Bond of Letters
Bond of Letters is an article published in the Daily Express on 23 december 1914.
Bond of Letters
A manifesto by British men of letters to their colleagues in Russia, published to-day, contains the following striking passages:—
"When at last our victorious fleets and armies meet together, and the allied nations of east and west set themselves to restore the well-being of many millions of ruined homes, France and Great Britain will assuredly bring their large contributions of goodwill and wisdom, but your country will have something to contribute which is all its own.
"It is not only because of yonr valour in war and your achievements in art, science, and letters, that we rejoice to have you for allies and friends; it is for some quality in Russia herself, something both profound and humane, of which these achievements are the outcome and the expression".
Among the signatories are:— Sir J. M. Barrie, Mr. Arnold Bennett, Mr. Hall Caine, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mr. John Galsworthy, Mr. Thomas Hardy, Mr. Henry James, Professor Gilbert Murray, Mr. Henry Newbolt, Sir Gilbert Parker, and Mr. H. G. Wells.
