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I felt the resignations from the British and French Cabinets had had a
bad effect upon neutral opinion, and I deeply regretted that <sic>Delcassé</sic> had
left the French Cabinet. Sir Edward said it was for no other reason than
ill health; that he had completely broken down. I thought a Cabinet Minis-
ter ought not to resign in time of war because he might happen to differ from
his colleagues upon some policy, and I hoped the present crisis here would not
culminate in such a dénouement.
I touched lightly upon the British Ambassador at Washington and of his
temperamental unfitness for the position he occupies. I did not push this
further but will perhaps take it up later.
I explained <del/> in detail what I thought should be done toward
bringing the democracies of Europe in closer touch with the United States,
and intimated that we were ready to bring about such a union in the event a
workable plan could be formulated. The American people, I thought, would
sustain the President upon a great moral issue. <del>and it was upon that plane I</del>
<del>should seek to bring our weight at the proper time.</del>
I outlined the suggestion I made by letter regarding the United States'
intervention based upon a demand for the freedom of the seas and the curtail-
ment of militarism. I gave my views as to what the freedom of the seas
meant for England. It was gratifying to have Sir Edward meet me half way.
<del/> <add>I thought</add> <del>that</del> it would accomplish
<del/> for Great Britain what her predominant naval power does for her now, but
it would be less costly, more effective, and would not irritate neutrals.
<del>That is</del> If the freedom of the seas was agreed upon as an international pol-
icy, the nation breaking the agreement would have to reckon with every other
nation. If the pact I have in mind was in force, and Germany had broken
it, every subscribing nation would be aiding Great Britain in her effort to
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I felt the resignations from the British and French Cabinets had had a
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