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    "ocrText": "menorancum or intervion watn ur.\nApril 12th,1928 - at $9 Franklin\nThe writer explained to Dr. S. that we were anxãous to ascertain\n(1) whether or not plente in application of luminous materials contain\ning radivo or radio-activo constituonts, usod a mathod simälar to that\nwhich wa employed at our plant in Crange. That ie does the general\npractico abroad consist of using fine camel'a hair broshos for painting the\nnumerols on watch dials, and do the operatore point the with thoir\nlips, or did they do so at any time during the history of the industry.\n(2) Whether his survey browht to licht any condition abroad mimilar to that\napparently existing amone our formor employees.\nDr. reply to the first question was that he had no knowledge.\nne further stated that he felt the matter of the las suits which wo are defend\ning at this time was puraly a personal matter betwean us and the plaintiffs, and\nhe could, therefore, see no reason why he mhould enter into the pleture in any\nway. Re stated thet he could not testify without teking sides,80 to speak,\nand he feels that hie connactions with the State Department of Labor are such\nthat he should not under any circumatances enter into this question. Dr. S.\ncontinued by anying that the information supplied him while he tras abroad was\nstrictly confidential in naturo, and he felt that he would be betraying the\nconfidence of those whom he interviered should he disclose such information\nas they rave him.\nDr. 3. is vary detormined in his attitude not to bacome involved in\nthese laar sults, and stated that should ho be called as an involuntary witness\nhe prove more detrimental than beneficial to us.\nThão I attribute\nlargaly as n menna of defense that Dr. S. put out to avoid our subpoenaing him as\na witness. Mille I ealled to his attention the faot that Dr. VeBrido had\nbeen enlled by the plaintiffs, and that we soe no objection to his appear-\ning in the esse - he franidy stated that Dr. appenring mach against\nhis wishos.\nIn the course of our convorsation Dr. S. augested that wo obtain the\ninformation that he has (which Trankly admitted that he Imows the method\nemployed in the painting of watch diale abroad) in the soma manner as he obtained\nsame, that is, by sending a representative abroad to intervier those engaged in\nthis line of industry. he goid that he would be glad to furnimh tas with the\nnames and addresses of the people whom he interviered, and would a so far as\nto write these people as to who me are, and recomend tht thay supply us with\nsuch meneral information as wo might desiro. I told Dr. S. that we would be\nver glad to got this list and he promised to send it to US.\nNy reaction as a result of the interview with Dr. Seamelotaki le that\nwe would probably be better off not to call him as a witness, unless absolutely\nnecessary. Dr. Meltride apparently has a detailed report of Dr. survey\nof the situation abroad, and it is quite probable thnt we can obtain the informa-\ntion which we desire thrown Dr. Melride when he is placed on the witness stand\nby the plaintiffs. The objection to such a procedure is thnt we are not\namare of the nature of the information which do ming to develop. However, 3\ndo not see how it con prova particularly detrimental."
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