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have for mutual understanding and confidence. 

 Science has few equals among the other disci- 

 plines in this respect. Therefore, (I) make 

 a plea for internationalism in science, not 

 only for the material things it can do in re- 

 ducing friction by raising the standard of 

 living but in providing a culture which could 

 be common to all people. 



In more recent times because of what is now commonly recognized as 

 a growing gap between developed and developing countries. Dr. Glenn T. 

 Seaborg has summed up the reasoning this way: 



The world has reached a stage where substan- 

 tial interdependence among developed and de- 

 veloping countries is essential to the ful- 

 fillment of human needs. We need to match 

 limited global natural resources for provid- 

 ing energy, materials, food, and water with 

 the requirements of (growing populations). 

 Too many people have too little food, are 

 poorly clothed, live in inadequate houses, 

 and have abysmal health care. We need to 

 raise their levels of existence manyfold. 

 The more affluent, meantime, face an uncer- 

 tain future because of the stresses on 

 their economies by the cost of energy. 

 Everyone, meantime, will suffer from de- 

 teriorating environments. 



In these efforts, chemistry, perhaps the 

 most utilitarian of all sciences, ... must 

 play a vital role. Success will call for 

 much greater international cooperation. 

 Humanitarian instincts may be a significant 

 motivating force, but inevitably so will our 

 own self-interest. The economic and social 

 futures of the advanced and the developing 

 countries are inexorably entwined. 



Evidence from the CHEMRAWN Conferences 



Just about everyone may readily admit that ACS participation in in- 

 ternational meetings helps foster a favorable climate for ACS products 

 and services; keeps us as American chemists and chemical engineers up to 

 date on important research and development findings in other countries; 

 helps us keep the American chemical industry strong; and contributes to 

 scientific, technological, and economic progress in developing countries. 

 We might still well ask for concrete evidence that we do indeed enjoy 

 these benefits. 



