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"Mr. Balfour fears you may think that the British Government is indifferent
to American intervention. The desire to prevent any suggestion of attempting
to influence opinion in the United States opposed to the Government may have
caused this erroneous impression. The Cabinet unanimously believe your in-
tervention would be immensely helpful and probably decisive. Should this come
to pass the President may rely on a cordial welcome as an ally and on full ap-
preciation of the high motives which determined his action".
(Signed) Nicholson.
April 21, 1916.
I have a letter from the President suggesting I write an article about
him and his administration for a forthcoming number of Harper's Magazine. The
letter speaks for itself. I am not inclined to write it. I am too intimate
an associate of the President at the moment to write of him in a public way.
I doubt whether it would have a good effect. Not only that, I have refrained
from any public expressions in regard to him and his administration, and I do
not like to begin now. However, I shall consider the matter and let him know
later.
A telegram came yesterday from the German Ambassador asking if he might
see me today. I replied through the State Department that I would see him
this morning at ten o'clock.
Von Bernstorff came promptly. He was palpably nervous and showed signs
of the crisis he feels is impending. He asked whether I thought it would be
satisfactory if his Government agreed to suspend their submarine warfare tem-
porarily in order to negotiate and see whether an agreement could be reached
with us, <del>and</del> which would enable them to continue upon a basis satisfactory to
neutrals.
| Title | ms_0466_s2_v4_158 |
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"Mr. Balfour fears you may think that the British Government is indifferent
to American intervention. The desire to prevent any suggestion of attempting
to influence opinion in the United States opposed to the Government may have
caused this erroneous impression. The Cabinet unanimously believe your in-
tervention would be immensely helpful and probably decisive. Should this come
to pass the President may rely on a cordial welcome as an ally and on full ap-
preciation of the high motives which determined his action".
(Signed) Nicholson.
April 21, 1916.
I have a letter from the President suggesting I write an article about
him and his administration for a forthcoming number of Harper's Magazine. The
letter speaks for itself. I am not inclined to write it. I am too intimate
an associate of the President at the moment to write of him in a public way.
I doubt whether it would have a good effect. Not only that, I have refrained
from any public expressions in regard to him and his administration, and I do
not like to begin now. However, I shall consider the matter and let him know
later.
A telegram came yesterday from the German Ambassador asking if he might
see me today. I replied through the State Department that I would see him
this morning at ten o'clock.
Von Bernstorff came promptly. He was palpably nervous and showed signs
of the crisis he feels is impending. He asked whether I thought it would be
satisfactory if his Government agreed to suspend their submarine warfare tem-
porarily in order to negotiate and see whether an agreement could be reached
with us, |
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