on fe Ma's Se Me SGOne « Feb.22-29 « some of the confusion had been dispelled. As I told Mr. Browning, and now teil yOu, the fault, if fault there is, is entirely mine and I will not again undertake to plead extenuating circumstances of a personal natures I have just reread your letter of January Punetoustin. wherein you state in substance that I have failed to show a disposition to recognize the rights of your Company in regard to the Swedish royalties. I am extremely sorry, Mr. Stone, that you felt impelled to make that statement. Our first acquaintance commenced in the carly part of the year 1927. It has been renewed in divers perconal conferences decidedly favorable, since that time. and your personal liy impressions of you were courtesies to me and to members of my family on my various visits to Hartford were those which could emanate only from the heart of a real true gentleman, ani I was hoping that I had in some moasure shown myself worthy of these courtesies. the Infallibility is an attribute unknown te man, either in conerete or the abstract, Our intentions may be based upon high ideals, ani yet Salen of us at times make a few errors in the process of our reasoning. Sometimes different tiewpoints bring about and compels different conclusions, ani oftentimes honest men have real dixyferences of opinion, — iL or your saw them, and I have 21860 of best my surely Company. by even the ancient principles, are wrong i peet no be sometimes Judgmen’ I have doctrine I mish friends, actions of an had of not been the be of face my of philosopher, when i was ignore to iI have right said to able wrong, have exercise in disposition iI might those been on many other I try GUASMONt »y and. times just statea a fundamental Bhanéement shall. sever to to dui even some control my follow that the iancuace my fundamental those fundamental my best friends. a you in reexamine principle, have of oe¢cesions, persons, I try criticiem. but until I am convinceé thai stand by “asm even 8S against rights rightsas you many wrong. adverse I many the see one conscious principles I ex= to which the application bY Me. sional i thoucht thet my highest standpoint buat ales from the pelled me patent Gdiificulty. it be may to state my honest Those Cisappointing convictions convietions for duty, mot oniy from a professtandpoint of a real man, com- one in recard I cannot and centlemanto find to this Swedish will not yield. another in that oebdurate state of mind but when it is all saigé ané done fixity of purpose end adherence to wt lags 2 qualities that should not be lightiy thrown away merely beca they are somewhat rare in our present everyday You lifce state in your letter that _you desire me and my clients to agree to a revisionof the terms of the division of royalty reecived from the U. S. Government on such .37 m/m guns and spare \e