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TEN MEDFORD (OFEOON) MAIL TRIBUNE Menday. Much 17. HIS HOPE FOR WORLD UNITY DISCUSSED BY SCIENTISTS AS WAR ALTERNATIVE (Following it the lixth and fi nal diioatch prepared by the American Society of Newipaper Edilori' committea on atomic in formation in collaboration with the bulletin ot the atomic ici entitti. and distributed by the United PreiO In the months after Hiroshima, scientists pleaded for interna tional control of the atom. "We must elect world peace or world destruction," warned many. Today many scientists ac knowledge that control hopes have smashed against the fact of the cold war. J. Robert Oppen heimer a co-author of the Ache-son-Lilicnthal report from which stemmed the Baruch plan re cently called the plan "dead. What then? Do we perish? Still Not Helplew , We may, say these scientists, but we still are not helpless. We still "must keep trying," de clares this month's issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scien- ist a oumal 01 men wno helped make the A-bomb. The Bulletin's editors are ur gently seeking new answers to day. For two recent facts the Soviet A-bomb and the likeli hood of both United States and Soviet hydrogen bombs "before long" have set many men pon dering. Sen. Brien McMahon, for in stance, has said: "The prospect of an atomic hydrogen blitz spells horror in letters so large that even the bloody attacks of Hitler and Tojo seem almost petty. Yet in this, our greatest emergency, we have adopted no measures remotely equal in scope and daring to those used for the lesser emer gency of the last war." Point Strewed The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists offers no single solu tion but stresses one point: Even those scientists who de mand immediate attention to arms, lest we become over whelmed in the arms race, con sider superior weapon develop ment only "a means to gain time and put force" behind "new, imaginative political action" for world unity and peace. Gradually, most of the west has come to agree that atomic acrpement can come only as a part of broader political settle ment. Forty-six of the United Na tions voted in 1048 to accept what was essentially the United States' plan for atomic control. Plan Cited An international authority in effect, a big, world-wide co op to run all the world's atomic installations. "Rascal-proof," veto-proof in spection by the authority to pre vent violations. Inspections could be made in any country at any time, in any place believed hous ing atomic materials. Stage-by-stage establishment of the plan, with nations hand ing bombs and plants to the au thority only when each could be sure all others were cooperating. But some nations, the Soviet bloc, voted "no" to International YouSa UNI7I& SaveTime and Money Farei or often mi than lit dan rail plui Pullman. And you lave hours in tomecaiei,dayi of travel time. Southbound Mainlineri Ltave at 11:45 A.M. C 4:55 P.M. SAN FRANCISCO 1'. hn. 105 ANGELES . . i, hrt. Northbound Mainlintu Lav. ot 1:20 P.M. t 6:15 P.M. PORTLAND ... 2 hn. SEATTLE J', hn, fait, fonurfout flight f "all the fori-" UNITED AIR UNfcS llrport Trrmlnal. t'alll-llll I OH, 111 A.N I & Authorlied Trawl grn m management and continuous in spection. Atomic control talks are today at a standstill. This month, as usual, the Bul letin of the Atomic Scientists opens its pages to several views. Aik Examination The Federation of American Scientists asks President Tru. man to appoint "a new commis sion with the broad perspectives of the Achcson-Liiiontlial com mission, to examine the whole issue and make a fresh start Prof. Hans J. Morgenthau, University of Chicago political scientist, calls war or ovei- whelming power" the only alter natives to negotiation with Rus sia on all issues. He believes overwhelming United States power impossible now and calls negotiation "the sole hope for peace. Dr. Harold fj. Urey, univer sity of Chicago chemist and vice chairman of the Bulletin's spon sors, is unhappy to conclude that we should build the H-bomb. Yet he opposes "interna tionally" forfeiting the arms race, for to do so would lose us "our liberties." Solution World Government "There is no constructive so lution except eventually a world government capable of establish ing law over the entire earth," asserts Urey. He supports any stop "in the desired direction," including strengthening the U. N., or establishing an Atlantic union of democracies and ex tending it to as many countries as possible, as quickly as pos sible. Atlantic union, he believes, would Rive the democracies "overwhelming political, com mercial, military and ideological strength" and "an enormous unbalance of power" in which the weaker side would not dare start a war, and the safe, strong er side would not need to. The Bulletin also reprints the February speech of Connecticut's Senator McMahon, chairman of the joint congressional commit tee on atomic energy. He urges that we: Two Points 1. Offer sio billion a year (more than two-thirds of what we now spend on arms) in eco nomic aid to all nations, includ ing Russia if all will agree to firm atomic control, and to spending two-thirds of their arms budgets, also, for peace. 2. Expand the Voice of Amer ica to penetrate Russia's curtain with the news of our offer Would swell an offer win peace today if the Soviet government refused to co-operate, or insisted on lcss-tlian-adequate atomic controls? The men who direct the Bul letin of the Atomic Scientists are aware of the difficulties. The ex pansion of the Ujiitcd Stsites-So- vici arms ihit lias uecii iritct'a in painful detail-since 1D45 bv Dr. Eugene Rabinowitch, editor. "With exasperating slowness," he wrote almost two years ago, Soviet representatives had seemed to recognize "at least some" essentials of atomic con trol, although their proposals were still "full ot holes. Would Accept At one time or another, they had said they would accept: (1) An Internationally-stalled con trol body; (2) unhindered if peri odic inspection of plants; (3) some linking of controls to out lawry of A-bombs, and (4) na tional quotas for producing fis sionable material, the stuff that bombs are made of. This February, however, the Bulletin observed that Russia's Vishinsky had taken back "per haps the most hopeful of earlier concessions, acceptance of the quota principle." "Vishinsky." said"the Bulletin, "poured cold waler on those who believed the Soviet Union might go along" with stopgap proposals based on postponing large-scale atomic production, than on international manage ment. One Blueprint In the light of today's weap ons and weapons to come. Ilnb- inowitoh sees only one realistic blueprint for security subor rlinnnnn of all nations to inter natiiuial law and order and elimination of their right and ability to wage war." TodHy, nonetheless, the Bulle tin is leading In discussion o( sleps to prepare the United Slates better if it must wage war. In its pages this month, two im portant scientists call for a new mobilization of scientists for war work. The Bulletin looks candidly at the uneasy chances for peace in an era when a hydrogen bomb is being developed (a weapon that could make international control harder than evert, an era w hen a few bombs might settle a war. Many who know the Soviet Union, Rahinnwitrh has written, could long ago have predicted the fate of atomic controls. Poiition Strengthened Mm it was wtse for iu to have offered the Lilienlhal ISar uih plan." he has said. "It has strengthened our moral position in the world." The ultimate goal, he believes, must remain "world commu nity,' witlj "this beacon" guid ing "riay-loday political decisions." If we cannot negotiate now. the Bulletin says, we must move into a stronger position to nego tiate, and we must urgently con sider steps needed for strength 2 Medford Model Enthusiasts Win In Flight Contest Gerald Doty and Charles Chit wood, both Medford, with two first places each, took top honors at the free flight model airplane contest held yesterday on Agate desert by the Medford Prop Nuts, local gas model airplane club. Chitwood scored his first win in the rubber powered event when his little ship caught thermal current on up-draft in the rain, and stayed aloft for 9 minutes 20.3 seconds. His total for three flights was 778.8 sec- onds. Second in this event was Warren Walker, Medford, with a total of 305.5 seconds. Earl Zacharias, Medford, placed third with 2BU.1 seconds; Bob Lowe, Talent, Dale Newton, Medford and Ronald White, Medford placed next with 277.8, 277.7 and 275.4 seconds respectively Wins Gas Event Chitwood s other win was in the '.2 A gas event. His first flight in this event stayed up three minutes and his second flight the ship went out of sight after being up 20 minutes. Ed Gilkey, Cen tral Point, placed second with a total of 287.5 seconds; Dick Lo- ros, Medford, third with 176: Lloyd Crowell fourth with 167.8: Don Burgess, Medford, fifth, and Albert Allen, Central Point sixth. Doty, with a total of 307.9 sec onds, placed first in Class A; Lloyd Crowell, Medford, took second with 232.7; and Doug Liechty, Klamath Falls, placed third. Duty's other win came in the Class B with a total of 261.1 sec onds: Dick Simonson, Medford. second with 192.8; and B6b Al dredge, third with 104. Marshall Moon, Klamath Falls, took first in the Class C compe tition with a total of 423.3 sec onds: Doty placed second with 372.5; and Crowell third with 356.4. Chitwood's plane was the only one lost in yesterday competi. tion, but several of the tiny planes have been lost in the past year, and prompt return by the linders is greatly appreciated by the owner, as the planes repre sent many hours of painstaking labor and several dollars investment. Model airplanes are regulated by the Academy of Model Aero nautics which is an affiliate of the NAA. This organization pro vides for prosecution under the law for unauthorized possession of model airplanes. The owners many times post rewards for the planes when lost, but prompt re turn is necessary. Information or the planes themselves may be returned to the owner through Sims brothers, 23 North Fir street. GOLD FISH FILL BILL Plymouth, Wis. iU.R Tom my Piper couldn't decide what to buy his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Piper, for their golden wedding anniversary. The pres ent had lo be gold, but Tommy had only 45 cents. He solved the problem by buying a pair of goldfish. MUMPS1 GOODBYEI Merced, L'al. 0J.R A nine-year-old boy who staged a one child crime wave wasn't as wor ried about his arrest a t h e policemen. Police brought him in for a "good talking to" but hastily dropped the subject and took the lad home. He had an advanced case of mumps. Americans, the Bulletin's edit ors believe, ought to be asking: WDo we need to improve our arsenal now, even if this lowers o'Or standard of living? Prepare for up-to-date defense, even for some degree of dispersal? Con tinue pressure for world unity? Start a new global Marshall plan? One Proposal '"A A year and a half ago Rabino witch like Senator McMahon Mid, even earlier. Physicist Leo Siilard proposed that we "ex plore Jjie possibility of bringing the Swiet Union into the world comaCnity by combining a se curity' organization, including effect(e atomic energy control, with a wider scheme of eco nomic reconstruction," "That the chances of success may be small is no argument against trying," he said, "since the alternative is war. "What is essential is that the offer. should be made unstinting ly and with inner conviction, in full readiness to carry it out if accepted, and not merely as propaganda to keep our record clean while expecting rejection." One of the scientists who to day urges quick mobilization of his fellows is Dr. Edward Teller of the University of Chicago and the Los Alamos bomb laboratory. will not be saved bv ideals alone" that is. we cannot pre vail politically if we are bombed tft death first. But he also de clares that "democracy will not be saved without some daring ideals." and adds: "The grim al ternative is that all of us will live under tyranny." 1 University To Be Built In Japan; Donations Askd : Mecfford. leaders of tfwj na. tional, youth, campaign mt Ahe Japan International fChrajean uiiiversiia) juuiiutuiun .wiyuwii nounced today from the f:v York office of the organization. George Goodman, 212 Valley View drive, will be Medford youth chairman. Other officers will include Elliott Becken, assistant city su perintendent oi schools, and Mrs. W. T. Frost, 624 .Dakota avenue. The job which the three Medford people have undertak en will include calling on young people of the area to give sup port to the International Chris tian university to be located near Tokyo, Japan. During a week-long c to be conducted from to 23, voung people asked t donate one do "vote for peace and goi the release from the foi said. Donors will sign n be circulated through county, and the rosters incorporated in one laree. scroll which will be sent to Jlfean in June and displayed therjai The new university war be lo cated near, Tokyo in buildings purchased by the Japanese peo ple for this purnose. It will house graduate schools of edu cation, social work, public ad ministration, and a college of liberal arts. It will trainArach ers in progressive edutional methods, and "encoiirage-a dem ocratic outlook and action." It is sponsored bv leading crea tors and church touds onoth sidps of the Pacific. The rjresident of International Christian university is Dr. Tia- rhiro Yuasa, who was educated this country. Two vice-oresi- dents are Dr. Maurice Trover and Harold Hackett. - Jf ampaign tril IB ill be r as a 53 will" tidation ters to At the Bill be SOC Spring Term To Convene Tuesday Ashland, Mar. 27 S p r i n g term classes at Southern Oregon college will commence Tuesday following the short mid-term vacation. 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