they do not have it. They vould
lose in conventional warfare: a
conventional army must be relati
vely large and v>ell-equipped,
and they are not. They vould
lose in a war of propaganda: to
be successful, they would need
control over at least a part of
the established media of communi
cation, and they can not get it.
Finally, neither Lefcourt’s
Marxism nor Terhune’s "revolu
tionary idealism is informed by
any well-defined ethical code,
whether it be Christian, humanist
or something else, l^ile it is
true that Mr. Terhune’s "revolu
tion of life" involves social and
political change, it is also true
that, if it is to have any lastin
effect, if it is not to fall back
into an oppression of its own,
it must be guided by a definite
ethical system which has as its
aim the enrichment of man's
inner life. Sadly, such a system
is lackig at this time.
In a later issue, some thought^
on what can be done.
AUSTIN
QUIP OF THE DAY
"One of the most potent and
far-reaching influences stirring
up discontent, race prejudice
and class hatred in this coun
try is the large number of radi
cal newspaper and other publica
tions which are given wide cir
culation. Many of these publi
cations frankly urge the over
throw of the govenment. The
editors of these papers and the
v^riters of these books have a
subtle way of placing these pro
grams before their readers, but
their readers understand \ hat
is meant."
A, Mitchell Pdlmer
U.S. Attorney General, 1919
"I'* '•i'*
A LITTLE learning
"It's no secret that LSD,
marijuana, mescaline, STF, and
even Screaming IeIloV\? 2,onkers
are sold openly at rock festival^
across the country,"
Oklahoma Governor
Dewey Bartlett
{defeated for re-election.)
V,"
«'!- -1' n"
THE industrial ENVIRONMENT
(Part one of two parts)
(News Analysis)
(CPS)—This W'eek nearly 400
very special Americans wall die
needlessly. Not in Indochina,
not in airplane accidents, not
on the nation's highways.
They'll die on the job, in Ameri
can industry. In the tv.enty-
five years since Uorld ' ar II,
America's factories, foundries,
mills, plants and shops have
been killing their workers at
the incredible average rate of
about 15j000 per year. In
addition, every day 8,500 workers
are disabled on the job. Every
day, more than 27?000 workers
are injured on the job. And
every year, some 390,000 workers
contract occupational diseases,
many of which are crippling,
chronic, or fatal.
That this carnage still goes
on and the conditions i.hich cause
it are not eliminate is a damning
indictment of corporate indif-
erence, governmental inefficiency
and, until recently, labor apathy,
But the move to clean up and
make safe the industrial environ
ment, where some eighty million
v\Jorking Americans spend half
their v.aking hours, is beginning.
Small groups of union members,
college students, environmen
talists, doctors, scientists, and
even legislators are coming to
gether to form strong, active
alliances. The problems are im
mense; the obstacles formidable.
But the many horrigying hazards
of .America's workplaces have en
gendered great dedication among
the new crusaders for the health
and safety of Aimerican wiorkers.
A few sleeted examples of the
lethality and toxicity of in
dustrial environments may demon-