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for others.
I urged both McKenna and Runciman not to desert the ship in time of peril.
They have a deep feeling that Great Britain will make a fatal blunder if she
puts many more men in the army, taking them away from the industries and
sapping the financial vitality of the country.
McKenna and I discussed the ever burning question of relations between
Great Britain and the United States and the part we should play. He was gen-
erous enough to say we had done a noble part by the Allies, and that it would
never be forgotten. That without the help we had already given them, it was
quite possible the war would have ended last Autumn favorably to Germany. I
expressed a hope he would say as much to the British people. Both McKenna
and Runciman repeatedly asserted that all criticism of the United States was
done by irresponsible and ignorant people. The King and Curzon flashed
through my mind.
Lord Bryce called just after the luncheon party was over. I gave him
a clear view of the purposes of my visit here and told of my interview with
Grey and Balfour, and of my intention to use them as mediums to reach the
Cabinet. He was very interested. I gave my views as to the possibility of
Germany making a separate peace with Russia and France next year, and upon
terms even more favorable than <add>those to which</add> Great Britain could afford to consent, <del/> even
if the Allies were successful in partially defeating Germany. He asked if
I had any reason to believe Russia contemplated such a move. My answer to
this was that I had no information upon the subject, but I had the habit of
putting myself in the other man's place and arguing from his viewpoint. I
believed if Germany was in danger of defeat, she would know it before others,
and self preservation would lead her to offer Russia such terms as the Russian
autocracy might easily be led to accept. The danger I saw there was in deal-
ing with an autocratic government, and not with a democracy where questions of
| Title | ms_0466_s2_v4_014 |
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for others.
I urged both McKenna and Runciman not to desert the ship in time of peril.
They have a deep feeling that Great Britain will make a fatal blunder if she
puts many more men in the army, taking them away from the industries and
sapping the financial vitality of the country.
McKenna and I discussed the ever burning question of relations between
Great Britain and the United States and the part we should play. He was gen-
erous enough to say we had done a noble part by the Allies, and that it would
never be forgotten. That without the help we had already given them, it was
quite possible the war would have ended last Autumn favorably to Germany. I
expressed a hope he would say as much to the British people. Both McKenna
and Runciman repeatedly asserted that all criticism of the United States was
done by irresponsible and ignorant people. The King and Curzon flashed
through my mind.
Lord Bryce called just after the luncheon party was over. I gave him
a clear view of the purposes of my visit here and told of my interview with
Grey and Balfour, and of my intention to use them as mediums to reach the
Cabinet. He was very interested. I gave my views as to the possibility of
Germany making a separate peace with Russia and France next year, and upon
terms even more favorable than |
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