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CABLE ADDRESS,
'PARKGILBER, LONDON'. 20,Carlton House Terrace. London. S.W. 28th January,
1916. My dear Mr. McDowell, Your letter to Mr. Bonar Law, the Secretary
for the Colonies, has come into my hands in ordinary
course, as I have an organization which deals with the
United States. I am having sent to you the Blue
Book concerning the War; the Account of the Execution
of Miss Edith Cavell; Lord Bryce's Report, etc. I
trust you may find them convenient and useful. I
append a list of the papers and documents sent, herewith. Believe me to be, Yours very truly, Gilbert Parker
A letter from Horatio Gilbert George Parker (1862-1932) to Mr. McDowell. In the letter
Parker discusses a letter from Andrew Bonar Law (1858-1923), the secretary for the
colonies from 1915 to 1916. Parker states that he is sending on documents regarding
the execution of Edith Cavell (1865-1915), a British nurse who was executed by a German
firing squad for treason in 1915. Parker states that he will forward the Bryce report,
a report formed by Lord James Bryce (1838-1922) regarding German atrocities during
World War I.Parker was a Canadian novelist and British politician who, during the
war, became heavily involved in propaganda to promote British/American relations.