CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915 — Page 581

Enclosures to Mr.H.Sanders' letter

dated

London, E.C., the 28th June, 1915. Bec

29941

REG 29 JUN 15

562

Dear Mr.Wilcox (Secretary of the China Association),

I have to thank you for your letter of the 2nd inst. and have meanwhile read the pamphlet you were good enough to enclose. I much appreciate the straightforward frankness with which you refer to your hesitation to accept me as the all-British article.

is even right

The secretary of the Baltic

In these unprecedented times any one of us may err

in erring if on the side of caution.

was under the same misapprehension.

--

As you say, the name of my

firm is apt to cause doubt, as people cannot know that Mr.Rehders left it 25 years ago (in 1890) and has no connection with it of

any kind.

Speaking of the Baltic, you may be interested to know what position I took up in regard to the question of signing the memorial to the Lord Mayor. I am enclosing a copy of the letters

exchanged

-

which you need not return.

I am glad to observe that your pamphlet coincides, on

more than one point, with my own attempt at dispassionate reason- ing, even praising our enemies where praise appears due to them.

This fair and dignified attitude -----

Yours faithfully,

Signed: H.Sanders.

Here follow copies of the two letters enclosed in the above.

Exchange of letter between H.Sanders

and

The Secretary of the Baltic Mercantile & Shipping Exchange, Ltd.

Dear Sir,

I have been requested by the Board of Directors to

enquire whether you intend to add your signature to the memorial

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