New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-27
AMERICAN BRANCH

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: The promise which ( made under date OF
November IL (see The Tribune of November 10 TO
your readers [ redeem by giving some of the
causes incidents relating TO the reorganizatio
OF the American Branch of the Egypt Exploration
Fund by placing its affairs in the hands Of a
local committee, whose circular il the 'Bos-
ton Committee upon its title page. This branch
consisting of ninety-fve local secretaries and hun
dreds of members reorganized by the Lon
don Committees requesting man. who was not
a member OF the society and but little interested
in its specialties. to form committee to rule over
this large national body of representative officials
and people! II has been reiterated by London in
various terms that the committee is ever anxious
that the American Branch should be administered
In accordance with the wishes Of American sub
scribers." Words of Sir z. NJ Thompson) And
TO cap the climax local secretaries who write to
the Boston office. well as to London, for rea-
sons why my e-presidentship was cancelled are
virtually given none. much that one of the
most prominent of the local secretaries has writ
ten the chairman of the Boston COMMITTEES that
Its secretary fails 10 reply definitely. that
subscribers and the public will insist on a just
cause for such unprecedented act The dis
tinguished local secretary of Cornell University
tenders his resignation to the Boston Committee
because the management have destroyed my con-
hdence in them"
Accordingly. the circular quoted below has been
mailed to considerable number of the subscribers
for have only incomplete Hst-and I beg
Chat those journals who published dispatch from
London about November S. that owing to friction
between the London office and myself I was re-
Heved OF office. win correct II by stating that what
ever friction there existed in the Boston Of
flee itself. In 1901 the London Committee made
me the first honorary life member OF all three
branches OF the society-the only one as seen In
the last annual report. But this one man reor-
ganizauon is far than a personal matter. 1t
assails the rights Of every member of the Ameri-
can Branch. and therein the inalienable rights of
all of US who believe in conducting learned So
cieties. not cabaIs and political machines but
as associations Of and women interested in
the advance Of knowledge. and wishing to have
the administration OF such societies as fair. as
OPEN as just as wise, as the infrnities OF human
nature will permit
WILLIAM COPLEY WINSLOW.
Boston. Nov "A. 1892
(CIRCULARD
To Subscribers OF the American Branch;
prominent subscriber asked the secretary. Mr.
j. E Lodge for the causes OF nv removal from
the Office Of Weep president. He officially replied
DIR. WtnsloWs connection with the Egypt Ex-
pploratton Fund was severed by the London Com
mittee for the reason that they believed it 10 be
said to you is really all there Is to it,
In April the London Committee reorganized the
Boston Office, consisting only OF honorary secre-
tary. honorary treasurer and secretary but unani-
mously resolved that this reorganization shall In
no way affect the Rev w. c. WinsIow's position
vice president Of the Fund" 1t requested Edward
Robinson, of the museum 70 form a committee
here He informed he had positively declined the
appointment. The last OF May he gave me the
same impression in a remark dropped.
In early June notified that my ONCE OF vice
president was also cancelled. A letter to from
London stated that this was done by request OF
Robinson The cause therefore. OF my removal.
is the dictum OF Robinson; the London Committee
I had named to London last February. most suit
able persons. all subscribers any two or three OF