The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-05
Atomic Brain Storms
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slonf Have we destroyed every
piece OF German literature on the
subject Have We left no one
alive or nothing 20 read? Why
then 10 so much emphasis put on q
secrecy about the already known
that 1. is necessary to pass so
totalitarian an act as the May
Johnson Bill!
Again. to quote General Mar
shall:
The only effective defense a
nation can now maintain is the
power OF attack. And that power
cannor be in machinery alone.
There must be men to man the ma
chimes And there must be men
to come TO close grips with the
enemy and tear his operating base
and his productive establishment
away from him before the war can
end"
Granted that this is in a large
measure correct, how does that
Judgment affect our proposition
that American science should be
shackied by an Act OF Congress.
that American scientists shall only
be permitted TO do research under
license issued by a commission
while all the rest OF the world con-
tinues its researches unhampered?
How IL that statement related to
the purposes OF the May.Johnson
Bill?
Many American scientists OF note
have stated that the May-Johnson
Bill will make further research, not
only ir this but in many fields, i'm
possible. They also contend, and
this IS most significant, that Ger
man research in atomic fission led
the world up TO ten years ago when
the Nazis began 10 interfere with
II politically on a totalitarian basis
similar to the May-Johnson Bill.
Since then, German research has
receded and we ultimately defeat
ed them IN the race. Do these poll
/ ticians want TO produce the same
result as Hitler's in this country!
Have we defeated Hitler only to
| initiate his obscurantist methodist
This is no small matter and
should not be passed over lightly.
Men who are not qualified to read
a single report on this subject are
passing Judgment on what Is and
what is not secret about II. have
heard 4 claimed that they have
some scientists on their side and
that they requested these scientists
to help them draft this totalitarian
bill. II that Is true, let those par
ticular scientists stand up in open
meeting TO defend their position.
Up TO now. they seem to be all that
is secret about atomic fission.
General Marshall quotes General
Arnold TO tell why It is so import
Int that we do absolutely the right
thing about this maleyolent atom
and the entire problem OF directed
missiles. General Arnold said:
"a. We can direct rockets to tar
gets by electronic devices and new
instruments which guide them &C
curately TO souces OF heat. light,
and magnetism. Drawn by the
neart OF Dig factories, attracted Dy
the heat OF the furnaces. They are
so sensitive that in the space Of
large room they aim themselves to-
ward man who enters. In reaction
to the heat OF his body.
"All of these weapons and their
possible combinations make the air
approaches OF country the points
OF extreme danger. Many Ameri-
cans do not yet understand the
full implication OF the formless rub
BILE OF Berlin and OF the cities OF
Japan With the continued develop
ment OF weapons and techniques
now known to us, the cities OF New
York. Pittsburgh. Detroit. Chicago,
or San Francisco may be subject TO
humiliation from other continents
in a matter of hours"