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adequate funds, had no contact with the great majority of 

 international scientific organizations, and was almost completely 

 inactive between its triennial meetings. 



With such considerations in view, the Royal Society called 

 an Inter-Allied Conference on International Scientific Organiza- 

 tions, which opened in London on October 9, 1918. Belgium, 

 Brazil, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Serbia, and the 

 United States were represented by delegates. The first act 

 of the London Conference was to define the attitude of the 

 bodies represented toward the question of future relations with 

 the men of science of the Central Powers. The declaration 

 unanimously adopted pointed out that after the opening of 

 hostilities men of science were still able to hope for an immedi- 

 ate resumption of scientific relations between enemy countries 

 on the conclusion of peace, in harmony with previous experi- 

 ence. Unfortunately, however, the atrocities committed by 

 Germany and her allies have created a new situation in the 

 present war. The work of international scientific associations, 

 unlike business dealings or formal diplomatic procedure, results 

 from personal meetings between friends, who must act together 

 in harmony and personal regard. Such personal relations, espe- 

 cially with the men whose families and acquaintances have 

 suffered such shameless brutality in the invaded countries, are 

 manifestly impossible at present, and they cannot be resumed 

 until Germany and her allies have been readmitted to the 

 concert of civilized nations, and have renounced the political 

 methods which have led to the atrocities that have shocked the 

 civilized world. 



No one who is familiar with the nature of international scien- 

 tific organizations, and has learned by personal visits to the 

 devastated countries something of the feeling of their scientific 

 men, can doubt the necessity of this conclusion. The men of 

 science of these countries cannot be expected to entertain cor- 

 dial regard toward the invaders, and they unanimously refuse to 

 meet them personally. Those who do not sympathize with this 

 attitude will still be compelled to choose between association 



