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carrying out my plans. He has about concluded to give me some assurance re-
garding England, Russia and France which I might send the Kaiser in order to
indicate their peaceful intentions. He assu<del>r</del>med me that I had Sir Edward's
confidence and that he would talk to me without reserve. In return I promis-
ed to protect Sir Edward as fully as I would the President himself under like
circumstances, and that he need have no fear of anything he might say in furth-
ering the present undertaking.
Tyrrell said the Kaiser was trying hard to curry favor with the South
American peoples. The Germans are <del/> assuming the attitude of being their
friends, and not subservient to the United States as they try to make it appear
England is. The Kaiser is desirous of forming a European coalition for the
purpose of injuring the influence of the United States in South America, and of
helping European influence and trade. His purpose is not to go to the extent
of war, but to do everything he can within the bounds of international law.
There is considerable uneasiness in South America regarding our action in Mex-
ico, because they feel that our purpose of maintaining a government there is
to suit our own ideas as to what Mexico should have without regard to what
Mexico <add>needs</add> <del>should have</del> or what her people desire.
During the day Tyrrell and I had conversations along other lines. We
spoke of the sinister influence used against the Liberal Government in Eng-
land as <del/> indeed they are used against the Democratic Administration
in Washington. Duke of the Tobacco Trust told him the other day they were
determined to hold their own in one way or another, and it was their purpose
to force industrial depression if necessary by fomenting strikes or by using
any other form of reprisal they could.
I hoped there would be no change of Government in England while we
were in power in the United States, because our purposes were much the same.
By working together we could accomplish good for both countries and for other
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carrying out my plans. He has about concluded to give me some assurance re-
garding England, Russia and France which I might send the Kaiser in order to
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