Show I MARTIANS SMARTER I ITHAN THAN EARTH FOLK j TARIS PARI PARIs June dune 1 By By y International News Sen M I. Ice M Camille Flamman Flamma- Flamma n rion on the famous astronomer In discussing discussing dis dis- diS 1 cussing the habitability of or Mars States The aspect aspects of or this nearby world m makes kes us feel feel- that It is not r rash sh to suppose it inhabited b by intelligent beings be- be ings and even to admit that they might try try to to communicate with us Are they intelligent like us us' us our ur Infantile simplicity sometimes asks 1 The present state of or the w worlds civilization answers this qu question it seems I t the me Human folly Is so vast so formidable formidable for for- so universal that It seems seems' difficult difficult difficult dif dif- to admit that they are not more advanced than we especially if ir as is probable M Mars rs is older by several mil million million million mil I lion of 5 years ears than the earth For my part it seems to me that t I if It the citizens of Mars wanted to send I signals to us th they y tried it long ago I perhaps a a. hundred thousand 1 years ago and that they may very well ivell have given it up on becoming convinced that they were wasting casting their time and that we WP were incapable of ot responding |