Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 52 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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STAR HAVEN thought that you were low, Williams, but I didn’t think that any man could be that selfish.”’ “That’s enough!’ Anger glowed in twin spots of red on the commander’s cheeks. “I’m not asking for your moral condemnation and the future will prove that I’m right. Progress is determined by the ‘ sacrifice of the individual for the majority, and what does it matter if a thousand die so long as the race is advanced on the path of its destiny? In any case, we wont be as helpless as you seem to imagine. The original colonists had plenty of equipment and we can use that. My people are mostly trained personnel, scientists, the men and women who were to study Hyperon as soon as the economy of the settlement could afford to support them. We'll get along.” | “You'll get along, .you mean, don’t you?’ Barker openly sneered as he stared at the young commander. “‘What do you care for the others?” 11 “Never mind that. You'll land us ?”’ “Not so fast.’’ Barker settled himself back in his chair. He seemed to have lost his anger and looked at the commander with-an almost amused contempt. “‘Don’t think that you can bully me, Williams. I don’t need a young snippet like you to threaten me with adverse publicity, and don’t forget that I happen to have a few more contacts than you imagine. If it came to the point, you would be the one to suffer, not I.”’ He glanced at the screen and the empty, too-small clearing shown on it. “If you land ‘you know that it will be ten years before a ship makes contact?’ “I know.”’ “And yet you want to be cooped up down there with men and women who will know that you’ve tricked them as soon as they land.” “T am their commander.” “IT see.” Barker looked towards the radio-man and shrugged. “Allright, Williams. conmicloooks.conm