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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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