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—~ ginstedn was Libted” as a sponsor of ‘the ‘National Non-Partdsan Committee to Defend the Rights of the Twelve Communist Leaders Pe 4an_afi allot (New York Daily Mirror, 9-10-49, 100-36l34l—a) On February 12, 1950 Einstein appeared by transcription on a television program sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt on NBC. He warned that mankind can be saved from possible “general annihilation*® by banning all violence among nations creating a “supra-nationaleessbody to decide questions of immediate concern to the security of the nations." He said the "hysterical ' character" of. the armaments race between the United States and Russia has now ~~ assumed compuleive force in fashioning policies andsese#in the end there beckons more and more clearly general annihilation.* Einstein denounced the present policy of nations and the idea of achieving security through national arnament. Within the United States, he said, the results have been the concentration of vast financial power in the military with the militarization - of youth and the “close supervision of loyalty “by a police force growing... more conspicucus every day." He aleo indicated that independent political thinking has been intimidated and the military security has ‘Darrowed the range of public qi ——~—- information, (Washington Mmes Herald article, 2-13-56)