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124 over present situation until after the war or until such time as [[red underline]] more chemists who had gathered experience in chemical manufacturing would [[/red underline]] be available while now the demand exceed the supply. May 16. Went to meet [[red underline]] Frank L. Dyer [[/red underline]] at Chemists Club 3 P.M. He had sent me a telegram expressing [[red underline]] his regret at situation [[/red underline.]] I expressed [[red underline]] my indignation at tricks of Kirk Brown. [[/red underline]] He started to argue and I asked him if [[red underline]] it were decent, courteous or tactful for Brown to send [[/red underline]] his communication to [[red underline]] publications [[/red underline]] without first taking the time to submit [[red underline]] it to us? Accused Brown of trickery, faithlessness, [[/red underline]] etc. etc. Got very wrought up. Showed him stupidity of cutting prices without necessity at at time when raw materials [[end page]] [[start page]] 125 labor and general expenses were all going up. [[red underline]] Felt very angry but did not blame [[/red underline]] Dyer. Told him I had constantly supported attitude of conciliation advocates by him but [[red underline]] had reached my limit and felt my confidence in Condensite to vanishing in view of tricks of Brown. Afterwards meeting with [[red underline]] Bride [[/red underline]] of Washington, who is organizing society [[red underline]] "One flag one Country". Pupin [[/red underline]] there we explained he has committed fatal mistake of putting [[red underline]] Steinmetz [[/red underline]] as chairman who has discredited himself as a [[strikethrough]] po [[/strikethrough]] pro-German. Bride did [[red underline]] not know Steinmetz [[/red underline]] and seems to have acted very light headedly. Seems a light hearted man. Both [[red underline]] Pupin [[/red underline]] and myself repeated our attitude and advised to stop temporarily organization of that society