questions this week in the March Issue an H-bomb issue of the bulletin of the atomic scientists. Dr. Scitz's answer to both questions is "Yes." If he persuades enough of his colleagues, his article may be re membered as one of the most important of our time. Frederick Seitz, 38, went to Illinois after posts at the Uni versity of Rochester (N. Y.), and Pennsylvania, a stint with Gen eral Electric and chairmanship of the physics department at Carnegie Tech. During the war he worked in the Manhattan project, helping develop atomic piles. Later he directed the Oak Ridge, Tcnn., institute of nuclear studies. Two Steps Outlined Today this scientist believes his colleagues should take two steps to support "western civi lization": First, seek worldwide peace. Second, do research for war. He calls for a new government agency to organize research, just as the OSRD the office of scien tific research and development, headed by Dr. Vannevar Bush successfully did during World War II. Professor Seitz warned In 1946 that "a foreign nation" could very possibly overtake us with' in five years. Now he makes two main points: EXACTSAME Q JJ whiskey as us fjm distillers drink! f $010 $195 W45QT. A PINT Wl I BLENDEP WHUUKEY ' 85 PROOF. 75 GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS. THE WILKEN FAMILY CO., LAWRENCEBURG, INO. 1. Russia seems to be develop ing atomic energy "at least five times" faster than we. "There is grave danger they will surpass us" within a decade and "the same is probably true in other fields," 2. "Who among us," he asks, "will feel sinless if he has re mained passively by while west ern culture was being overwhelmed?" To co-exist at peace with the Soviet union and resist being "overwhelmed," he believes we must "make it impractical" for Russia to follow her policy of expansion and international communism. He believes com plete neutrality will not do the job. He believes in peace as the primary goal and in prepared ness only as a tool to strengthen our hand. He will consider any "vigorous" peace plans within or without the united nations, in cluding world or Atlantic union. He would continue to support non-communist nations. Disarmament Supported He will support international disarmament if all nations dis arm, and if inspection is ade quate. To bargain, he would be willing, like Senator McMahon, to offer the Soviets economic aid. He does riot believe we can afford to refrain from accelerat ing our arms program beyond 1950. He maintains "even a de lay of this length may be unwise." What would happen if we let Russia overrun all western i.u- rope? "She would probably double her industrial strength and military output, he says. and after a decade we might never match her. Therefore, he says, the West must become so strong Russia could not attack "without grave danger to herself." We can re duce strength only when "a gen eral agreement has been reached under conditions which indicate Russia has sincere intentions of keeping it." He doubts that any other pol- icy could offer fewer risks. Read iness for the Berlin airlift, he points out, enabled us to out- maneuver Russia. Many still-free Europeans believe, he points out, that only our A-bombs have kept the Soviets from their borders. What Effort Needed? "What effort is required?" asks the physicist. He estimates So- Hobby Fair Set A! Camp White On Sunday, April 2 A Hobby fair, sponsored by the arts and crafts department of Camp White domiciliary cen ter and veterans' administration volunteer organizations, will be held at the center Sunday, April 2. It will be of unusual interest. according to a VAVU spokesman, since all the work to be exhibited has been made by disabled vet erans. All the men who have con tributed their work are handi capped in some manner, the spokesman said. Some men arc blind, others have the use of only one hand or have done their work in wheel chairs. Exhibits Named A few of the men whose work will be shown in the fair are An drew Pedcrson, a blind man who weaves rugs; Larry Ward, also blind, who also weaves rugs: Hans Sorenson, who makes gem stone jewelry; Tommy Thomp son, who writes poetry; Wayne Neat, who has an arrowhead col lection, and Lee Winkler, who has a very fine exhibit of water color paintings. Other exhibits include hand carved wooden dishes, copper plaques, hand-tooled leather goods, photography of all kinds, including trick photography: handmade baskets, stories, nov elty engraving and plastic novelties. AWOl Soldier Held On Murder Charges Des Moines, la., Mar. 24 V.'. Thomas Ellis, 17-year-old AWOl soldier, was returned to Des Moines from Helena, Mont., to day and ordered arraigned April 6 for the murder of an elderly widow. Ellis was taken into district court shortly after his arrival on a habeas corpus writ filed by his attorneys, Verne Lawyer and James McDowell. They said the writ was a move to get Ellis into court before Polk County Sheriff Howard C. Reppert and State Agent Robert Gregson could take him to the i home of his alleged victim to re enact her stabbing. Judge C. Edwin Moore dis missed the writ and delayed ar raignment until April 6 at the j request ot Mcuowen and saw yer, who said they wanted Ellis examined by mental experts to determine whether hcis "capable of entering a plea." (2AE& A $10 first prize and ribbons will be awarded in each of the 10 categories in which the men can enter their work. A $25 prize will be awarded for the most unique exhibit. Prizes are being furnished by veterans' ad ministration volunteer organiza tions. Over 30 men will enter work in the fair. Hours for viewing the exhibit, which is open to the public, arc i from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. There will be no charge. Babson Discusses Teaching Workers ' 1 Second Quort for Only kJJ Here's your chance to put new color Into your home at I real sav ing! Simply come into our store, buy one quart ot lustrous Boysen Tru-Ltte Enamel at regular price of only $1.49; get second quart for only le additional. 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Be cause management has never taken the time to bridge the gap between the front office and the shop with the romantic sto ry of the American free enter prise system. The Workers' Attitude Toward Education "The boss gets 75 cents of each dollar and we poor suckers get a miserable 25 cents!" And wait until you hear what they think about profit reserves! They are convinced that stock holders have only one interest: To grow rich by exploiting the workers. Down with all stock holders! Talk about advertising that is a foolish waste of money. If the company was really interest 1 tmTmt kjM Br mar V ... . . ., . ,. led in the worker it would give We have assumed that the him th mnnov it cn.n. vertising! In short, too many wageworkers honestly believe that stockholders rob them of a rightful living: they think that the government should take over and do away with profits. Management's Attitude Discussed Also schools have been giving our youth an understanding of vari ous economic systems and then pointing out the advantages of American free enterprise. The schools have not done the job. Ask a few simple questions of anyone in your own family and you will sec what I mean. They have failed in this as in teach ing spelling and arithmetic. Get your ear to the ground in your own shop and I will war rant you will be plain scared when you find how many work ers believe management is just raking in the dough. They will even quote you figures: viet production at a third of America's, but believes "well over half" of that is devoted to arms. Russia's effort, this means, probably equals 15 or 20 percent of U. S. production. But the West's entire arms output now totals less than 10 per cent of American production. To match Russia, moreover, he believes we must increase both "the seriousness with which we take" preparation, and the amount of top talent we spend. Seitz then calls for the new OSRD "under one of the vigor ous wartime leaders" whom sci entists tr ;t. as an organization "basically civilian," to explore the military use of discoveries in the pattern of initiative and free dom "thnt reflects the best west ern ideals." Can we successfully build such an agency? We cannot, he warns: Convince Scientists 1. Unless scientists can be con vinced such a program will not kill fundamental as contrasted with applied science. During the war our reserve of basic facts on which all applications such as radar or an A-bomb must rest grew thin. "The best one can hope for is some sort of compromise." Seitz concedes. But a stitch in time may prevent complete upset later. Both industrial and university scientists, he proposes, might share tours of duty in the gov ernment service. 2. Unless scientists overcome "moral" objections to research they feel may be "misused." Here Professor Seitz preaencs nis moral: "Who among us will feel sinless if he has remained pas sively by . . .?" 3. Unless the public abandons its "far too optimistic picture of our own superiority to Russia." and prepares, if necessary, to cut even our standard of living. If we must wait "a Pearl Harbor." he warns, we may already have reached the point of "certain defeat." People Mutt Learn 4. Unless the people and their representatives in Washington finally learn the meaning of progress, and start encouraging instead of hounding government scientists. For almost every sci entist in the United States today Is disillusioned with government service. Scientists. Seitz explains, be lieve current secrecy methods "do far more harm than good, because they interrupt the free flow of information" and "pro vide a false sense of security." Scientists feel government Inves tigators have smeared individu als "on grounds which bear little resemblance to individual guilt. They believe many congressmen have no idea how "to obtain the most" from our scientist. It is by no means sure. Seitz concludes, "that a nation in the mldrt of a great crisis will estab lish a successful civilian research organization." The Germans In World War II j "failed miserably." because they i controlled their scientists to 1 death, and failed to temper gov ernment with tolerance and freedom. Can responsible free business survive with an antagonistic working force? The answer to this is an emphatic "No." Man agement has too often looked upon the worker as a "hired man." With this attitude, man agement must defend its prerog atives, or "goodbye" to Amer ican supremacy, I wonder how many business men have recognized the signifi cance of what General Eisen hower said about the "inscpar ability of all the freedoms." If you really believe thai some of our freedoms cannot br kept while others are flung to the winds, then you believe that all our personal, political and so cial freedoms can survive only with the survival of our ecri nomic freedom which include; freedom to work, to own. U. save, to sell, to buy, to compete and to bargain honestly withoul the use of force by either side. Soil American Way Urged On Business If you are really enthusiastic about the American way, a sys tem that enables six per cent ol the world's population to out produce the other 94 per cent, why have you kept it a secret? Why haven't our employees learned that the American sys tem provides more goods and services for the wageworkers' themselves than any other system in the world in spite of its im perfections. The time is now to sell Amer ica. Dig up the facts. Toss out some comparative statistics. Bring in D. P.'s who have lived under communism and socialism to tell how they fared as work ers. Use your PA system, house organ, posters, supervisors to give the worker information he wants and needs. Let him know what it costs to own and maintain a factory, re pair and replace equipment, pro vide power, labor and materials, the cost of waste . . , and don't forget taxes! What About Profits, ' Babson Alio Asks There has been a lot of loose talk about profits. We should show wageworkers how com pany reserves mean protection for their jobs, how they should encourage venture capital. A few statistics on advertising should be helpful reminding workers that the fellow on the next ma chine got his Job as a result of the company spending more on advertising. It won't be hard to prove thai the fellow who thinks it is OK to soak the employer with taxes is just soaking himself in the long run. Every employee should know how much capital it takes to provide him with his job. 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