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~$oPatise ty ty at 0 f : al i ; 23 ~ ™ Fhe October 18, 1948 issue of the “Newark Evening, News” carried 4. an article under the caption "Defends U. §, Scientist’ with the sub!:cading +? of ‘Federation Names Cominittee to Combat ‘Vicious Type of Character -5 Assassination'" which stated that the Fec:ration «f American Scientists, mB representing more than 4,000 members cfithat day announced the - reation : Ng of a scientists committee on loyalty problems to combat "the vicious types eg of character assassinations" levied at Dr. Edward U. Cendon, Director of b, 21 the National Brreau of Standards. ay 23 Th. articie stated thet Prefes<ur Henrs cs Wolf Sing th 0 j rine. on ¥ - University; acting as spokesman for the jifteen-mon committce, © it chat the Federation backed a three-fold program which included provisions for competent leg2) counsel to individual scicrtists summoned to Congressional hearings, standardization of legal procedvre involved and *liminations of ““black'isting" a scientist from general employment, . The article continued that to pursue these ends, the Federation had nominated W. A. Higgenbotham of Biookhiver National Lebcratory as chairnion of the group, vhich inciuded Dr, Atbert Einstein, Dr. Luther P, Eisenhart, dean emeritus of Princeton's Graduate: school and others. S, The Octobes 19, 1948 issue of the “Irenton Times” in an article €ntitled “Loyalty Clearance Froblems Taken Up by Scientists" also contained the above information, Novourk memmorancuin dated j 2-49 wit enclosed mowspaper lipobess Re: "Federation of Ameijean Scienti.'s; Internal Security -C." 100-344452-239 (23) SY 121-21:064-2 (26) ‘Washington Evening Etar, 19-]P-bf 2) (the fervard Grinses 19 5-4e) ‘ (i 2 ryvard Crinse» -~1i5-4 CMB ih ST 1OC-34Ws52-A (23) ( Washington Post 1’ Spe) SI 100-3444 7o-K ; (23) (Washington Times Herald 1 -18-4°) SI 190- pe 230 "343 (32) (New York Pires 10-12- HED t we ee ee ~—— — bstctetiiael : . . oy Fn: ao ee er ae ae .t ar hy Ns . : ”