Letters Sent to Mr. Roeder [A. Roeder], October 9, 1925

0 0 P Y UNIVERSITY Colloge of Physicims and Surgeons 437 West 59th Streot, New Yorle Oct.e 9, 1935. lir. Roeder, U. S. Radium Corporation, New York City, N.Y. Dear Roeder: Txt. Hertland's paper last night was very interesting but it was far from being neutrol. Te expressed the opänion that from the date thit he hns gatherod it is criminal to use nesothorium intrevenously. There is no doubt from the reception that the papex received at the meeting as to the effect on any jury. Dr. Martland has promised to send me a copy of this paper without miting for ite publication. I think your lawyers should get a dopy as soon as you em so we can have a timo to digest it. Ne presentation last evoning was very rapid and may points of importance simply montioned. one ean rendily see how the other side is bilding up their cada . They are placing all the emphesia on the fnet that you use nosothorim in youx material and that this is for more dangezous thm It seems to me that you should get Dr. to express his opinion on this notter end to collect all data as to the use of mosothorium in internal injections both in this countzy and Turope. In other words you must be preparod to parvo in Court that it is not an extromely tozie material as compared with redion. The question of elimination and abeorption la very importent. Dr. Martland has hnd the advantage in being in a position where he aoula study two or three cases. He has tolcen these coses and demonstrated the presence of radio-active material in the body. He also has the expâred aix with positive results. Dr. Hofmon's position and his is that ande the mesothorium in baloen into the body it is not elime inated but remeins there constantly aeting on the blood forming agents. They put phasis on the fnot that the time element as the important fnotor and that the serious condition does not arise often for tharee or foux yenza efter the exposure. The blood of Mis Carlo as shomm from his analyain does not indicate a diabetic condition. In order to be able to answer these questions we will have to the excreta of persons worlding in the plant itsoli, gärls have been and are no painte ing dials, and then from garls who have not been in the plant for severn] years. We should also get a specimon of Miss stools from the hospital 1.° possible. Your doctor or the insurance doctor perhaps om get moh a simple from the hospital. In addition to getting the excrota from these girls wo shonld malce a test to see ar their bodios show my migns of radio-active material or not. Their expired air mist also be testel. A consilior all of this data very important especinily if what Dr. Martland claims to hove found is time. We enn make this asmination at my house Af wo aan set up youx instruments there so as avoil any contimination from the factory. I think you should tolte this matter up with Mr. Viedt and hove him get four or five girls who are friendly to the commeny but have not worked in your plent for nt lenst two years. I firlly foel thet if the matter is put up to then in the right spirit of course there will be no trouble in getting we ann get them to do it for 11..