Letters Sent to Dr. Herman Schlundt, May 26, 1928

May 26th,1928. Dr. Herman Schlundt, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. Dear Dr. Schlundt: We are herewith enclosing copy of telegrams sent you on May 22nd and 24th, which we trust you have received by this. I also wish to call your attention to the faot that to date we have not received a formal bill from you as per the request in my letter of recent date, covering check for your services. will you kindly give this natter your attention. Things are happening so rapidly with regard to the suits that we hardly know fron one day to the next what will be the next moye, and are therefore, in rather a chaotic state of mind. However, at the moment we are working upon a program which we are hopeful will get this entire matter out of the courts as well as the press. At the moment we are only hopeful that such can be accomplish ed, and as soon as we have anything definite I shall take occasion to advise you. Mr. Berry seems to have gotten us into a situation which is rather hard to meet, but we have in mind a program which in my opinion quite amply covern the ground, and is not an admission that all the plaintiffs are suffering from the conditions claimed, but opens the door to definitely ascertain if such claims are warranted. Further than that it will be the means of a thorough investigation of this entire field under proper supervision, which we hope will do away with this unwarranted publicity, and of false statements to the press and of people apparently seoking personal glory in the situation. We have carefully guarded against making any statements to the press ourselves, as we feel that such statements would be taken immediately to the opponents, they in turn would contradict same and then the contradiction would come back to us for refuting, and sorion indéfintitely. We don't believe that we have misjudged this situation - unfortunately public opinion is so strongly built along the lines that we are nothing more or less than murderers, that we are confronted with the serious problem of working out a method of handling this situation, which will of necessity satisfy the courts interested in the subject, the public's interest the complainants interested, and Mr. Berry's interest as well as our own. Any suggestions or ideas that you have along these lines, please feel entirely free to communicate with us. With kind rega I am Very truly yours, HHBarker :RH Vice President.