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‘Mr. Telson——__ Mr. Ladd__ ‘Mr. Nichole___— ‘Mr. Belmont th ‘for a blameless citizen to submit) “change of correspondence with « Intellectuals Called in by Congress By LEONARD BUDEB . Dr._Albert Einstein, -in- a letter made public yesterday, said that) every intellectual called before al Congressional investigating com- mittee should refuse to testify, and “must be prepared for jail and) economic ruin, in short, for the sacrifice of his personal welfare in) the interest of the cultural welfare; of his country.” . ‘He declared that ‘St ia shameful to such an inquisition,” and that) “this kind of inquisition violates) the spirit of the Constitution.” ‘The world's foremost physicist, made his views known in an ex- New York teacher of English who} is facing dismissal from the school} system because of his refusal to teatify before the Senate Internsl| Security subcommittee. The teach- the postacript thet tt need not conaldered confidential. Reached by telephone at his tome in Princeton, N. J., Dr. Ein-, stein confirmed the letter, which, was read to hin. He said, in re-, sponse to a question, that he would; refuse to testify if called before a) Congressional committee. Mr, Frauenglass, & high school } teacher for ‘more than twenty- three yeara, wrote to Dr. Binstein! ¢ lon May 9 and referred to a state-' ment the scientist had made re- cently in which he described him-| self as’ “an incorrigible noncon-| } formist” in a “remote field of en-|* deavor” that no Senatorial com-| mittee had ag yet felt impelled to| fe. \, ‘The Brooklyn teacher then re-!;, lated that on April 24 he had been! called before the Senate sul mittee ag a result of lect ‘William Frauenglar of James High School, made public tein's letter, which bore, Mi Dr. had given six years earlier Continued om Page 8, Col z OLIPPING FROM THE Roy... NY, TIMES vaten JUN 1.2 1953. FOBWAKLME Ex a. ¥, viel nels! nl! “Refaseto Testity,’ Einstein Advises BINSTEIN COUNSELS: fy jRBRUSE 70 TESTIFY Ie * Continued From Page 1 in-service course for teachers are| ranged by the Board of Education. ‘The course, on “Techniques of In-| tercultural Teaching,” was criti- 4 s “On principled ‘constitutional ‘grounds I refused to answer quea- {[tons .as to political affiliations”! Mr, Frauenglass wrote, noting) ptt he nqw faced dismissal under] {Section 903 of the City Charter. This section vecates the positions| tot city employes who refuse to) mg the protection of the Fifth) Amendment to the Constitution. answer official questions by plead-| q y Plead tere ‘&r. Cierz. Br. Glavin. ‘Mr. Harbo. . Rosen. » Tracy——.- Mr. Biro. PEs 7 2 i uEEES he had told the scientist of his ine “A statement from you,” the Dr. Einstein's reply, dated May Dear rs Praueopiaas: ir. ue ‘Thank you for your communica- tion, By “remote field’ i referred ' to the ‘theoretical foundations of ; Physics. ‘The P epblem with hich tellecttale of ‘hich tbe fo. ‘What ought the minority of in- telectuaig to go ageiuat this evit® Frenkly, T ean eee only the revo- utlonary way of hon-cooperation one of the committees ought to refuse to testify, 1. ¢., he must be | Prepared for jail and economic ruln, tn short, Por the sacrifice personal welfare in the a j treet ort the cultural his coun} WO etoae ae ' en “ite setertion ‘hat it it i tention to make public ing tha he guoted Dr. Binst fi fle Fi NOT RECORDED QS, JUN 30 1953 My. Winterrowd. Tele. Room Mr. Holloman—. Miss Gandy——~