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Juas 27, 1944 Mr. 7. S. Vonasar, Sacratsrj Lasd Industries Association 420 Lexington Aianus lev York 17, kv Tork Smt Mr. Vonnssri Bet load Poisoning Publicity Z hava noted vith interest mj oopj at jour olreulsr letter of June 16 to the Board at Slreotors of tha Lead Industries AMOolatloa oa tha shove subjeet, together with ttaa anoloaad lattar of Mur 21 fraa Mr. 7. X. flprsgue, Ties President of the (Hidden and a Sireotor of Lead Zaduatrlaa Association. Z have taken tha Ubertj of discussing this subjeot vith tvo of *j oollaagiaa la tha Xthjl Corporation, neaelj, Sr. X. A. Kehoe, Director of our Madleal Department, and Mr. Balph 0. Chaaplln, Sireotor of our PubUa Bolatlons Separtaant, vho have had oooaldarahla axparlaooa la our Corporation* a poliolaa regarding tha subject at publloltj of our product, tatraathjl load. If It vould ba of eaj assistance to tha Blraotora of tha Association, la arriving at a polioj for popular puhlioitj oa load poisoning, both of thaaa gaatlaaan art agraaabla to aocoapanjlag oa to tha next meeting la vhlefc this aattar vill ba dlaouaaad. Z might add that va have had a fair aaouat of experleooe and hats given oomsldarabla thought to this aattar as It oonoaras Xthjl's public relations. Msenvhlls, it vould saam to ms, bj sad largo, that tha laad industry oaj hava aooa room for improvement la grttlag lta houaa la ordar with ragard to laftuatrial hasardd and Industrial hjglana bafora it takpa tha furthar atap of eduoattcn of tha public to tha hazards of laad. Vkila X do not have too much apaolfla Information oa this point, X am undar tha impression that thara la mueb room for Improvement la tha flald of Industrial hjglaas vithla our oparstiona. Z faal that va ara never la a sound position to taka our atorj to tha publlo until va hava demonstrated our abllltj to haadla our ova affairs vithla our ovm ladostrlss. Mr. /. 2. Varmser ~2` June 27, 1944 It Also SMii to a* that the method vhloh 1* used to bring this subject lato the public wind must bo carefully weighed. Xducatloa on the use of tho products for each phaae of the industry might bo o proforablo routo. /or example* la tho of tetraethyl load vo first triod to do all vo oould la tho flold of Industrial hygiene la our ova planta. Than vo oxtoadod this to tho uao of tho aatorlal by tho roflaors, educating than thoroughly la tho aafo methods to bo applied. Tho final atop vaa to educate tho public, dll of this resuited froa a build-up of many years of hard work. It seams to so that any program vhloh might bo undertaken to cover these' three eepeote of education la one step rather then three stepe might lead into trouble. Mr. Spregue mentions epeoifloally tho Michael 0*2rlaa caee. It la my belief that to publicise this oaao through tho aedlua of trying to prove that load vaa not tho primary oauoe vo mould lay ourselves open to considerable controversy la the press* because certainly there are a eufflolent number of legitimate oases of load poisoning of children end It la hard to prove to tho public vhat la truth and vhat la fiction. I for one am somewhat agal net this typo of approach. Tima does not permit oa to go Into all the aspects of our thinking la this matter* but as 2 have stated la tho foregoing* ehould you vlsh mo to an--ent further at tho proper time* say at tho next Board mooting* or ehould you like so to bring so-- of ay associates to tho meeting vho have had considerable experience la such matters* X should bo glad to ooatrlbute as muoh as possible to the fueatloa. Tory truly yours* J. 2. Schaefer Tice President 6-2