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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT MET-972 l III TRI*8TATX Z1IC AID UUD OK* fHOECOXM UaOOUTlC* flaher, Oklahoo^ Jen. 31, 1933 Mr. Donald E, Cumingi, Saranac Laboratory fop tbs tud7 of T.B. Saranac Lake, K.Y. Dear Hr. Cunalnge: Your paper on ^Studies on Sllieoala Occurring in the Lead nd Zinc Ilnai of Ottawa County, Ok la.* ha been gone orer bp the Counaal for tha Aasoolatlon and haa bean aubsittad to the Board of Diraotora for oorta lderation. 1 am talced to adTlat you that tha Board faela that nothing oould ba published that la to potentially damaging to tha lead and lino mine opart tort of thla dlatrict. The poialbllitlaa of ita Tory damaging use in tha handa of a asa unaorupuloua lawyer* or othara who night bo Lntaroated in atlrrlng up dajaagt aulta again at tha alnlng ooopanlet la ex tremely groat at thla tiaa. In many atataa in tha union there are now ponding aulta far hundreds of cl tine far total disability from occupational dlaaaaaa. Tha alnlng oompanlea now in axlatanca hare would h'.ww to boar . tha burden of paying fer dlaabilltlaa to whloh they ware Tory minor aontributoro. If aaoh aulta arwarar filed bur*. It it trua that a man who hat glTtn bit Ufa to an industry and bat become thereby dlaablad ahould ba taken oaro of, Ifforti arw boing made to work out tome fair way to do thla, but it la oo aaay matter. In tha mean-time, tha industry could ba entirely wrecked if It aero aaddlad with tha oaro of OTwryooe who might bo persuaded to taka aotloo agalnat It oa tha ground of disability from alllooala. You can tea what a brlaf your papar would bo In tunh oaaoi In flaw of tha above, tha Board eiprenei ita firm objection to tha publication of your papar, although it fully appreolataa tha aolantlflo 'value of your rtudlee, Ilth klndeat regard*, I an Tary a Inc a roly your a, (Signed) I D. Harbeugh. X. D. Harbaugh, Sac'y PRODUCED S/C/MMs 00120; '-i i