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Albert Einstein — Part 14

44 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: Public Figures · Topic: Albert Einstein · 44 pages OCR'd
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oe Y Mr. Tolsow § Mr, Ladd___ C: Mr. Nichols Mr. Belmont_—_ Er. Cleez Br. Glavin Mr. Herso - . Rosen MM. Tracy . ~- - a . : . Ba . Crerty : ee Soe oo . vidlates the Mr. Mokr ty,’ Einstein Adtises EINSTEIN COUNSELS! 3 9] 3 ‘Refaseto Testify,’ Einstein Advises ELD,| 2°. gf Be. Winterrowd . =e _ Pen a) 7 Fal 7 ; if Oc wh moans take this grav Tele. Room___—_. 1. —. Intellectuals Called In by Congress “REKUDK 10 TESTIFY EOE FE Mo: Holloman : - - aan which 4 ia ‘inten Mise Gandy. By LEONARD BUDEE . eae - oF Continued From Pagel : ag _—____ ——_— “Hinstein,-in-a letter the postacript that ft need not be ae et imade-publie yesterday, said thet|consldered confidential, ‘| i@-#ervice course for teachers am] “pg mass fi . every intellectual called before a! Reached by telephone at his [renged by the Board niques of in: considered “‘co Congressional investigating com-|:.ome in Princeton, N, J., Dr. Ein-, tercultural Teachin g.” waa criti- First meovined ~~ i hich, | mittee should refuse to testify, andistein confirmed the letter, w | Heized by a committee witness as), Mr. Frauenglass said yeaterday “must be prepared for jail and|was read to hin. He said, in re-| being “against the interests of the|¢@@t Dr. Einstein also mentioned i hort, for the|sponse to a question, that he would | , in the letter that intellectuals’ sacrifice of ae personal welfare in|refuse to testify if called before a, j ee Bates. , ’ titational should not seek the protection of the interest of the cultural welfare/ Congressional committee. a cipled bom WHO as Fifth Amendment in " . ‘ Mr, Frauengiess, @ high school] : grounds I refused to answer quea- testify. However, the teacher, of his country. : , j{tons as to political affiliations,”|S8ld thet Dr. Einstein agreed to’ He declared that “it ia shameful|teacher for ‘more than twenty: lr.” rauenglasa wrote, noting|*!8 request to delete this state-| ‘for a blameless citizen to submit inet year eaten a to anne that he nqw faced dismissal under seer Ce ane enother copy; to such an inquisition,” and that/O™ “ay 4 j Section 903 of the City Charter.| Tne teacher added that an Mon. “this kind of inquisition violates mie te ae he an inet hin | This section yecates the positions|day morning he had traveled to the spirit of the Constitution.” aaa Sneornt gible noncon- i ot city employes who refuse to Princeton, and although he did not @ world's foremost physicist * . _|) anawer official questiong by plead-/have an appointment, wag permit- made his views Known i an ¢x- formist’ in a “remote field of en ° as the protection of the Fifth ted to see Dr, Einstein. He anid . deavor” that no Senatorial com-j! Amendment to the Constitution. he had told the scientist of his in- change of correspondence with a i tention a ge mittee had ag yet felt impelled tof? | 4 ‘A statement from you,” the ention make public letter, New York teacher of English who tanslia ~ bi. : . ae a a ee and he quoted Dr. Einstein s2v- Vacate. ‘rteacher’s letter said, “would be rf is facing dismissa] from the school ; . : ing thet he was prepared to y- aystem because of his refusal to The Brooklyn teocher fnen oe i most helpful in rallying educatore;jail if he should be called lated that on April e and the public to meet this new/an investigating committee. ‘Security subcommittee, a ul lect: heli : William Frauenglac of James had given tix yeare earlier an|!: Scientist Explains Views : MEitean High School, made public|™ ix years earlier #1 8") pr. Einstein's reply, dated May . i\, tf . > Dr. Einktein’s letter, which bore; Continued om Page 8, Ee ee Owe: as: | rey Thank you for your communica- |. ¥ L) | tion. By ‘‘remote field" I referred . ‘ to the theoretical foundations of ' physics. ‘ - . The problem with which the in- F tallactuale of this saguntrs ers erectus a_i e 1 confronted is very serious. The ny : / reactionary politicians have man- Ff aged to instill suspicion of all in- val | tellectual efforts into the public yi , by dangling before their eyes a \ | danger from without. Heving suc- { ceeded so far they are now pro- — : ceeding to suppress the freedom: \ VW of teaching and to deprive of t thair positions all those who do : ‘not prove submissive, L @., to starve them, \ What ought the minority of in- | tellectuals to do against this evil? . . Frankly, I can see only the revo ff p64 OF iy lutlonary way of non-cooperation of f woe f: e aense of Gandhi's. Every —_ Intellectual who is catled before SOT RECORPED | one of, the committees ought to NOTIN 301 : wae to tes .ios., he must be Prepared for jail and economic of 1953 Mor Erth o« ean 4 ruin, in short, for the sacrifice “a : i | of his personal welfare in the in - or aaa bot i terest of the cultural pelfare of _— bis county ma. 4 fusal estify must be CLIPPING FROM THE based on the gssertion that it i¢ A, LAG Y <a shameful for a blameless citizen 3 Y : to submit to such an inquisition ; eo oe ag AT. paren JUN Te Pesce Ae tchy Gg ey ‘\ eer a en pe A
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