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: yQQ ' r-'CC -- -------------- - Deportment or ntm in, tuwCAHON, AND WELFARE -- cH^ `^.^tn'ice Nafionoi Institutes of Health ' Belhwda 14, Md. . August 24, 1?55 fKRSOJAL Dr. Villi S. Skitb New Ttrk DniTersity Poet-Grmduate Medical School 477 First 4n*Hjo Weir Tcrk 16, Kev fork , ' Dear Dr. Snith: ' X tiare 70nr cooneat 3 on ey Editorial on "Silicosis, .Vsbeetosia and Cane* or the Luag* and ycur inquiry eoceerning ny acre recent ectiTitiea la field tulles on occupetloD&l cano prebleae. ' The Canadian ease referred to in the Editorial applies to the rleim Hade by the widow of t Xr. Kanrico labbA, 505, St, Catherine Street, TrelaHivieres, Quebec, Canada. The legal procedures in regard to thi* cut -tfiicb vers negotiated before the Verkin's Coaptnsaticn Comissicn of Quebec took place dining the last few aentbe of 1?51 and the first few- aontha of 1952. The Special Legal idriser to the Minister-of Labour of Qoobec was Xr. Louis T* Cantin, 225, Qracde-Alle, Quebec, ?. Q. / Canada. My actiTltiefl in field work cn airirosiasnUl caaecr were discontinued daring the latter part of the josser of 1951 when 1 va* requested to etop each te llTitles and have bo further contacts with industry or state health depart- sent* in natters of rriromental and occupational can car. This erwt was brought about by * ccaplaict, as I was officially told, about *y activities in regard to studying conditions bringiqg about lung cancers incog workers asployed in the chromate Industry, ttdi to uy superiors in Vashiagtm in behalf md la the interest of the Aaerican chrcaate Industry by Dr. Lanza, ae its aedical representative , Dr. Lanza apparently acted in the role of a lobby!at because in a telephone cooversaticn cn July 25, 1951, I had in regard to this natter with Hr. 0. T, Tarr; Vice President, Mutual Cbenieal Coapeny, X vas told Dr. Lanza had taken this step in behalf of the American chzxamte induetry. - The JjiiMedlate reason for this complaint was pro-rided by a copy of a nacuscript prepared by Dr. Hflecoeo and syself cn observations bade in Ohio on career aod health hazards ong chrotate mnufacturere which X had Crr. William I. Smith Av#jmt 2Uf 1955 b*lbre ita publication in laiuatrial Medicine rod S^gery to Mr, Tut, *tio bad fbrvarded this copy to Dr, Ira*, la a result of thi* mat. It strongly suggested to me to take y o&mm off the am arruecripte and It it Tor thia reason that my uh It Ladclag on the second paper dealing vith the joint investigations oa health hatarda aag ebromte manufacturer* conducted by Dr, tocuso &od myself (Occupational Caoear and Oth* Health Haaarde In a Oroaata plants 1 Medical Appraisal, II, Clinical and Tc^cologic Aapecta, Ini, Ked, 4 Sure, 2Q:393-4C7, (Sejrtaaber), 1951,) Do to these, lobbying activities of Dr, lanfta, oct oily tty field stodlae hare case to an and since 1951 but there vas for scam tiao serioua inter ference even vith sy capo risen tal voris in tbs field of occupation! wooer bacauae I vat not able to ecatinne for ao&e tias ay cooperative vork vith the Mutual Chemical Ccapany on blood reaotlcce in chroaate Manufacturer*, It vaa only after a rather lccg delay that I finally succeeded In reac tivating this problfc. I cc ecyfiiat durlngth* lifetime of Xr ?arr, I had enjoyed the. most harmonious, c operative relaticca betveen the Mutual Chemical Company ssd the Carolnc^nic Studies Section - aa ay eectlcc vaa called at that tine. It is ay belief, bevever, that threagh the interrecticc of Dr. Lenta, not only the interest of A^rle&n iadnstriea vith cancer hazards to wurkers employed in these industries, bat of the Aam-ican people at large, ted of the Americas radical profession, vao seriously dum'geeL V, C. Sueper, X. D., Chief Snriroaaental Csseer Section Rational Cancer Xcstitute