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A ‘CATASTROPHE THAT MUST BE PREVENTED’ - "The health of hundreds, if not thousands, of human beings has been or will be seriously affected by radioactive materials already liberated." Dr. Charles C. Price, Chairman of !ederation of American Scientists, Dec. 1h, 1956. NGeneticists. . . all come out with the unanimous conclusion that the potential danger is gréat." ~- From report, The Biological Effects of Atomic Radiation, by the National Research Council. of the Naticnal Academy of Sciences, June, 1956. -"British scientists estimated tonight that a hydrogen bomb exploded high in the atmosphere might eventually preduce bone cancer in 1,000 persons: for each explosive unit in the bomb equivalent te a millicn tons of TNT.... The report (by the Atomic Scientists! Association) said; ‘These thousand casualties would be spread all over the world and occur in the course cof several decades. !"~- New York Times, April 17, 1957. i "Every increase in the existing danger through further creation of radioactive elements by atom bomb explosions (is) a catastrophe for the human race, a ca- astrophe that must be prevented." -- Dr. Alvert Schweitzer, April 23, 1957 ) tone of the undersigned are ready to take any part in any way in the manu- + facture, testing or use of atomic weapons." -- From statement signed by 18 of : Germany's leading physicists, among them 4 Nebel Prize winners, including & . Otto Hahn, the first physicist to split the atom. Suddeutsche Zeitung, a pril 13-14, 1957. . "Instead of the exhausting anc costly race toward ceath, the scientists of all nations and all faiths mst feel grave moral obligation to pursue the - noble aim of harnessing these energies for the service of man." -- Pope Pius ca XII, April 2h, 1957. , es 'The American Friends Servize Comittee wishes to associate itself with Dr. Albert Schweitzer's recent 4 al for the discentinuance of nuclear tests by all nations. We welcome tne growing public epinion that presses govern- ments to agree on ciscontimiance. Besides the biclogical dangers which he mentioned we would emphasica tne moral reasons which condemn both war and preparaticns for it." -- Hay J. Cadbury, Chairman, American Friends ervice Committee, April 27, 1957. : 7 ! This petition is being circulated by tneVAmerican Friends Service Committee, as { a public service. We invite you to add your nome te it. The signed petitions will be sent to Presideni. Bisenlower, and an announcanent cf the number of° i signers from each State will be sent tz him and to the members of Congress, and i released to the press. Signed pesitions shotld be returned to, end additional copies of this petition may be obtained free from the American Friends Service Committee, 1830 Sutter Street, San Franciseo 15, California. Centritutions to help meet the costs of ‘the petitions are welcome.