The Nenana daily news., 1919-06-17
DISCUSSIONS AT SCIENCE MEET ID
 BE INTERESTING

prices soaring now, how will the world be fed when wars end and science stiles plaques, epidemics and disease and the population grows from it's present 1875, 5,000,- 900 to billions? Herbert c. Hoover is busy now making the world food stretch around, but food for the future billions will be discussed here June 19 to P, when about four hundred world renowned scientists will gather.
 This is but one of the problems to be discussed by the members of the Pacific division of the Ameri- can Association for the Advance ment of Science in session here then. Their answer to the food question will be: "Go to Sea!'
 They will have a projected ex- ploration of the North Pacific ocean, from whence may come, they believe, more food than the world has ever before heard of.
 Speaking of this, one of the scientists arranging the program said:
 'Very little is known of the re- sources of the Pacific ocean or of any ocean. for that matter. When it is stated that the organic productivity of the ocean very probably exceeds that of the land the significance of scientific ex- ploration in this field becomes ap- parent
 Tn the vision of the scientists, the ocean, that great source of life in this planet, may yet prove to be our main reliance for food and sustenance.
 When the population of the world, freed by science from the ravages of disease and wars, shall continue to increase even more rapidly than it has hitherto, and the limits of agriculture have been reached, we may yet find in mother ocean the final impulse that will carry civilization on to its goal. This indeed is visionary. We shall at least through this projected ex- ploration extend the boundaries of human knowledge and add greatly to the wealth of man.
 This subject is of vital interest to the peoples of the Pacific area, and it is proposed to set forth the possibilities of the undertaking n Ia symposium under eight headings or topics. Specialists qualified by experience will present the prob lens involved and the advantages to be gained through investigations in their respective fields
 An interesting and significant feature of the meeting will be 2 symposium on Scientific Education in a Democracy" arranged under seven topics, each presented by a speaker of distinction.
 Discussing plans for this, g scien- tist said:
 'The experience of the war has served to bring science into the foreground, Seized upon and ex- plotted by medieval monarchy for the aggrandizement of the few and the destruction of liberty and democracy, it was realized before long that science is after all com mon property, and flourishes best where greatest freedom exists.
 Tt was presently found that our scientific resources only needed to be mobilized and co-ordinated to vastly excel the vaunted science of Germany, where every effort in research was under the surveillance of the state and directed to serve the purposes of military oligarchy. The winning of the war was dis tinctly triumph of science, and a demonstration of democratic eff ciency.
 Science has ever been fighting against restraint. The very es- sence of scientific progress is free dom; freedom and opportunity for the individual mind to grow and