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Albert Einstein — Part 6
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‘ . . BY Memorandum dated duly i, 1947 the Denver Cffice,
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forwarded to the Bureau newspaper articles written ty Dr.
Walter Orr Reherts which appeared in the "Denver Post".
Ineluded ir this material was an article captioned "Armies
and Oceans Cffer Tittle Sceurity in Atomie Ages--Fobert.".
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This article stated in part that Dr. Altert
Binstein, cne of the great scientists of cur agr tells us
in effect that 9 state of emergency exists; further that in
a recent message he said "a new type of thinking is essertial
if mankind is to survive and mave to higher levels" Wats.
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article stated further that Dr. Einstein had agreed “to hioad
up the "Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists" to rvise
a fund of 200,090 to sponsor a great national campaign for
publie educnticn on the violent issues cf atomic enerer.
This article stated further that Dr. Einstein explained
why he and the other scientists had acted to raise a Isrge funi to
meet the 'rresent crisis;" further that he said "as sctentists
who work in the interests of our country at a time of nations!
peril, and who rresidea zt the birth of the atomic age, we hase
this evervhelming responsibility fo mankind. As citizens, we
saw chat the people were wholly unaware of the supreme impli-
cations of this new nour, mainly because of the necessities of
military security. We are not men of setion,.tre consideration
of these fsetorse forced us out of Inacticn,"
Under the sub-heading "Speak Pravely, S-ys Einstein’
this artic!s stated further that Dr. Einstein had snecifiecally
appealed for fingneial aid; further that meney ecculid be sent
directly ‘o Dr. Albert Einstein, Emergency Committee of Atomic
Scientists, pipineston, New Jersey. Further that gifts rangine
from #2 to £10,000 had been sent in to Dr. Binstcin; together
with Dr, Einstein on the Emergency Ccmmittee for leading
Seientists of the Atomic Energy Field was Dr. Hens Retie, Dr.
Edward Cordon, Pr. Leo Szilard and Dr. Hereld Urey.
This article stated further that Dr. Einstein wrote
“Seience has broucht forth this danrer but the real pretlem is
infthe minds snd hearts of men. We will not change the hearte
off other men by mechanisms, but by changing our hearts and
staking bravely. When we sre clear in our heart and mind-onky
tien shall ve find courage to surmount the fear which haunts ‘the
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