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to go to the Embassy.
I have a telegram from Hugh Wallace insisting that I have Laszlo paint my
portrait. I called on Laszlo and found him pleased with the idea. He was very
busy, but he seems to be a statesman in <sic>embrio</sic> for he kept me more than a half
hour telling how the European situation should be settled. Since he is to paint
my portrait, I thought it wise to be patient with his views.
The Swedish Minister <del/> came to tea and, as I anticipated, he de-
sired to talk about the British Order in Council that is interfering with neutral
trade. He spoke with much feeling, which I neither encouraged nor discouraged. I
simply let him have his fling. He presented me with a memorial sent by his Gov-
ernment, which they desired me to present to the President.
Page came just as the Minister left, and kept me silent for more than an
hour while he told again and again how badly the President and Lansing were conduct-
ing our foreign affairs. He said the President was simply not a man of action;
that he was like Jefferson whom he said ran away from Richmond when he was Governor
of Virginia because of his fear of the British. It was as much as I could do to
contain myself. I sat still and quiet looking into the fire until he had relieved
his mind.
Donald, Editor of the Chronicle, told me that Page was more British than
any Englishman he knew. I intimated to Donald that a large part of my time here
was spent in arguing with Page.
The dinner at the home of the Lord Chief Justice was for 8.30 o'clock.
I arrived first, then Lloyd George, Grey, Balfour and Asquith in order. Reading
had the Prime Minister to his right, me to his left, Sir Edward next to me and
Balfour next to the Prime minister and Lloyd George at the other end of the table.
The conversation was general while <del/> dinner was being served, and was
largely about English domestic affairs. When the butler withdrew there was gen-
eral discussion of the conduct of the war, the mistakes that had been made, and
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to go to the Embassy.
I have a telegram from Hugh Wallace insisting that I have Laszlo paint my
portrait. I called on Laszlo and found him pleased with the idea. He was very
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