Letters Sent to Raymond H. Berry, November 28, 1928

November 29th 1928. November 28th,1928. Potter & Berry, 60 Park Place, Newark, N.J. Attention Mr. Raymond H. Berry Gentlemen: We have your letter of November 23rd, and suggest that if you have any complaint to register against the actions of the Committee appointed to investigate the condition of the five girls, that you take the matter up directly with the Committee, since your access to them is as complete as ours. We believe that we are agreed that the Committee, namely,Doctors Ewing, Craver and Krumbhaar are non-partisan. You will recall that when you, Mr. Barker and I talked with the Committee at the time of their first meeting, it was clearly stated they could exercise their best judgnent in consulting whomever they pleased with regard to the problem at hand, regard- less of their past connection with the litigation. It was further understood that our contact with the Committee was to be through Dr. Craver and yours through r.Krumbhaar, inasmuch as these men were our respective selections. Dr. Failla was selected by the Committee as the man to conduct the tests for radio-active materials, and so far as we know there are no conditions which would preclude him from consulting with whomever he pleases on this phase of the work. We feel that the final conclusions arrived at by the Committee are going to be independent of any prejudice that might exist with regard to these cases, for we have faith enough in humanity to feel that the caliber of the men on our Committee or any with whom they associate themselves is such that they will be strictly non-partisan, and that the general well- fare of the girls in question will be the vital matter for consideration. Regarding the Committee consulting with men mentioned in your letter, we take no exception, and presume that they have availed thomselves of the knowledge and information which these people are competent to give. It is our experience that the ethics governing the actions of men devoting their life's work to pure science, without regard to personal gain either monetary or otherwise, is quite beyond reproach by a good many of us deal- ing in commercial fields. In accordance with these circumstances we cannot see where there has beon the slightest violation of the original agreement which set up this Committee. The Committee was chosen in strict accordance with the pro- visions of the settlement agreement and, so-far as we know, they have functioned in strict accordance with its letter and spirit. Very truly yours, CBLee:RH President.