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So ------Jokns-Manville------- Twc*rr-Tvo East Fortieth. Strict New York.N.Y. January 22, 1935 Ur. X. T. Judd, Secretary, Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., Bridgeport, Conn. Be: Xellon Institute of Industrial Research Symposium on Dost Problems______________ Dear Ur. Judd: jls I indicated to you over the taTephone this afternoon, I am enclosing a copy of a memorandum I prepared for Ur. Levis E. Brown regarding ay trip to Pittsburgh last Tuesday, January 15th, to attend the Symposium on Dust Problems held tinder the auspices of the Xellon Institute of Industrial Research. Very truly yours. 7B:T Znclosure JAl*$0 1535 Vandiver Brown Attorney V % .003217 U2KR1S1m RE:- KELLOI INSTITUTE 07 IH3US7RIAL RESEARCH SSfPOCnU 017 COST _______ --.--------- PRQSiars - Pittsburgh- iia.ig. i<m . * On or about Seceaher 12, 1934 tha ICallon Institute - or Industrial. Research addressed letters to aoae 65 industries . having Industrial disease problems Inviting than to attend a seating to be held under the auspices of the Institute on the ' 15th day el January* One of these Invitations eas receirad by < the Asbestos Institute end. although the Asbestos Institute did 'notaceept and eas not officially represented, T~ilms TTn tHIs . Corporation requested end obtained pemisaion to:send arepre- : aentartive. \ The'invitations expressly stated that attendance -at. this seating need entail no obligation** . ' `Johns Ysnrille eas represented at : the aeetlng by' the arltar of this aaanrsmlim. Approrlaately 250 people were present repesentlng orer 50 indhs tries which had acceptad the .Invitation of the Kalian Institute. .The Ballon Institute was greatly surprised at the raesrkahle response -end. It Is ay opinion that one eannotflad a better Indication of the serious nature of the problems it eas the purpose of'the seating to -disease*- ` - I ea* able to esoertaln that the Ballon Ihstitate had been prompted'to call the meeting by representative* of the sand end glass and the refractories industries* Represen tatives of-these industries conferred'eith Kr. E* H* teldleln, Director of the-Institute, end after advising Ida of the nature of their problem, of Its elds-spresd character and merocs aenerTng aspects, suggested the used, of ease form of -concerted action -on the pert of those ladnstrles presently or potentlslly involved* I understand that Br* 7*- V* Sherwood, TIee-Presidert of Ovens-Xttlaols Olaas Caepany and Sr*"Jtagar dtehia*, Pred- dent ef- -Aha Aarrlnan-Isfractorlaa-Institute,-*erv>tbe persons' 'who presented the situation -to-the Ballon Institute. Kr. Teidlcta,-ua behalf of the Institute, -agreed -to cooperate to 1 the extent of <-y the nesting - end having .the representatives "spend, a day la Pittsburgh as the guests of the Institute* There su sane preliminary discussion as to the possibility of usirg the--Ballon institute as a clear!rg house far infarentian end - research anon aspects of the nobles ooaaoa'to ladas^les - bach definite-rr--ftmnfi eare postponed until after, the holding of 'the ` - 'An lapresalvs list of experts specialising upon various `aspects of . the dust' problem attended the aeetlng and vn: puunt 1( EXHIBIT rxm -e'C52.}8 R /i I ``J '2' delivered addresses. Among these were Mr. X, C. Eirth, a lawyer associated with Williams, Evarsasa and Morgan, Toledo, Ohio, attorney* for Ovena-ILlinoia Glass Company; Dr. Eugaae P. Pendergrass of the X-ray Laboratory, University Hospital, Phila delphia; Sr. X. J. Sanaa, Assistant Medieal Slraetor of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Sr. R. R. Sayers, Medical Officer la Chars# of 0. 6. Public Health Herrlce; Professor Philip i. Drinker of the School of Public Health, Harvard Uni versity; Mr. P. Robertson Jonas, Geaaral Manager, Association of Casualty and Surety Exacutiraa; and Hr. Donald E. Camalaga, Assistant Director, Saranac Laboratory for Study of Tuberculosis. 2he addresses delivered by.these.specialists, togethe elth the open dlsonsslen that followed thee, revealed', among othe things, the very menacing character of the prohleat. Its eoaplez nature, 'the 'uncertainties attending aost of its aspects and the necessity of none fan of -united action by the afflicted iadustri * ^- It was recognised that y--`v aspects of the prohlen were peculiar-to special industries bat It ess equally evident that-other -aspect# .were conaon to all. - Tor exaaple, only too - fory af dust, naaaly, free silica and asbestos, ere definitely haoetf*to produce disabling fibrosis of the lung* Sven la the trass of'these dusts the nroblens resulting tharafhua ure euite dlffsrent since the fibrosis resoltiag Troa allies Is of a each earsiserloas character-then that-resulting fron asbestos la that the-former predisposes to tabercalosla and la each eore likely te have a fatal -tentnation. -On the other'band (and this illustrate ona of tbs aost sarloos aspects of the problem-that lsecaon to all dost producing lndnstrles) the fact that no other dost Is known to produce disability has not prevented entirely groundless dales aggregating -ellllons and eves hmlrcds of of ' dollars being brought against industries shleh have no silica or ' asbestos dost hoard.- Tor -srsepla. Dr. Laasa pointed out that no one .had <vwr malaaiasd-that gypsum dust was harmful and yet, nevertheless. :the gypsa industry had salts pending against It covering dsias-.la cneosa of four el UIon dollars. .. ..... f._ V- V-. ' i . /.- ' that m fallowing? to all (1) She etaaoa of aabuleacw chasing lawyers la . coeblnetlon with -unscrupulous doctors. The - * uncertainties scrrocnrilng dlsgnoule of any - . of the various fores of pasoecnoeoalosls era _ '-.-lab. easy -that a.^ueatloo of fact Is presented " . ---m every-ease. . Wi n.pt tsstlnoBV can be '. ' daeed.by both plaintiff and defendant and It .. ISTfbr the lory to dedda whose experts are 005239 3- correct la thtlr Interpretation*. In this decision, tbe jury 1* not likely to favor the opinion of the expert* produced by the aeployar. '. (2) The d#5ir*bllity of various dost . dlseeee* coapansable under properly drawn wurkasnfs ounoensstion lew*. . fine of the - . . : speakers stated that *the strunget bulwark - against future disaster for ladastey is the ansetnant of properly drawn occupational . . disease laglsletlon*. 8ueh legislation would : (a) allelaeta the jury ead-eapowar e Medical ' . Board to aaaa upon the a the ' disease end the extent of the disability; -. (b) ellwlnete the shyster lawyer end the .' quack doctor since fees would be strictly / - United by tbe lew; sad (c) permit the correct- - ' > . -lag of Initial Mistakes lathe --wnf of . awards by prodding for bssrlags to redaee * : ' or alinlaato swards If proof could be addneed - - that the clalnaat was not dlsahlsd or that ' " the extent-of his disability had been ewer---. . - ' ` C3) Problaas -of-rontilatlaa, dost oollectlag end - _ _oHw1mt1an, sad respiratory devleee. (X) `9 establishing of standards (a) for dost - - . - ` coonting and particle else -deternl nation, . - " (b) for the teklag of X-rays for diagnostic . ViV-r'- ana. and (e) for the Interpretation of the ' aandngs on the fUas so produced* - ' . At the close of the discussion a Sr. Sorts, Tice- Presidaotof Aaarican Befrectoriea Corporation, nede a aotioB that Mr. SUlian P. Xbat, Chalraan of tha nootlnf appoint a aam&ttaa who would aoulaate a group of indiddealt to serve as a oonlttee far the fbrnulatlaa at ways and aeons to bring about effective cooperation of eoae character between the wexioas Industries for Meeting end -f those phases of tbs dust problen eoaaa to ell* ' This notion. was oarried end a Sanitating Caanlttee appointed whleh retired end upon **"*"g presented to. the aeetlng the nwnia of seven lndivldnala to act as such Conalttae* * lo other asnos bawlag been placed la nonlaatlOB, tbe following were elected to act as the Conaittee and report beck to the various industries end grasps represented et the ntrHTir or to ebon tbe Invitation had been originally 005220 Vandiver Brown representing Asbestos, Cork end Ion-Metallic Dr. S. S. Saklstvalla representing Cheatcal, Abrasives, Alloys . and lon-ferroas netsls Z 0. Jon*a representing Foundries . - .' A. V. Starwood rwprsscntlnc Class Sand,. Ground Sand and Glass . . - . - . . Uanufactora . ' .. A. J- Ceatholt* representing Iron# Steal and Ores - .V ' ' ' . ` * * . * ; . ** * ' * r .* * = : ... v* ' i. J.: 1. Curtis representing Ida*, mad 'I i- ? Vi* - _..Jogar *1. Eitehins representing Esfraetcorlw, es sad Clay . Hi; */: T"- * - . '*; ** V *f* .'V-S/ li"r ^ 'X to-thanthar angers of the Conslttee . - ' tbet'Z had aant to the* nesting solely as. an oba sreir and had aathorlty fmii TnTins SsnrHls Corporation to aeoept tbs CnanltTsa -aadoartalalynons tram the Asbestos as. %whole. - I -was urged, bowtsr; ts swt with tha agreed to do so on the condition that Z night . withdraw if-approval of uy serving la that capacity should not bt^rthootfflCa I Mifitid ost thAt itAtti -of th# ^ibittos * Zndostey did not cars to ba associated la the Binds of ttoe public or of employees with those ladnrtrlaa *om problca was dllleoais sal that for this reason Z felt-there night a a sons opposition to having? a.raprasantstlen of the Asbestos Zndustry.working with than. Z dld.mdlcata, however, -that Z realised tnarous aspects of oar prohlen ware the wane and that If oooporatlan oould be sorted out'without an and aarwait of pnTilInltTj 7nfmT MinrUla Corporatlon sad perhaps 1 la aU 11tallhood ba Asbaatos Industry-ha a shale, would ; to. cooperate. "It ana tha opinion of the rnatttis that this "' Kr. Soger KLtofalas; President of Aasrleaa Hsfrsctor-- las ZastltBts, was aada Chalrsan of tha Coand.ttee which bald a Mitiflf flMtfM after ttA dotA of thi Ivnotina fft*A Eitehins was designated to neat with hr. Veldlala of tha Xellna. Institute sad ask bla to naka a proposal la dnflalte aad eoaerete fan as to tha naanar la shleh tha Malian Zhstltate night ba able-to assist tha various Industries for s fee of $25,000. . Vhen thla proposal has baas raealvad aad approved by tha senbers of th* CoMd.ttea. it will ba sabnlttad to tha various Industries with the rsfif--rrietlnn that lt.be accepted aad that the various Industries or Individual eorporatloaa agree to stand goodfer a proportlowta firrmt of tha fas not la assess of a definite specified sub. .. *. V 005221 ' - I fatharwd that tha proposal which, wcnld bo oada- b7 tha Halloa lastltata quirt ladadt, asosf others, tho folio*. .. V ,. V . (}.Qa eoopillaf of a eoappahanslra bibliography . . of all books, traatlsos and publications daal-- - --r.ias with, any aspect of tha dost problea; and . ' tha owalnaftaa tharwof- .; . \ - -/> 0) TTie rrrpTIfnf. IffrHnr and corrolatiaf of . - ; . - data urt tnfomtioa fro* rarloos suhscriblsr - " ... r . jjodutrlaa relattro to. thadLr particnlar. exparl.. . ' ' ' (e) Jho drafttfif of.approrad wor)cxaa*seaapwnsation;'v - (d) tha dlfwtlaf. of tha laws of tha warloos statas ' : whioh sdfht affact tha operation* of Industrie* : . ....prasaotti*.* dast:hasart.- . :: i' : * (a)-Thm ontllniaf of probI**sTw<iulrijar research.F. . -- or-tha ostsbllshaaat of fixed standard* aad V ths pretention cfduplieatioa of offort and - _ ;*. axponsa aloof thaao Haas* -------' ' ' - 2h* interest with which tha dismaalons were followed aad tha enthusiasm tilleh greeted tha proposal for unified effort laad me to be&lenre that tha aaeassary support will bo found \. for soa* sort of program aloof tha abor* liaaa. . " _ .. ' T1SI3X72B. BHOW" ' - - - ' /: - Jaanarr 1*#-1935 ; 'r 005222