Letters Sent to Dr. Herman Schlundt, December 20, 1929

a ecember 20, 1929. Dr. Herman Schlundt, University of "issouri, Columbia, so. Dear Dr. Schlundt: Dr. Flinn sent us a copy of the letter which he wrote you in reply to copy of letter which you forwarded us pretaining to separate publication of our respective work. As you may realize Dr. Flinn's letter was rather upsetting to us, for after all we did not feel that the position he took in a number of instances could be justified from his viewpoint. I, therefore, went up to see Dr. Flinn and had a very frank discussion with him regarding the entire situation, stating that I felt that we were probably both working under misapprehensions regarding the activit- ies of the other, and that we would be better off if we could come to a more frank understanding relative to our relations and future associa- tions. I found Dr. Flinn in a very receptive mood to discuss this problem, and went OVer in detail the matters discussed invhis letter to you. Unfortunately Dr. Flinn talks somewhat differently than he writes, for I may state with reference to the first peragraph of his letter, where he considers me strictly as an outside chemist, that he felt my position was anything but that. The paragraph where he discusses our position relative to his attitude on men such as Bailey, he apparently misinterpreted my statement with reference to the Curtis case. In this matter the position that I took exception to was not his coming out against the internal administration of radium, but did feel that he overstepped the bounds of propriety when he made reference to the Curtis case. Referring to the third paragraph in Dr. Flinn's letter: I think we entiroly clarified that situation, by giving him to understand that we do not bear any hard feelings toward him as a result of his activities in examining Dr. Kneff's patients or the children of some of his patients. Ifurther pointed out to Dr. Flinn that it sust be oivious to him in view of his activities in these particular cases, our attorneys did not feel that he was of the value to them as wo had at one time assumed, and we, therefore, had not consulted with him as frequently as we had at one tine. However, I endeavored to make him feel that we were just as kindly disposed toward him as ever, and certainly would do everything to enable him to continue his work, and had at all times endeavored to give hin standing insofar as opportunity presented itself.