Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Ernest Newman
From R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.
Dear Mr Newman
Thank you for your answer to my letter.1
Can you come to a meeting at the Royal Academy of Music at 2-30 on Wednesday Sept 4?
I have a promise from Sir Cyril Asquith that the case of musicians shall be "sympathetically considered" - So I suggest that we should now meet and discuss action and among other things draw up a list of interned musicians. Could you bring your contribution to such a list as complete in detail as possible?
If you cannot come could you send your list to me.
Yours sincerely
R Vaughan Williams
P.S. I quite see your point - But I feel that each section of society ought to concentrate on its own section (e.g. I believe the artists are appealing through Augustus John[)]
1. See VWL4323. VW had sought support for interned musicians from his fellow musicians.
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