TASK FOR SCIENTISTS
AFTER THE WAR
MR. CHURCHILL'S MESSAGE TO CONFERENCE
(Rec. 12.40 p.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 26
A message from the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, was read when the three-day conference on science and the new world order was opened in London today under the auspices of the British Association. .. ..
"One of our objects in fighting this war," Mr. Churchill said, "is to maintain the right of free discussion and interchange of ideas. In contrast to the intellectual darkness which is descending on Germany, the freedom our scientists enjoy is a valuable weapon to us, for superiority in scientific /development is a vital factor in the preparation of victory. The presence of representatives of so many different nations is striking proof of the universal desire for liberty of thought which all the power of the Gestapo will never entirely stamp out. It will take a long time for the civilised Powers to repair the trail of material and moral havoc which the Germans leave behind them. It will require all the resources of science. But I look forward to the day when the scientists of every nation can devote all their energies to the common task."
The conference opened under the chairmanship of Sir Richard Gregory, with a discussion on "Science in Gov-ernment."—-8.0.W.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 77, 27 September 1941, Page 9
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213TASK FOR SCIENTISTS Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 77, 27 September 1941, Page 9
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