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January 1ft, 11M S. C. Holnblad, U../. 2B F.. Jeck son Chicago, Illinois D-;r nr. iol.pbled: I nin nttuonim '.attor frmt nr. 0. a . 'ailar parti inint; to tha A.A.I.;: .:l. jjrogrru* and ;/rt inulnrly to tita taIk a on " 'iuwlnuai and 2ilicofiiH for uhi.ah uq hnd %-nt ifcivo.ly Bigoted Doctora Irwin and Hannon. 'Dnajra la conaldorable forni for thought in what Dr. B(indora na said and I wiuh you would giva rt* 2 mir valuadlo opinion und recouaandatlona in tills commotion. If tha A .rii usati.; is not canoaH a d in lino with nr, Byrnas* raquaat und if it in dooidad not to invita Irwin and Hannon to artici; ata in th* proton, X would like to irnva jour `luggentions *8 to other nub 'sots and spoaknr for tan protp-mi. Vary truly yours, X H H - J rkl c c - Dr. ' r e d a r : lek w. b l o b a -.r* D r . '* ' a n l n ^ t o n H r . a r r a n w 'ok Dr. H o b a r t A. K e h o a ^ d. H. Mwmiiit, H.D. c 0 ? y 0. A. bAHDhit, 11.D. 710 North J lfinkinton Ave Milwaukee 5, n'isoonsin beoonbor 27, 1944 Dr. M. M. `hiwquist; Th# Texas Co. ; 135 E. 42nd street; Ntv York, H .'i , Dear Doctor bevnulst: My only coutcent on the A.A.I.h.H. program 1 on the nlunlnun theraoy talk by Irvin and Hannon. I hove followed their work very jlo--..?ly, nave visited several of their ollnicn and Imvi Junt recently boon irivan ^rnlsaio by the to v \ i r . u silicosis oa.orj on n purely research basis. fne fnet of the -utter la the value of nlunlnun In silicosis oases having syaptone still is obscure nnd unproved. hoy tWrtlner*s cases snow tim and Roy so ot< t'd 'f.ite vjRltively at the A.A.I.P.3. nesting in ;3t. Louis lest Mey. Y.yt, Irvin ami Hannon oro selling the tra.'itiacnt to industry an a proven effective ^ent and arc reconnonding It without qualification to all industries having a silicosis hnsnrd. Hvory tine they are m k e d to apt>ear on a medic el progrMa, they Juwp at tin? opportunity because the inplied en dorsement aada prestige to ^iielr therapy. They definitely "Jumped the gun* on their rr *ion-vlde publicity last yeiir. The unions !tn several Industries, eepeolally the oerabio, now are defmnding that aluminum therapy be installed Plant executives in those industries ore proceeding with the treatment be cause they consider it "good labor relatione." We had noy dardner* excellent discussion of this problem Inst year, wnioh was truly scientific, whnraaa no of the results oxpresned by Irwin and Hannon rro on h ;vry doubtful ooientlfic basin. If tney 2mve been asked to ai pear on the prograu, there probably Is nothin^. that should be d ne abou it. If they have not 1* * 011 asked, I suggest that you reoonoider the idea and even write ; ^ hrlner lor his opinion. I might add that Irwin and Han non never nsvs been;on the Industrial Hygiene Foundation prograus for the reasons I have.^iveh. I believe t h A t !aluminum as a 'jrventntiVH nay Jiava a place in a few indu tries with allies hhxards which are difficult to control, but the v9t jsaJcrlty of uuatry tr: las can reduce the dust dissemination to safe U n i t s by nroper ventilation. The aluminum set-up in such plants unquestionably will cause a lessening of effort! to control the duut. Also, I an very doubtful that any r*-1 benefit results in the treatment of actual oases, beyond the ^ychic effect of aojrathing being lone for than, 'lute 1 ny belief at title tins and until /acre scientific proof la available, which we have not had fro Irwin and Hannon. I snould appreciate your considering uy remark* as more or less confide tial and hope I have unde ny objections clear. 3y having then on the progra we are fostering nn ha yet unproven commercial enterprise which will require any more yc-rrs of clinical renenrch boforo anyone should be naked to buy it Vhe r^st of the program looks fine. If I con be of ny help In fu tner deveic;:iiv tne program, olaano call on no. - ; ' PjILHC' '' '`r V- ,: '5