| Description | He discusses the situation in central Europe after the war, and what might be done about it. In Holland, what they often hear from Germany corroborates Larmo's impression. Details are heart-rending. Families in university towns which were well-to-do are now suffering and although persons in Holland have come to their aid, their means are limited. He understands taht this is also the case in Britain, but he feels that the conseqences of the war were of a different order. Larmor has pointed out what scientific institutions could do to help and Lorentz sympathises with this, since it also shows a spirit of forgiveness. Bitterness and animosisty 'are a menace to civilization'. His own country is following its own lines in aid, but he thinks some co-peration might be feasible. He will find Lorentz at his disposal. |