Letter from A S [Arthur Stanley] Eddington, Observatory, Cambridge, to [Joseph] Larmor His object in the letter was simply to consider scientific relations, without other considerations. He believes that English astronomers will be more sympathetic to his view than to [Herbert Hall] Turner's. Eddington did not wish to strike a discordant note and he is sorry if he failed. In such a lengthy argument, phrases may be misinterpreted. He tried to avoid exaggeration. He discusses what he meant by seeing the English position from a German standpoint and the likely information in the German Press. He hopes they will not be snowed under by correspondence on the subject. He had hoped that the observatory would avoid the subject, but Turner forced his hand. He concludes in a postscript: 'Naturally I do not regard the position taken by conscientious objectors as in any way connected with viewing things from a German standpoint'. 7 June 1916