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Before George started again the Prime Minister and Mr. Balfour expressed
pleasure that the President would consider coming to Europe, giving the same
reason Grey and I had each thought of, that is, it would be impossible for the
leading statesmen of <del/> the belligerent countries to leave Europe for
so long a time and go such a great distance as Washington. Besides there
would be too much needful data which could not be obtained readily except in
Europe.
George then began to outline what he thought the peace conference might
do. I shall not go into this because it was pretty much what I have stated
before, with the exception that the Prime Minister and the rest of us joined
in commenting upon the different phases of the questions as they arose.
For instance, the nationalization of Poland was discussed at great length,
and the objections which might be raised by Russia. Balfour thought if Poland
was made an independent kingdom, becoming a buffer state between Russia and Ger-
many, it would leave France at the mercy of Germany in any future war, for the
reason that Russia would not be able to reach Germany without violating the
neutrality of Poland. He thought this would be a serious objection from the
French viewpoint, and also from the Russian, and if it happened, it would pro-
bably cause an end of the alliance be<add>t</add>ween Russia and France.
We all cheerfully divided up Turkey, both in Asia and Europe. The
discussion hung for a long while around the fate of Constantinople. George and
Balfour were not enthusiastic over giving it into the hands of Russia, and Grey
and Asquith thinking if this were not done, material for another war would al-
ways be at hand. I suggested the neutralization of Constantinople, and also
that Russia might secure a warm seaport in Asia Minor. Some thought this could
be done, others that it could not.
It was growing late, and I drew them back to the point of our meeting.
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Before George started again the Prime Minister and Mr. Balfour expressed
pleasure that the President would consider coming to Europe, giving the same
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