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see "The Birth of a Nation" and was much interested in my account of the Recon-
struction period in the South. During dinner, while the waiters were present,
we discussed matters in general, such as the American political situation and the
coming campaign. I found George as ignorant as ever of our public men and af-
fairs. When the waiters <sic>witdrew,</sic> he began to state the purpose of our meeting.
I shall go into this in some detail in my letter to the President tomorrow,
and it will be a part of the diary. It was pleasant to find George able to look
at this ghastly war in an impartial way. His view of what may happen during
the spring and summer largely coincides with mine. The British, he tells me,
will have four million men fully equipped and trained and with guns larger than
any now in use. While he does not expect conclusive results, he believes the
Germans may be thrown back at many points, much to the advantage of the Allies.
He sees the necessity for the President to intervene at a time soon enough to
accomplish results, no matter how our National election may go. He thought by
September first, the big battles of the summer would have been fought and that a
forecast could then be made of what the final end might be.
George believes the war could go on indefinitely, and will do so unless the
President intervenes, but he does not think intervention, to be effective, should
be offered until around September first. He has a fantastic idea of the power
the President may exert at the peace conference. By his mandate, Russia is to
do this; Germany is to do that, and other nations do as he bids. He thinks the
economic force of the United States is so great that no nation at war could with-
stand its power if exerted against it.
He believes Great Britain will not come out of the war any the worse. Life
will be lengthened because of better habits and the training of youth. The pro-
ductive power will be enormously increased because the drones have all been put
to work and will probably continue there. He estimated this would add more than
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see "The Birth of a Nation" and was much interested in my account of the Recon-
struction period in the South. During dinner, while the waiters were present,
we discussed matters in general, such as the American political situation and the
coming campaign. I found George as ignorant as ever of our public men and af-
fairs. When the waiters |
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