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Albert Einstein — Part 14
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NEW YORK, June 12 —-The Tracy
New Yerk Times says today Dr. Gearty
Al Eins wrote to a New
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“every intellectual” called before ( | p Winterrowd —
Sommnt mittee should inveruae te J Tele. Room —
testify. a Holloman ——
The newspaper says the Ein- ‘ Sizoo ——___
stein Jetter was made public by, Miss Gan dy —
Wiliam Frauenglass, who now
_ faces dismizsal from his teaching
‘Job because he refused to testify
before the Senate Internal
Security subcommittee. : :
The Times sald that Dr. Ein-°
' gtein, reached at his Princeton
* (NL J.) home by telephone, con-
firmed he had written the letter .
: and told the newspaper that he, :
himself, would refuse to testify
if called before a co
committee.
, ««» “Prepare for Buin.” =;
The world's foremost physicist’
wrote, in part: .
“Every intellectual who is
called before one of the com-,
mittees ought to refuse to testify,
{.e., he must be prepared for jail
and economic ruin, in short, for
the sacrifice of his personal wel-
fare in the interest of the wa
_ tural welfare of his coun’ _
, Dr. Einstein added: © “s .
. “This refusal to testify must
' ‘be based on the assertion that
_ §t is shameful for a blameless
eitizen to submit to such an in- , -
—
wom
quisition and that this kind of 5 / “pa ot @ je
inquieion violates the spirit ‘ot ” - A ge _— ff,
the Ci tution. Ne
: . “If enough people are ready ° nore RECORDED
to take this grave step they will | oF. JUL 7 1953
be successful. It not, then the
{intellectuals of this country de-
‘serve nothing Setter than the,
slavery which “is intended _ fori
them.”
Advocates Ghandi Methed.”
Dr. Enstein said he ould Bee
only one course for tntellectuals,
“the eration in ae of oan;
co-operation in 2 pepe
_Ghandi's.” —; 4
. The letter ended with ry "poste:
-geript saying the comununbsation
“need not be considered:
: Mr, Frauenglass said rey ;
stein letter was a reply 40 oné
che wrote to the scientist Asking
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