The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-04-06
Personal Glimpses of
Einstein, the Man
"INTERNATIONALISM is WORLDS
GREATEST NEED" SAYS GREAT
SCIENTIST.

fishes the following copy-rirhted in
terview with Professor Albert Elm
stein, who reached this country on the
S. $. Rotterdam as n member of the
European Zionist delegation. His spe.
cial mission is to interest American
Jews in the Hebrew University which
is planned for Jerusalem. Professor
Einstein said:
Too much nationalism-thnt is the
disease from which mankind is suffer
ing today. To become normal again the
world must return to its pre-war in
ternationalism Such is the diagnosis
of Europe's and the worlds ills by
t;ermany's foremost physical scientist,
Albert Einstein, discoverer of the Elm
stein theory of relativity.
had come to Prof. Einstein to hear
what he had to say about plight of
German science" Il subject which just
then occupied much space in the news
papers of Berlin. Prof. Einstein, how
EVER, spoke not of science but of hu-
manity.
"Of course" lie said, "science is
suffering from the terrible effects of
the war. but it is humanity that should
be given first consideration. Human
ity is suffering in Germany, every
where in Eastern Europe as it has
not suffered in centuries.
Humanity" he continued. ''is suf-
feiing from too much and too narrow
n conception of nationalism. The pres
cnt wave of nationalism, which at the
slightest provocation or without pro-
vocation passes over into chauvinism,
is n sickness.
..The internationnlism that existed
before the war, before 1914, the in
ternationalism of culture, the cosmo-
politanism of commerce and industry,
the broad tolerance of ideas-this in
ternationalism was essentially right
There will be no peace on earth. the
wounds inflicted by the war will not
leol until this interuatiOnalism is re-
stored Il ~ - -. ~, q
..Does this imply that you oppose
the formation of small nations?
Not i'm the least" he replied In
tcrnationalism as 1 conceive it implies
n national relationship between coun-
tries n sane union and understanding
letweep nations. mutual cooperation,
mutual advancement without interfer-
cnce with n country.s customs or in
nor life"
..AuI how would you proceed to
bring back this internationalism that
existed prior to 1914?"
.uere" he said. lis where science
scientists and especially the scientists
of America. can be of great service to
humanity Scientists, and the scien-
fists of America in the first place,
must he pioneers in this work of re
storing internationalism.
.Amcricn Is already in advance OF
,,u other nations in the matter of in
ternotionalism. 1t has what might be
called an international psyche" The
cxtcnt Of Americans loaning to inter
natiomlism was shown by the initial
success of wilson's ideas of interna
tiono,ism. the popular acclaim they
met with the American people.
"Thot Wilson failed to carry out his
ide,s is beside the point. The Ell
tbusiasm with which the preaching Of
These ideas by Wilson was received
shows the state of mind of the Amer
loan nuhIic. IT shows it to be inter-
nationally inclined. American scien-
,;Sts sbonld be among til. first to at.
temnt to deyelop these ideas of inter.
n,tion,lism and TO help carry them
forward For the world, and that
,noons Americo also needs n return to
;p+orra t;onoI friendship. The work Of