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the statue of Chatham instead of having it go to Washington. Pittsburg, of course
was named for the first Pitt, and it would be appropriate from that point of view.
She asked what excuse to give them. I advised writing them that the statue had
already been tendered the Government to be placed at Washington, and that it could
not be reconsidered.
Sir Horace and I talked of the Irish situation about which he is much dis-
turbed. He is to see both Redmond and Lord Lansdowne and try and compose their
differences. He is so fair and broad in his views that if they would listen to
him, the trouble would soon end. He is still insistent that we visit him in
Ireland before sailing which we may or may not do.
June 26, 1914.
Sidney Brooks called at nine o'clock this morning and we went to the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer's for breakfast. We were a trifle late and Lloyd George
was waiting for us. There <add>were</add> <del>was</del> also present at breakfast, Governor Clifford of the
Gold Coast Country, and Lloyd George's daughter. It was a most informal affair,
each of us going to a side table and helping himself to whatever desired, as is
the usual English custom. The choice of food consisted of fried sole, sausage,
ham, eggs, fruit, coffee and tea. George ate a very hearty breakfast.
He has a most agreeable personality, very much the type of many American pub-
lic men. I discovered, however, he was not very well posted in regard to Amer-
ican matters, not so well, in fact, as Sir Edward Grey and Sir William Tyrrell,
who seem to have a better understanding of what we are trying to do.
He could not understand why it was any set of men in the United States
could create or deny us industrial prosperity. He said no man or set of men in
England could do it for matters were regulated here largely by supply and demand,
and several times when the Government had brought in an extreme measure, the pre-
diction had been made that the country was "going to the devil", but just the re-
verse had happened. I asked him to consider for a moment that we had one man who
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the statue of Chatham instead of having it go to Washington. Pittsburg, of course
was named for the first Pitt, and it would be appropriate from that point of view.
She asked what excuse to give them. I advised writing them that the statue had
already been tendered the Government to be placed at Washington, and that it could
not be reconsidered.
Sir Horace and I talked of the Irish situation about which he is much dis-
turbed. He is to see both Redmond and Lord Lansdowne and try and compose their
differences. He is so fair and broad in his views that if they would listen to
him, the trouble would soon end. He is still insistent that we visit him in
Ireland before sailing which we may or may not do.
June 26, 1914.
Sidney Brooks called at nine o'clock this morning and we went to the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer's for breakfast. We were a trifle late and Lloyd George
was waiting for us. There |
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