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appears to me difficult to interfere in the geological struggle between 
Washington and Philadelphia. It is essentially an American affair 
and yini do not like old Europe to meddle in your affairs: but you ap- 
pear to me to be largely in the right." etc., etc. 
Dr. Y. Zittel, of Germany, in reference to the question of postponing 
the Congress, takes the following ground: "I would leave the decision 
of the question to the American organization committee and will agree 
with its conclusion." etc.. etc. 
The late Prof. Xeuinayr remarked on the same subject: " I see no 
objection to make if our American colleagues think it useful to the ends 
of the Congress." 
Prof. Huxley on the same subject said: " I can only say that I shall 
acquiesce in the demand of the majority of my colleagues." 
(dl. Delgado, of Portugal, writes: "In my correspondence with 
.Messrs. Hulke and Topley, General Secretaries of the Congress of 
London, while accepting the change of place of the session of the Con- 
gress from Philadelphia to Washington, I expressed myself formally to 
the effect that the American geologists are better able than their Euro- 
pean colleagues to choose the city where the Congress should be held as 
well as to lix the time at which it should take place," etc.. etc. 
Prof. Vilanova y Piera. of Spain, writes: "The protest of yourself, 
Sterry Hunt, and Leidy against the decision of the General Committee 
proposing to hold our future Congress in Washington instead of Phila- 
delphia, has caused me a disagreeable surprise. * * * Its wish 
[the General Committee's] in no wise, but on the contrary the agree- 
ment unanimously arrived at in London, shall prevail. Please, then, add 
to your protest that of. Yours, Prof. Vilanova y Piera." 
Prof. Capellini, of Italy, writes: * * * "'As for me I have deter- 
mined to hold myself neutral, for the question cannot be well under- 
stood except by Americans." 
Prof, .lames Hall says: * * * "While originally I could have had 
no objection to going to Washington. I now feel that we have violated 
faith with Philadelphia." 
These are some of the responses which have been received which are 
far from justifying the portion of the official announcement italicized. 
1 1 is not the province of the writer to explain the discrepancies between 
the views expressed to him by the above members of the bureau and 
those reported in the official announcement, nor to decide whether 
there he an error on the part of the General Secretaries, .Messrs. Hulke 
and Topley, or on the part of Prof. H. S. Williams. 
The undersigned merely says that the statements in Prof. Williams' 
report do not correspond with information obtained directly from many 
persons included under them. PEKSIFOK Fka/.kk. 
