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Albert Einstein — Part 1
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Against Conscription issued a warning that America cannot remain democratic
4f the present trend toward military control of our institutions contimes.
(Washington Post article, 1-19-10, 1A
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Einstein made an address by telephone to a group of 3,000 Jews
assembled in New York on October 26, 1942 under the sponsorship of the Jewish
Counedl of Russian War Relief. He called on the Jews to give fullest aid to
the Soviet Union and lauded the scientific achievements of the UBSR. He said
the Russian Government honestly labored to promote international security.
4s a Jew, Einstein explained the Soviet Union was the only country in which
equality was not an empty phrase “but a standard followed in actual life.®
(Daily Worker, 10-27-)2, 100-3-A)
On November 11, 1947, the Foreign Press Association of the United
Bations made an award to Einstein as Chairman of the Emergency Committes of
Atomic Scientists “in recognition of his valiant efforts to make the world
nations understand the need of outlawing atomic energy as a means of war.*
(Jamary, 1948 issue of *Bulletin of the Atomic
Scientists," 100~35006h-19)
In the February, 19,8 issue of "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists”,
Einstein wrote an article expressing the opinion that the United States seeks
a genuine solution to the security problem; that the veto power in the Security
Council has been abused but that United States loans to other countries are
potential weapons in our politics and represent a real danger. In conclusion,
he aaid the danger of annihilation faces all nations and justifies the idea
of "World Government." (100-35006),-20)
The February 21, 19,8 issue of "The German-American® published an
article in which renowned American personages, including Einstein, took a
stand against the militarization of the United States and in particular
against universal military training. "The German-American" was characterised
by the California Comittee on Un-American Activities in 198 as Commnist
controlled, (100-27970l-119)
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