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mentioned that they had not sent Zeppelins to drop bombs on London simply be-
cause it would make England worse than she now is.
It was my purpose to go to Washington tonight, but Dr. Grayson unexpect-
edly came in and advised that unless I had business of importance he would sug-
gest delaying it until Monday, since Saturday and Sunday were the only days the
President was even partially free. I consented to this for I have a feeling we
are going fast enough, and more haste will retard rather than help.
I have a long letter from Walter Page, a copy of which is included. I
shall take it to Washington for conference with the President.
Grayson told me that when I left Cornish the President said, "I am
thankful for such a friend. If there were more like him we would not need gov-
ernment".
Raymond Fosdick called for advice as to whether to continue with the
Bureau of Municipal Hygeine of which Rockefeller is the head, or whether to ac-
cept a deputy police commissionership under Woods. I thought it depended upon
monetery considerations. He replied that they did not enter into the matter,
as he and his wife cared nothing for money. My advice was that unless he wish-
ed to attach himself to the Rockefellers for life, I would accept the place under
Woods, for in my opinion, he had gone as far as he could with the Rockefellers
without doing himself injury, provided he cared to go into others fields of
endeavor.
Dr. Grayson came to dinner. We fell to talking of the President.
The President is suffering from indigestion and he thought one cause of it
was that McAdoo and Tumulty persisted in talking business to him during his
meals. The President said he would rather die than hurt McAdoo's feelings,
but something had to be done about it. I thought it might be arranged by
my telling McAdoo when he meets me tomorrow that he, Grayson, had asked me not
to discuss business with the President at his meals, and I had promised not to
| Title | ms_0466_s2_v2_175 |
| Transcript | mentioned that they had not sent Zeppelins to drop bombs on London simply be- cause it would make England worse than she now is. It was my purpose to go to Washington tonight, but Dr. Grayson unexpect- edly came in and advised that unless I had business of importance he would sug- gest delaying it until Monday, since Saturday and Sunday were the only days the President was even partially free. I consented to this for I have a feeling we are going fast enough, and more haste will retard rather than help. I have a long letter from Walter Page, a copy of which is included. I shall take it to Washington for conference with the President. Grayson told me that when I left Cornish the President said, "I am thankful for such a friend. If there were more like him we would not need gov- ernment". Raymond Fosdick called for advice as to whether to continue with the Bureau of Municipal Hygeine of which Rockefeller is the head, or whether to ac- cept a deputy police commissionership under Woods. I thought it depended upon monetery considerations. He replied that they did not enter into the matter, as he and his wife cared nothing for money. My advice was that unless he wish- ed to attach himself to the Rockefellers for life, I would accept the place under Woods, for in my opinion, he had gone as far as he could with the Rockefellers without doing himself injury, provided he cared to go into others fields of endeavor. Dr. Grayson came to dinner. We fell to talking of the President. The President is suffering from indigestion and he thought one cause of it was that McAdoo and Tumulty persisted in talking business to him during his meals. The President said he would rather die than hurt McAdoo's feelings, but something had to be done about it. I thought it might be arranged by my telling McAdoo when he meets me tomorrow that he, Grayson, had asked me not to discuss business with the President at his meals, and I had promised not to |
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