July 4, 1919] 



SCIENCE 



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American delegates with the representatives 

 of the organizations of other countries, very- 

 cordial relations were established with those 

 associations. The resulting cooperation should 

 prove of immense value to international com- 

 merce, as well as effect a reduction in cost of 

 production in many fields. 



RESOLUTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FEDERA- 

 TION OF LABOR ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 



Whereas, scientific research and the tech- 

 nical application of results of research form a 

 fundamental basis upon which the develop- 

 ment of our industries, manufacturing, agri- 

 culture, mining, and others must rest; and 



Whereas, the productivity of industry is 

 greatly increased by the technical application 

 of the results of scientific research in phys- 

 ics, chemistry, biology and geology, in engi- 

 neering and agriculture, and in the related 

 sciences; and the health and well-being not 

 only of the workers but of the whole popula- 

 tion as well, are dependent upon advances in 

 medicine and sanitation; so that the value 

 of scientific advancement to the welfare of 

 the nation is many times greater than the cost 

 of the necessary research; and 



Whereas, the increased productivity of in- 

 dustry resulting from scientific research is a 

 most potent factor in the ever-increasing 

 struggle of the workers to raise their stand- 

 ards of living, and the importance of this fac- 

 tor must steadily increase since there is a 

 limit beyond which the average standard of 

 living of the whole population can not pro- 

 gress by the usual methods of readjustment, 

 which limit can only be raised by research and 

 the utilization of the results of research in 

 industry; and 



Whereas, there are numerous important 

 and pressing problems of administration and 

 regulation now faced by federal, state and 

 local governments, the wise solution of which 

 depends upon scientific and technical research; 

 and 



Whereas, the war has brought home to all 

 the nations engaged in it the overwhelming 

 importance of science and technology to na- 

 tional welfare; whether in war or in peace, 

 and not only is private initiative attempting 



to organize far-reaching research in these 

 fields on a national scale, but in several coun- 

 tries governmental participation and support 

 of such undertakings are already active ; there- 

 fore be it 



Resolved, by the American Federation of 

 Labor in convention assembled, that a broad 

 program of scientific and technical research is 

 of major importance to the national welfare 

 and should be fostered in every way by the 

 federal government, and that the activities of 

 the government itself in such research should 

 be adequately and generously supported in 

 order that the work may be gTeatly strength- 

 ened and extended; and the Secretary of the 

 Federation is instructed to transmit copies of 

 this resolution to the President of the United 

 States, to the president pro tempore of the 

 Senate, and to the speaker of the House of 

 Eepresentatives. 



NATIONAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS 



The National Besearch Council announces 

 further appointments to national research 

 fellowships in physics and chemistry. Pre- 

 viously six appointments were announced — 

 three in chemistry and three in physics. The 

 object of the National Research Council in 

 maintaining a system of research fellowships 

 is to promote fundamental research in physics 

 and chemistry primarily in educational insti- 

 tutions in the United States. Fellowships are 

 awarded to persons who have demonstrated a 

 high order of ability in research for the pur- 

 pose of enabling them to conduct investiga- 

 tions at educational institutions which make 

 adequate provisions for research in physics 

 and chemistry. The new appointments are as 

 follows : 



In Chemistry 



Warren C. Vosburgh, of New Tork City. 

 B.S. Union, '14; A.M., '16; Ph.D., Columbia, 

 '19. Research assistant to the professor of 

 chemisti-y at Columbia University for the past 

 six months. 



George Scatchard, of New Tork City. A.B. 

 Amherst '13 ; Ph.D., Columbia, '17. Formerly 

 research assistant to the professor of chem- 

 istry at Columbia University and instructor 



