Evening star., 1933-09-26

Prof. sEinstein, an exile in England
centers the attention Of the world upor
the plight Of the prescribed In Germany
and arouses comment upon the cause
of pac!nsm. renounced by its hitherto
most ardent supporter.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram re-
CARDS the incident as but one more ex.
political power and inventive genius
History" says this paper, "is made ur
Of succession of Einsteins and Hitlers
The latter Is q political power. The
former Is the embodiment of educa-
tional progress. The one, in this in
stance, banishes the other from his ma
tive land. It hasn't been so long age
that his mathematical theories would
have brought him the reward given
Copernicus-the stake and the faggots
In this case the excuse Is that the edu-
Gated person belongs to a taboo race in
Germany. The importance lies in the
fact that civilization permits racial and
religious prejudices to have places In
the political government"
Only books, music and drama that
the government approves have not been
banned; only artists, educators, scien-
lists and scholars that the government
approves have not been exiled. There
is little left of Germany's fine tradi-
tions." concludes the Dayton Daily
News in regreting that Germany Is
throwing away much Of the good will
built up under the republic"
The Oakland Tribune calls it "a queer
commentary on the modern disturbed
time when q man may be convicted of
knowing too much and be threatened
because, as q Jew, he lived In Germany
where he impressed the world with his
brilliance," and the Lincoln State Jour-
nal, remarking on the situation, feels
that perhaps the advance civilization
has made is not so great after ALL"
rs 1t politics. ambition or intoler-
ance," asks the State Of Columbia, s
G., "or Is 1t all three that keeps q man
OF Or. Albert Einstein's character and
ability so bufeted about that people
speak Of the great scholar as q man
without q country?'"
Speaking Of Einstein's advice to the
Belgian students to be ready for de-
Tense OF country, the Baltimore Sun il
OF the opinion that perhaps there are
some extreme paciflsts who will berate
DR.. Einstein for modifying his views
sumciently to write letter to a Belgian
pacinst advising Belgians to accept
military service with the Sentiment oi
q contribution toward securing Euro
pean civilization But q man who de-
spite his magnificent contribution to
human knowledge, is an exile from his
own country with a reputed price on
his head has Is good Q right as any tc
a change OF view," feels this writer.
The Chicago Tribune remarks tina,
Dr: Einstein, as a refugee has discov-
ered another law, which, he finds. Is
that wars may be caused by a Just sense
OF lntolerable wrong, the cause appear
ing to be just and the condition in
tolerable to the person who will fight
rather than endure. The doctor may
tivity."
Several papers describe Einstein'a
conversion as q triumph for reality. The
Youngstown Daily Vindicator believes
that "the world win respect DR.. Elm
stein for abandoning the cause Of
pacifism. He is proving to it, as others
have done before him, that when the
right kind of man finally comes to
choose between what he has considered
to be an ideal Of conduct and the harsh
reality OF life, he will admit that he was
wrong and accept the reality" THE
sincere paciflst Is an extremist" COM
ments the Cincinnati Times-Star. He
does not, like the half-baked variety,
oppose ell but wars Of aggression
against the native land-a question:
begging procedure. No rdoes he salve
his conscience BY making IN exception
Of wars In which foreign troops are &c.
tualy iAnded o. the home sou H