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ie ae OD ae Lape ree Nu ewe Oo be psp ae aow Mp ord tas tt et 7 JA 1 bh a tw ' Wwreow w i wDally Worker" under the caption "26 United States Leaders On February 27, 1950 an article appeared in the Flay Militerism in Schcols" which stated that 26 prominent Americans asserted that t#@ militarism had jnvaded the nations achools and colleges to an alarming degreee They called for an immediate about-face. According to the article the 26 Americans included such men a8 @uthor Louis Bromfield, Scientist Albert Einstein, Methodist. Bishop Ger2ld Kennedy and Fresident Jares Ge Patton of the National Farmers Unione . The article stated that their 80 page report accused the Defense Department of an “ominous effort" to spread militarism philosephy among the country's youths" According to the article it was 8 third in a series of reports sponscred by the National Council Against Conscription ou Militarism in Americae According to the article, they said that the Department was making " systematic and well«financed efforts - - ~ to penetra te and influence civilian educational life of Anerica"se. Its goal, they said, was te influente. friends for the military and get. across the idea that preparedness for war was the best road to peacte The report further stated, according to the article, that the desperate need of the world for peace required e type of leadership which could be attained only throvgh the spirit of free inquiry unhamperec by narrow military considerationss 62-82878-A (4éy CHB :nab