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harm just among our professional friends
McNabb did the questioning and seemed astonished that everything in the situation of the Tariff on bakelite is not so simple as it appears
Then long conference with Washburn about critical tables and bakelite products. Promised cooperation on our part. Then went to see House Editor of Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. Repeated to him what I had already told yesterday to Manning that U.S. is the only country which never gives a distinction nor offers formal public thanks to men who have rendered public service to their country as chemists, engineers etc
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That here they only receive reproaches. - never thanks altho many have sacrificed their own interests to serve the country at low pay. That we ought to take the initiative in a case such as that of Alsberg or Stratton and that the Engineering Societies or Chemical Societies of the U.S ought to set an example to the Government.
Howe knows of a good man for lecturing on bakelite and similar educational work A certain [[strikethrough]] Mr H [[/strikethrough]] Dr. Howe has done such work for Line Mfrs association but they are not progressive enough to see the value of the work and his term of employment is nearly up. Arranged for meeting him