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Albert Einstein — Part 14
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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___—_.
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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,
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<a shameful for a blameless citizen
3 Y : to submit to such an inquisition ;
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