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ed him how useless it would be to make such an effort, and he acquiesced in my
view of it.
Frank Polk telephoned from Washington to say that the President had in-
structed Secretary Lansing to send me certain memoranda in regard to the German
controversy with a view of my negotiating direct with the German Ambassador and
the German Government. It is evident that the President wishes me to handle
this matter rather than Lansing, which is complimentary but rather disconcert-
ing, as I fear for Lansing's <sic>sensisbilities</sic>.
Polk was interested in my account of my interview with von Bernstorff. He
asked me to keep him here until Tuesday if I could, and promised to send <del/>
</del> by special messenger the data the President desired me to have. They do
not want von Bernstorff in Washington for the present, because of complications
which may arise growing out of the seizure of the von Igel papers. The State
Department is evidently worried and fearful lest the German Government may
themselves break off relations with us because of this incident. We are skat-
ing upon very thin ice in that affair.
Polk said the German Ambassador in his talk with him the other day, had
been very complimentary in his remarks about me, saying <del/> I had treated him
with such uniform courtesy and kindness that he would never forget it.
John Howard Whitehouse, M. P. called, but I could not see him. I gave him
an appointment for 9.30 tomorrow morning.
We went to the opening of the Rialto Theater as guests of the manage-
ment. Our loge was decorated with American flags, and I was supposed to be
there as the President's representative.
April 22, 1916.
The day opened early again this morning with telephone calls before I
was out of bed. Captain Gaunt and one or two others called before breakfast.
A code message came from the President as follows:
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ed him how useless it would be to make such an effort, and he acquiesced in my
view of it.
Frank Polk telephoned from Washington to say that the President had in-
structed Secretary Lansing to send me certain memoranda in regard to the German
controversy with a view of my negotiating direct with the German Ambassador and
the German Government. It is evident that the President wishes me to handle
this matter rather than Lansing, which is complimentary but rather disconcert-
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