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2/22/1935 - miscellaneous correspondence through 3/12/35 by C. Walter Young

THE INSTITUTE OF CURRENT WORLD AFFAIRS FIFTH AVENUE NEWYORK February Dear Mr Rogers The attached letter perhaps frankest letter I written frank indeed Honest perhaps would describe attitude writing I taken write reading ealuating written before I continued develop theme This initial censorship Of exceptional order The I materially altered anything however conuote I frank honest throughout although I suppress strong desire throw whole thing waste basket I finished I doubt Trustees themselves would profit being bored Frankly letter personal letter Please excuse estimate which alone encouraged I affirm hundred imunof emotional reaction maximum rational Sudgment That least maSor assumption which I written letter And I assumption which I repeatedly written seems thozoghly proved valid experience communications during years There indeed I entirely honest That indeed relations Institute pleasant Whehw How seriously fellow Young takes himself would however leginate reaction letter If excuse recalling I nearly relieved privilege throwiE waste basket doinE myself That quite correct I would carbon think clear lettr requires reply whatsoever sincerely yours C WALTER YOUNG PH D SENIO R ASSOCIATE IN EASTERN ASIA TUNG TAN ER T IAO PEIPING CHINA Tung Tan Er T Peiping February Rogers Enclosed dozen letter articles written Houghton Gug enheim scholar oscow newspaper lud_igap_oli9 Sta_ I labored tkrough otmrs which parents Hoosiers Indianapolis warrant relaying N2 Hazard mentioned letters something Houghton And apfoears Houghton something Professor Harper The English style Mr Houghton unbecoming colle graduate makes extremely difficult whether Sam Houghton wethe invited guests failed arrive whether Professor Harper would confess having there I afraid I shall interested Mr Houghton proposed Any writes following style shouldn write books I answer I query Are Americans Rodman married Or result conunist influence Houghton P S I learned Philippine every should script Here Filipino 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early years service Mr Peter entrusted Inspecting Eng ineer bilding telegraph Resident Peiping Shanghai Nanking The eparture Mr Petersen paralleling Shanghai Nan family leave railway which social Peiping For being built This occupied years member Committee Peking Club about years Mr Petersen several yoars important entrusted office liloaorary Librarian inspection repair Club For number years doyen Scandinavian community building lines along social City Will Yangtze poorer wishhim familybo Shortly after Ru happy years their Japanese War Mr Petersen country appointed delegateo Chinese Government telegraphic system Heilungkiang Kirin hands Russians years later still lines South Man churia hands Japanese In telegraph agreement betwe Chinese Government JapaneseGovernment theGreat Northern Telegraph Company EasternExtensionCompany Commercial Pacific Company being negotia Tokyo Mr Petersen acted delegate Chinese Government shortly after outbreak European War Mr Petersen Hankow negotiate 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valuable sinces findings trained observer studying recent developments public opinion Philippines For ordinary magazine article course I doubts regarding comparison husband which seems overworked Why Ir Arm strong Forein Aff_air vould interested article should siderably abridged In should appeal seems abridged article would certainly desired cific Aff With renewed ppreciation privilege reading manuscript kindest personal gards Sincerely cordially yours Valter S Rogers Institute Current World Affairs Fifth Avenue York City THE INSTITUTE OF CURRENT WORLD AFFAIRS FIFTH AVENUE NEWYORK Mroh Dear Rogors During February I speech making novel since These lectures sponsore International Relations Group Peking Intsrnation Wem Clu which Gladys reirei president The first ebrury Europe Versailles League tions second postpone Vh Anglo erican Relations 1orla Affirs I warded copies office S I doubt whether crest beyond local sphere The preparing ertainly worth receiving audience Therein justification 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rought uation second enable Roerieh selvesteworkwi hmedicinalplants ofChines eandomgoliam pharmacopaeia The evening Mr John Kullgren entertained Dr George Roerich Mrs Harrison Dr Mrs Paul Stevenson chaps returned 0hinsse Turkistan I Sven Hedin Dr Boekenkampf George SBerbom S Kullgren Swede P eking correspondent Swedish papers K kiddies music teacher American SSderbom fellow famous ongolian steppes among exhibit along Golden Pavilion World I father Ealgn missionary He three mprisoned where Turkistam present Soviet influence third somewhere those Inner Asian frontiers years This George speaks Nongolin Swedish glish I suspect I Central Asia I along mommat however wouldn Hsinkig Altai He Hedin their share pining behind strip thrashing which chnce voidsd donating their motor trucks which recovered Dr Boekenkampf archaeologist merit though young He showea hundred Zeie photos whole especially Hami region fascinating record Sven Hedln Highway Survey ition which completed Hedin incidentally expeets Shanghai We first grand reception being arrauged He proud latest order 0hinsse Govsrment Brilliant which foreigners before received Mussolini Sir Nilss ampson That calls sending xfull British ordersnacademic during Nat British iffered attitude Germany No wonder marvelous Germu following A German audience antion enters I noted Germany books widely On March ishsr U P correspondent luncheon largely pressmen honor mngsr John Morris Shanghai Present S Ridgs editor Pei_ig 0hroniele Timperley A P Zswisohn N C D_ News D Goette Hearst lterntional D Alton Ze ournal Pekin Slisbury Americ Z In afternoon isher cllea withorrisforaersonltlk Nturally wefodkinre terests Karl Bickel ndyHewar I sorry Bickel He amongothers I New I returr In evening arranged dinnr party house followed sortie Peking Hotel occasion being Chinese charity Timperley gests Morris iuforml invitation driug evening Siuce I Morris whose recent acquaintance thoroughly pleaser stimulating His representative lisher writes first class story Morris Mexico Eiler Simpson Tough Eiler Bickel Institute Jonathan Cape onpublisher while visiting addressed Anglo American Association their Oleverly If I Jonathan Ope publications I would position comment inference ublish things Glancing frontdsidewise hundre books within distant I publications He stressed quality publications I upstairs L C Arlington uique 0hina would I womld because nobody rubber stamp talked Cape about publish omething other But preface Arliton clling other chtting He racontes msrvelously retentive memory first China dbefore pching being Shanghaied several times San rncisco tough siling I lways lingon stimulat The intene limit comparison between Nillard Straight etailed narrative which conclusion Straight eptimis His picturiug Straight course superficial There I rather analogy I severl times those traight always strange ualogy Ee versatile accomplishment ction Nithout versatil dotings perhaps sggestea analogy Be analogy strikes otherwise today Nor cause I reconsidered Straight Rather because I recognize I superficially channelise I refer Be Curious Sraigh tning auainter national epture rsmee fromwhich returneao I there inconrui S IAmon miscellaneous I Jonathan Cape Siegfried America comes Age cynieisminthis teeomparsusistedeminjusticetethe memory Straight versatility winning personality actual accomplishment short lived checkered though estimate Straigh career which might different nother which himself plans Become critical I valuated Thus ourselves critics those emulate wcula Back Arlington whose matter seventy years seems rrier fridship callow saling He recently finished mnuscript Huungs Peking He often unsaia Through Dragon Eyes record fifty years China largely Chinese Customs Service there another better write I suggested title Betwe Dragon Eyes Bluffing Through China Beth genuinely appealed Whether appeal Jonth I MyZeyd friena Yen memoonckesfortheeon estivaldeea theether receive three letters troduction Nauking where Chinese translator secretly unefficlal Dutch Zegatien These reeaed occasions wonder merely By speculation tintea selfishness whether I looking ether might reciprocate The letters I refmrrea Chinese I above those lectures about These socio prefessional contact recore erhaps another remain I continued stuay evelopmens within scope eflne correspondence specializel States summer Specifically I endeavoring picture situation North Chin I before leaving That corinuous Manchurian sudies continue influenced preparing publication interests inter national legal field continuous focuse single subject stimulated somewhat reaction Willoughby volume X Shanghai nking April especially leave Ohin Shanghai Kobe Tientsin I notes eposed interntionl Chin which worth sendg along Also Roerichs They however enclosed thanks hndling letter Snow Dr IwassorrytoheofNr Leatherbee sdeth thoughIha known ersonally Sincerely yours LIBRARY OFCONGRESS WASH NGTON March Walter S Rogers Esq Institute Current Affairs Fifth Avenue New York City Walter I return C Walter Young interesting letter It things reach office I enclose clippings People confuse humble servant Professor Clark Columbia I never I Social Science Research Council doing China should consultant there somevhat puzzling guess father thought Philippine quotations There jockeying trade privileges something dancing Charleston I doubtful actual about occur At least I nothing Washington suggest likeli Youngs reference letters You plans I precise details schurian revival Tom illard Rew York Sunday reached Lambs Club doors office feeling think C Walter feeling I talked favors Manchurian topic apparently still considering I mentioned Parkin during conversation saturdaydhave written Parkin address New York Walter S Rogers Esq Has Hazard reported effect collapse credit negotiations between United States Russia sentiment among people meets oscow I enclose reprint nificant article competent N R A He lifelong Democrat responsible position planning division R R A about I great confidence candor judgment Cordially Victor So Clark VSC Consultant Economics Peiping Dear Rogers Under cover I forwarding somewhat curious 0ecasional Paper osrich ition Inner ongolia which charge icholas Reer Gserges sponsored U S De partment griculture Bureau Plant Industry personal interest Secretary llaee The purpose preparing paper which personal details noted paper itself I dditionally however might senalinterset espeeillyteDonBrodieudpsrhapstoL Charles R Cran It Nr Crane lunchson partment suggested I would inter esting Eoerich ussum Riverside which I I recall spoke about Roerichs thereafter icholas Roerich mentioned there ussum called Crane Room I pamphlet Roerich useum listed among honorary advis Roerich useum Incidentally I following names included lengthy Einstein Nichelson Tagor R C ndrews Sven Hedin Dr B E Read merly Peking Shanghai I knowirlg impressive personalities among honorary advisers means The attsr relation Roeriehs matter I generalize without first setting detail which makes mosaic story That method occasional paper reasons whleh evident manuscript itself I fidential leave decide whether should beyond office It oviously thing bread culation I doubt members Trus would spirit which I written Lattimore comes picture necessarily oulton playe obtaining Guggsnheim grants Owen Dr Bow informed prsonal interest placing returned States I reason believe these especially oulton might construe purpose writing paper I suspect Dr oulton would consider worth paper which would reason keeping being Trustees Rather personal contest I would prefer whole matter pigeonholed Again I realiz Secretary Wallaoe Prof essor Roerieh close friends Outside Secretary personal interest Epedition seems invited Nicholas loerieh pedition there Nr Wallace Protector Third International Roerieh Peace Banner Convention arranged official presentation Roerioh Pact Banner Peace President United States The Honorable ranklin D Roosevelt ovember White House NLr allace chief committee delegation purpose which included Dr Borges acting Dir ector General Pan American Union Dr R V D agoffin Honorary President Archaeological Institute America information booklet The Roerich Pact The B Peace Proceedings Third International Con vention Nov Wash D C V II This booklet could doubt obtained Eoerieh useum Riverside Drive Y The Roerichs frank showing their correspondence Secretary Arieultur trouble Botanists Department which recalled anchuria before Eoeriehs Peking Possibly Ar Wal would suggested there others outside Department something about Roer pedition Again I think I avoided dabbling affairs which nconcer particularly If I contributed something personally clear Roerichs I I reason lieve without meddling branch American foreign service Yet missing paper Roerichs suggestion Dr Georges Reerich Colonel Drysdale lettors Secretary Wallana whloh colonel immed iately refer those letters assistant tajor Constant I reason believe friendship between Constant Lattimore itself called whispering paign O L called Dr Georges Roerieh plain himself Invi these things especially because I consider Drysdale Constant friends I doubtful whether matter should official channels Certainly Drysdale Oont unwisely improperly matter You incident I anged personally Constant ioholas ioerieh quiet dinner party publicity house Finally I shall today paper willnothavebeenwastediyou Brodieor Crane findthere something personal interest vlueo Sine CWY Confidential eeSion Pper No I Peipin III The Roerich Expedition Inner ongolia Developmens The purpose Roerichs their exped ition which shortly leave points probably region Alashan ountins Inner ongolia describe certain eouliar developments characterized whisper oampaign detraction Roeriohs sonal relation their problem mtter relate Peking phase Roerich career I under stand This largely personal character reason prepared erused those might special reason slant Professor Nicholas Roerich Dr Georges Roerich arrived Peiping about December having spent summer auchoukue While passing through Tientsin Profes Reerich iorth hin____a St___ following press release With party ssistauts I making itlon regions about Gobl Desert search rought sisting grsses Our party numbers doubtlessly larger later We temporary Peiping leaving Tientsin President Roosevelt Nr allace Secretary Agric ulture mbitious program relieve distress drought America through planting special grasses which quire minimum ntural precipitation thrive The drought summer catastrophic dimensions laying desolate parts about dozen states central western sections Unite States The Administration plans rescue drought beset areas permsment temporary abandonment It great timately benefit humanity This question public since severe spell months It known fringes Gobi Desert there grasses foung needing little rainfall While travelling shall collect nativehrmacoepidother medicinal stauces America especially Europe turning stmCy Tibetan Western Chinese medicinal herbs other matter puted possess curative properties St___ Nov Sth The remainder interview St devoted Professor Roerieh central Asian Tibetan explorations painter establishing various cultural centers Roerich useum York The Roerichs On arriving Peiping Roerichs interviewed local Peiping Chronicle article length illustrated alfLon reproduction painting licholas Rosrich George In margin illustration three circles within circle symbol Banr Roerich Pact 0ulturs The article December opened attributed Professor Roerich promotion Chinese culture means preserving world peace spiritual article proceeded Pr fessor Roerich possibilities Chinese medical science pharmaco making distinct contribution West He emphasized greater organic ingredients inorganic estern medicine Describing purpose present expedition Professor Roerich intimated undertaken instance President Roosevelt under auspices U S Department Ag riculture Bureau Plant Industry The object study drought resisting grasses obtaining specimen eties transplantation sections U S Th article Tientsin papers noted Professor Roerich accomplishments explorer pinter author promoter Roerieh Banner Peace symbol Roerich Pact protection preservation cultural objects museums against destruction Of local interest statsment theGrandaloftheRoerichuseuminewYork presented General Ching Ki years services trying preserv Chlna treasures These interviews together another similar article Pek_an_d Tientsin Times Novsmber ZSth local press storie oneernhe Roerichs their xpedition until brief appeared personal column local hroncl_ PebruaryVth With press comment background I attempt recall reactions publicity which ppeare local Chronicle I Tie ntsin releases until ebruary The ppearance article Roerieh Ohron immediately reclle I visited Ro erieh Riverside Drive years I spent roaming about among icholas Roerich paintings Asia Usually I critical pictorial resorts symbolism grand display color maturalistie splotches convey theme conceal incapacity otherwise There suggestion appears Roerieh But I nevertheless impressed favorably general eeply influenced several particular pictures The Roai judgment worthless matters I recalling impressions bckground attitudes Rosrichs Peiping before I I particularly impressed color combinations which genuine impressions harmonious conceptions Gobi Oentral Asia satisfying impressions appealing Ths there symbolism which strongly appeal notably picture whose title I forgotten whose acter remains memory white horse ridge survive abiding impression aside memory itself I similar where I arried xhibit moderns naturalis schools vivid impressions these Incidentally before I Roerlch useum I urchased reproduction painting Nicholas Roerich reproduction impressing piece I inquired remember I original exhibit Rome I purchased Nicholas Roerieh Heart Asia which I later Also literature useum Had Nicholas Roerieh capacity painter I would cordial outset Ha explorer archaeological realm I would interested little sceptical My judgment would based The Heart Asia tales contains suggested supernatural phenomena altitudes But representative U S Department Agriculture Bureau Plsmt Industry though avowedly studies rought resisting grasses there Ant crest Asiau medical substanc herbs which accord Westhneglected Finally there nough Roerich Pact along abused ulture wonder botauy Anyhow I until I brief Shausi mountains Christmas holidays Not after return Peiping I invited Peking Hotel knowledge Roeriehs esent I Heart Asia along Nicholas Roerich whieh published Chroicle prepared Professor Roerlch meaning identity Of This I occasion memory correct original painting Rome hibition I visited museum York Professor Rosrieh talked pleasantly about phenomena I recalled leaving impression considered merely electrical phenomena supernatural These things better impression I reding Ill I delighted personality plenty world I George Roerieh impressed fvoral congenial manner suggestion broad periences discourse human interest situa tions there everywhere delightful I occasion ascertain however whether these botanists The Reeriehs about rprssenting U S Department Agrleulturs particr expedition I learn however theyhadworked inancheukue intheHailerrsgion befer coming The Gsorges Rosrioh called Chat With minimum indirection pproch opinion Owen Zattimors That indeed broad question I merely commented books indicating which I favored He cards table explaining A hinese official called after characteristic eirc0ution G R warned Z either irsetly indirectly Roerichs suspicion their present xpedition somewhat confused there refer their being Russian their anchoukuo dubious cireumstauee being botanists being ostensibly botanical exped ition There curious impression Chinese official whether Roerichs supposed Soviet other Japanese because White Russian G R sensed there whispering ampaign ginst Peking wonder O Z might contributed knowing intimate himself somewhat suspicious O Z association Peter leming ZondonTimes correspondent being Pailingmiao Peking quietly shortly leminghad eallsdon theReeriehswhile theywereinHarbin summer It curious should careless about wearing Soviet Russian military overcoat continued Peking orsignars Soviet Russian military overcoats easily U S S R G R Also route U S S R articles showed grate I these articles neces sarily agree L obviously being assistance Peter leming present Pailingmiae The association might cause Z comments about Roerichs I invited comment further Z relation I P R character I P R reltions H G W Noodhsad In brief I xplaine I P R strictly political O Z editorship Pacific Affairs itself effort objective Z mentions first Woodhead kindly interest proposed Desert Head Turkestan Z attached P T Times oodhead spoke himself Phmsala srtainly speak Britishoreign exempt coincidence If Woodhea leaned Jap anese times affair certainly volve O Z O L American British It Manchuria Cradle Con generally speaking liked The Reeriehs Japanese would piece where tourists could train libraries R observation But O Z turned single phrase please Japanese His article Affairs after setting Mnchouko Un rontiers Manchuria probably received apanee since article clearly impression under Japanese rgime Manchuria Mongols Hsingan province chance better under former Chinese rgime I thought article though I differed cludi suggestion theft ongols could again emulate Genghiz Khau O Z tends emphasise extoll ongols He certainly dubbe Chinese I would Japanese Einally suggestion O Z service apanese objectives I consider ridiculous In spite these ideas I would exclude possibility Z remark attributed tohim Chinese official What O Z purposes might I could surmise What attitudes toward Roerichs their present expedition might I might guess Whether responsible contributing whispering campaign against Roerichs their Epedition I could There however certain facts certain psychological situti which might influencea Some these fluenc I proposed speak quite fraukly explain G R encourage Now likely I person Peking visite Roerich Museum I doubte others The Heart Asia other books G R N E I little background When Peking people where pigeonhole somebody least socially things ostracize ignore other monarchs totero Peking peculiar place small foreigners ombintion small tewnish sophisticated Some people launched tkrough medium socialite imvites dinner party Some artists pseuSo artists recognition othedon Some survive publicity before exhibition Others Some deserving before ilites discover missed Others Now artist wants introduction Peking would example better exhibition ready Peking Institute Arts Did Roeriehs Not nearer Kyoto Picture books reprea uctions hardly adequate I incidentally theft would difficult arruge exhibition Roerich paintings Institute Fine Arts especially I Nrs S T Wang president quite The Rorichs But after Roerieh Expedition supposed entifie expsit Art publicity would little promote psdition Nor I emphasis Roerieh Pact preservation cultural objects plies I noted mphas press release concerning pedition I Peking Regsrdlsss impertaue Pact Professor Roerich promoting throughout world I publicity about would promote growth drought resisting grasses That brought important point I trusted G R would pardon frankness asking whether either father botanist G R sxplaine neither there botauists Department Agriculture ttached Nshingten I story howthesetwomrthrsbetgetheEpeditionbothinapn nchoukue dallied Dirsn Harbin eventually Tsitsihar environs never aecompemied Rosrlehs H Nedition There personal feeling doubt motivate these It sssms refused regard Professor Roerieh Expedition There doubt about Proessor Isrlehs authority invite personally By Secretary Wallace They correspondence prove Professor Rorichs reception Jpansse pditien anchoukuo possible But apuese especially itary anohoukuo could understand these Amerleans scientific shoula behave It rsfleetea Roeriehs And botanists thslr iative Tsltsihar where apaness troops stationed leeksd suspicious oreovsr letters Department Agriculture contained plenty military Certainly these apansss Intelligence transit Zooked amateur spies The outcome auyhow these botanists recalled Seeretry Nallaee insubordination Hence he6Slehs Peking betsmists tending obtain Chinese botanists having authority Wshington In identlly their botanical around Hailar competent Russian botauists obtained Harbin persona grata course psmese They satisfied competent anchoukuo reaction story seemed genuine account rovsd Secretary Wallce letters Prof essor Rosrieh Why given publicity leave impression Roerichs I others pected botanists botanists I known perha dozma U S D epartment Agriculture Dorsetts plant investigation Eastern Asia To fully competent first class experts their field I Department Agriculture incompetent their scimatifie expeditions R story revelation But natural The Roerichs V thers Peking myself including perhaps L should misgivings about botanical phase their pedition knowing nothing gelection botaa anchoukuo being ignorant arrangement attaching competent Chinese botanists Epedition G R agree The publicity This bringing local Pelp_ing hr_onicle picture There publicity which I It seemed thereafter editor disinclined publicity example Roerich Pact Professor Roerich having recent publication subje Ridge review It pigeonholed This G R sying theft ntions consequence filed signif their intention officially ratify Roerich Pact Soviet Union Gret Britain The latter evidentlylinked British whispering campaign against Roeriehs which their trans Himalayan expedition Tibat There little tangible British consulates seeming conceal their cordiality eordia dinner invitations Harbin Peter Fleming ealle There instances London Times New York Times permitted appearance pecul iarly suggestive article Roerichs though later smoothed influenced editor O_ _hr0nicle That might But Nit Ridge always demonstrated independent person editorial tunately relations always I twice editorial collaboration which testifie friendship We always agree inconsequential It strange I realize until later G R filed realize Ir Ridge Chronicle editor Englishman gthered froms I plained I differe It coincidence Chroniole published personal about Roerichs ndiee there desire ignore entirely The upshot G R solicited assistance pering campaign possible spike He analysis replies queries already Shortly thereafter I happemsd mention Roerichs conversion other things Colonel W S Drysdale American litary Attache Drysdale personally American authorities instructed assistane their Expedition which certainly expeditio Department Agriculture There whispering campaign about Peking He statememt I effort friendship Colonel Drysdale would itself preclude prying affaira The Reeriehs Zater Dr George Roerich called Colonel Drysdle among other things showed letters Secretary Wllaee which definite expressedhis personal confidence declared American botanists recalled insubordination Colonel Drysdle ently impressed calling Jor Constant assistan attache letters G R Believed these elopements influence spiking rumors whatever about Reerichs When Owen Zattimore returned Pailingmiao Peter leming called George Re erich explain respon sible derogatory remarks about Roerichs G R thanke explanation ddition first state Chinese official there another effect something being ongels Pailingmie O Z visit there explained nothing remarks indeed there Before drawing involved story where detail unavoidable close I should I ascertained G R ledge Chroniqle published story Roeriehs dthen seemingly dropped The editor editors laden litateen these people impression wanted psonl pablieity Hence theRoerichsd thepeditiongotvylittleintheChronicle Therew theeieusuzzleefnon botanistsbeingstbythe U S Dartmt Aieulture avowedly botanical pedition I reason matter Coniele publish personal To O R however I could service straightening relaon glish lguage Peipirg would willing rather talking matter quite frankly Ridge I wanted Georges Nothing I dropped By I oquired literature myself Roerichs particularly Professor ieholas Roerieh attitude toward artist somewhat borneout highly laudatory compliments literature somewhat sceptical attitude toward Roerieh Pact modified respect minor interest I unable conclude whether ieholas Reerich correctly described philosopher I remain unimpressed frequ culture Perhaps spiritual would better difficult define hence descriptive Roerioh emphasis I greater respect father explorers preciate George linguist withal fellow tained appreciation father painter A reproduction painting Hermitage which I Reerichs Things seemed straightening Roerichs L explained himself The Ohronic might autgon istic after The Roerichs matertained little socially though lionized The Amsricau inister returned Pruyn Harrison fairy invited among others three cocktail parties which I found attend Being quite independent socially having Roerichs socially extra socially decided would pleasant round arrange dinner party house This Roriohs Harrison about leave Paris New York honor guests Guests otherwise Dr S G Ch special connissioner foreign affairs Peking C F Wang Dr brother T Chinese Women Club Nrs Constant Nrs Dgny Carter writer Chinese others Next evening John Kullgren Swedish journalist friend Dr Svsn Hedin invited Roerichs Hrrison others delightful dinner which welcomed Sven Hedin Chinese Turkistan Dr Boskenkamp George derbom Boekenkamp George Roerich father indisposed present chatted about ongolia Hsinkiug It opportunity G R speak ongol Dr B Rosrich proficiency being obviously evident erbom speas ongoliau ntive having lived share there unfortunately other modestly sparring ladies The dinner impress GoR ability linguist judgment ongoliam merely bystuder recording psychological impressions I surmise theft Tibetan better ongolian I cannot verify following statement about proficiency Nicholas Roerich Heart Asia VV For first expedition interpret Tibetans themselves affirm George knows Tibetan better Sir Charles Bell considered authority language Sir Chles Bell Shanghai admay I doubt however whether I would occasion embarrass pragrph inclination after concerns little speaks Tibetan doesn The Rosriehs leave Inner ongolia about llthough publicity which doesn seems their intention proeee Pailingmio Alash ountains No public ention length intend remain interior Someone curiously asked Nicholas Rosrichiit would He replied quietly might possibly linguistic vagary G R gives lieve however until Two Chinese attached Epedition reputed first class botanist Nanking field assistant The Expedition about leave expects weather propitious The Rosrichs What likelihood Epedition being success impression Peking generally estiate Roerichs pedition otherwise Assuming these queries might interest York I prepared largely psychological approach previous pages hazard judgements through opinions I iseount these rumors about whispering campaign consequence psdition itself The important thing I repeatedly pointed Roerichs should assured first Chinese official lisssz passe second congenial associations ngols What individuals Peking think tters little nothing The egion isturbe appareatly moves Ohiness eontrolle areas By swinging north bending circle toward Alashan would perhaps trouble E The impression Peking isnother matter I hesitate category opinion critical I refer scientists generally appeal scientists talking about altogether novel Pact protect objects endear onesself stressing symbolic prophecy paintings Nor impress medics scientists Western stamp there P U O suggesting carrying coals Newcastle where iongel plains great bonanzas curative power I Dr Gsorgss Roerieh speech Rotary luncheon which suggested scientific conclusions llegsd instance Tibet curing eaucsr particular That stuff friends Western medicine I curious interest subject Chinese pharmacopoeia Dr Oh later Lilly laboratories Indianapolis ephedrine P U O I ephedrine irritable nasal sages frequently under ministrations Dr Dunlap I kolin dysentery Purthsr I always looking something rally convincing estsrn doctor putting Chinese medicie pharmacopoeia proper place written definitely scientific attitude without mysteries surround writing Be I sceptical wheth Roerieh Exped ition revolutionize Western medicine substituting organic inorganic ingredients pills future The Dr George Roerieh around medical That scientists among medicine considered Expedition naturally since heard there botanist pedition Bad publicity indeed these definite judgments I should Peking I refer foreign conmunityl little concerned interested Roerlah pedition foreigners opinion The Roerichs II My estimate Roerichs especially relation Epedition I explained estimate changed first impression publicity which I perhaps better toreadfairlythananyoneelseinPeking becauseIht least known something Nicholas Roerich oerich useum Somet first impression abides howevor dabbles there better dabbled enough everywhere convince those competent judge particular dabble dabble profound Not being competent judgment y_wher I sceptical I admire versatility sided I found Nicholas Roerioh kindly gentleman I heard hundred paragraphs probably correctly attrlbutsd books which published printed himself The discrepancy which suggest anything doubting authenticity these paragraphs merely disconcerts Nicholas Roerioh impression certainly little conclude Tgore I tacts Tagore twice I admire intrepid energy youngster going steppes But I puzzled distin guished scholars statesmen should prmitted themselves quoted eestatie tribute Am I lacking intuition things spiritual sense perhaps mystical regard Nicholas Roerich merely gentleman deserlbble terms specific ienoes accomplishments nothing mores Or I young appreciate Why Roeriehs publish minly their publioations I refer short studied article books I theft their books issued different lishers Until I Dr George Roerich books I right opinion scholar Unfortunately bookstore possess present I opinion Rosrichs publicity They avsrtisers minly because their literature excessive laudtion exaggeration The attempt fther contemporary Guatma something startlingly different street fails I understand shoul contem porary apoohrypha about Nicholas Roerieh thsre It contain scurrilous sheer something But opinion counts total competent judgments those within titular groups single accomplishment pigeonhole Before judging Nicholas Rosrieh artist explorer scientist philosopher promoter culture I should searching judgment And I sager enough about culture judge The Reeriehs If perahsnes somslss Peking Resrichs similar esteem would justify whispering campaign again pecially political counts I think That reasons I something spike campaign I think succe without others Rosrichs knowing I attempt service While feeling meddle selfish reasons cautiom I clear injustie nmisunderstanding regard Roerich psdition which proved entsrpise U S Department Ariculture I reserve opinion whether things considered Expedition under management especially without replacing botanists after afsction anchoukuo I think Roerichs sensitive opinions others about That leads exaggerate about themselves Frkly I think manifold phases their their national status Nichola Roerich Russian received honors srchaselogy young Tsaist Russia Dr Gsorges Roerleh partisan forces fighting Red Arm They rench citizenship virtue legislation which rench nationality ertain pleed Russians In recent years headquarters U S A I understud eclarsd their intention become Amer citizens Their pssports however rench expedition U S Government Smll might sensitive knowing whether publicity facts Peip