The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-08
LABORATORY
AND SHOP
Notes or Science and Technology

/ Jews or Negroes, the workers are
diverted from the class struggle TO
race struggle that divides their
forces. Similarly as an excuse TO cut
down on hygienic and welfare ex.
penditures, the Nazi theory Of race
publication "a piece of pure hooey
is advanced. Human suffering is
glorified as natural selection" and
the whole structure Of social wels
fare that the German workers built
up over period Of fifty years is
ruthlessly scrapped.
In an address before the Third
International Congress Of Eugenics
in 1882, one of the leading Ameri-
can geneticists, H. M. Muller, dem-
onstrated how the contradictions Of
capitalism are quite irreconcilabls
with the consciously directed bio~i
logical betterment Of man. Capi-
talism perpetuates the gross and
artificial inequalities Of the social
environment. Unable to control, or
better, the genetic values Of man,
fascism sets as its goal "the mould
ing Of morally steadfast and religi>
Gus people who fill the place in
life assigned TO them; in other
words, it intends to reduce the
workers to serfdom.
Control over the biological bet
terment Of man can come only in a
society that is organized for the
collective good of mankind and rec
ognizes the materialistic basis of its
existence. ut is encouraging to see,
Professor Muller recently re-
ported, that in the Soviet Union
such studies are under way, free
from the distortions which capt.
talism entails, and utilizing in
beginning way the larger scale co.
operative methods so necessary for
this tremendous undertaking"
Another white Mans Burden
THE history Of exploration Is in-
timately bound up with the
search for new markets, the need
for naval bases, and other charac=
teristics of capitalism. In the past
few years, there has been an
epidemic of exploring parties in
Asia (sent out under scientific dis
guise), who, while looking for fossils
and lost cities, also look for trans
portation and communication
routes, oil, metals, airplane bases,
and whatever else is necessary for
the war preparations Of the i'm
perialists.
Such an expedition, headed by an
Australian anthropologist, e. w. P.
Chimney, stumbled upon some "lost
people" in New Guinea. These same
people were seen and studied by a
German, DR.. Hermann Detzner,
who was formerly an official in
these pre-war possessions of Ger
many in the Far East. In 1914,
when there was feverish activity
among explorers comparable to
their activity today, DR.. Detmer
discovered the high plateau describ-
ed by Mr.. Chimney and visited two
or three of the tribes who lived
there. Some 100000 people live on
the 5000 miles of grassy, fertile
plateau country which differs COM
pletely from the swamps and
jumgles that surround it.
In typical British Civil Service
style, Mr.. Chimney spoke gravely-
of "the big responsibility" involved
in adding 100000 more victims to
British imperialism, and Of making
sure they won't be exploited" To
keep the natives from "exploita-
tion," British law and order and
policemen and taxes have already
been introduced. Mr.. Chimney
made it clear that there would be
no trouble, unless gold is found in
the new lands. Then it will be diff
cult to keep the country for the
natives" Since some gold has all
ready been found, the native in.
habitants will soon be submitted to
the holy trinity of imperialism,
syphilis, religion, and exploitation
in the mines.