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oughly unpractical. They had their affairs is as good condition as possible
at this time, for both platforms are committed to suffrage and the President
and Mr. Hughes are in favor of state enactment.
The President is doing some things well and some things badly in the
campaign. He allows his personal feelings, particularly in regard to men,
to enter too largely. He declined to see reporters or make any statement
regarding campaign issues, asserting it would be dangerous because the re-
porters would write things he did not say. Of course, the obvious thing for
him to do, and what I intended to have him do, was to give out written state-
ments and refuse to add to them. If he gave out statements in the presence
of a number of newspaper men, no one could misquote him. McCormick says
they are offended with the President because he refuses to comment on the
campaign or its issues.
Dr. Hollis Godfrey of the Drexel Institute came up on Saturday and we
had an interesting talk on the mobilization of our scientific and industrial
resources.
Norman Hapgood lunched with us Saturday and I outlined articles which
he is to write concerning the campaign.
The most interesting letter received is one from David Lloyd George,
a copy of which is a part of the diary.
War Office, Whitehall,
London.
July 31, 31, '16.
Dear Colonel House:
Thank you so much for sending me the interesting cartoon.
On the whole the American Press has always dealt kindly by me.
I wish it had been possible to carry out the <sic>programme</sic> we sketched out
at those momentous little dinners; but I fear it is premature.
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oughly unpractical. They had their affairs is as good condition as possible
at this time, for both platforms are committed to suffrage and the President
and Mr. Hughes are in favor of state enactment.
The President is doing some things well and some things badly in the
campaign. He allows his personal feelings, particularly in regard to men,
to enter too largely. He declined to see reporters or make any statement
regarding campaign issues, asserting it would be dangerous because the re-
porters would write things he did not say. Of course, the obvious thing for
him to do, and what I intended to have him do, was to give out written state-
ments and refuse to add to them. If he gave out statements in the presence
of a number of newspaper men, no one could misquote him. McCormick says
they are offended with the President because he refuses to comment on the
campaign or its issues.
Dr. Hollis Godfrey of the Drexel Institute came up on Saturday and we
had an interesting talk on the mobilization of our scientific and industrial
resources.
Norman Hapgood lunched with us Saturday and I outlined articles which
he is to write concerning the campaign.
The most interesting letter received is one from David Lloyd George,
a copy of which is a part of the diary.
War Office, Whitehall,
London.
July 31, 31, '16.
Dear Colonel House:
Thank you so much for sending me the interesting cartoon.
On the whole the American Press has always dealt kindly by me.
I wish it had been possible to carry out the |
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