Virchow’s sympathy is valuable. I would propose to make use of this
sympathy in this way,—to add to the appeal something like the
following:
“Prevented by professional obligations in other departments from
taking an active part in the management of our society, but penetrated
with perfect sympathy for our aims, the following persons have
permitted us to use their names in this appeal and so to make known
their agreement with what is here said:
“Virchow. Schönaich-Carolath. Etc.”
The page proofs of this appeal must be sent to such of the persons
concerned as we wish to draw in further. To-morrow I will let you have
a sketch; to-day no time.
If so be that the appeal is already made, I hope it is as brief as
possible. That avoids contradiction. It does not need to make converts
before it can do its work. Only sympathizers come in, anyhow; and they
are—God be praised—numerous.