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that it would, and his third brought him back to his first opinion and he
believes we should send Bernstorff home. The President will therefore have
Lansing advising him in one direction and I in the other.
Captain Gaunt called and I frankly told him what I advised the President.
He said he was sorry <add>that</add> <del>but</del> he was compelled to agree with me. He had hoped the
Germans would not follow Bernstorff's advice. If they had, both he and the
British Ambassador believed it would have placed the Allies at great disadvan-
tage. I told Gaunt that he reminded me of Bernstorff, in as much as he had
courage and good temper and viewed matters like a <sic>sportesman</sic>. I wish Gaunt
was British Ambassador and that Bernstorff was Minister for Foreign Affairs
in Berlin. It is my intention to suggest to the British Government that they
handsomely recognize Gaunt's services during the war.
Mr. Gibson called to unfold a plan which he has for Polish relief. He
believes it might be accomplished through the good offices of the Russian Gov-
ernment very much as the French are cared for in the territory Germany holds
in Northeastern France. The idea is not a bad one and I gave some advice as
to the best method of procedure.
Police Commissioner Woods called to tell of preparations he has made
and is making to protect New York in the event of break with Germany. He
is frankly alarmed. There are more German reservists here than I thought.
At the outbreak of the war, they collected here hoping in some way to reach
Germany. Failing in that, they are stranded here, and, under certain condi-
tions, which Woods and I discussed, they might seriously menace the safety of
the city.
In reading articles concerning the war and estimates of the Germans, I
am pleased to find von Falkenhayn placed so high. My reason for this is when
I met him in the Spring of 1914 at Potsdam, when I lunched with the Kaiser,
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that it would, and his third brought him back to his first opinion and he
believes we should send Bernstorff home. The President will therefore have
Lansing advising him in one direction and I in the other.
Captain Gaunt called and I frankly told him what I advised the President.
He said he was sorry |
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