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and humility should be taught our youth for they seemed to me to be the es-
sentials of the Christian religion. He concurred in this, and asked if I
had read an essay of his touching upon this subject. I had not and he told
something of its contents.
At half past nine o'clock we began to discuss the political situation.
I outlined it as accurately as I could and gave him my point of view. It was
not encouraging and made him feel the necessity of arousing himself to action.
I thought the campaign was being managed in a mechanical way as well as it
could be with the amount of money we had in sight, and the limited amount of
time one necessarily had in organizing a great political fight. He was sur-
prised to find the precision with which we were organizing, and how accurately
we knew conditions in the doubtful states.
I spoke to the President about bringing Ambassador Gerard home for
a time in pursuance of the German Ambassador's suggestion. The President had
written Secretary Lansing that he did not consider it wise to bring Gerard
home, but in a few minutes I talked him out of this attitude and he consented
to have the State Department cable him to come. The letters I shall write
tomorrow to Lansing and Polk will explain further.
New York,
September 25, 1916.
We arose early this morning. The President and Mrs. Wilson
went to Baltimore where the President is to make a speech and I motored to
New York.
Walter Page called this afternoon and we had a two hour conference. I
cannot see that his frame of mind has altered. He is as pro-British as ever,
and cannot see the American point of view. He hit Lansing wherever he could,
but expressed profound regard for the President, a feeling I am afraid he ex-
| Title | ms_0466_s2_v4_235 |
| Transcript | and humility should be taught our youth for they seemed to me to be the es- sentials of the Christian religion. He concurred in this, and asked if I had read an essay of his touching upon this subject. I had not and he told something of its contents. At half past nine o'clock we began to discuss the political situation. I outlined it as accurately as I could and gave him my point of view. It was not encouraging and made him feel the necessity of arousing himself to action. I thought the campaign was being managed in a mechanical way as well as it could be with the amount of money we had in sight, and the limited amount of time one necessarily had in organizing a great political fight. He was sur- prised to find the precision with which we were organizing, and how accurately we knew conditions in the doubtful states. I spoke to the President about bringing Ambassador Gerard home for a time in pursuance of the German Ambassador's suggestion. The President had written Secretary Lansing that he did not consider it wise to bring Gerard home, but in a few minutes I talked him out of this attitude and he consented to have the State Department cable him to come. The letters I shall write tomorrow to Lansing and Polk will explain further. New York, September 25, 1916. We arose early this morning. The President and Mrs. Wilson went to Baltimore where the President is to make a speech and I motored to New York. Walter Page called this afternoon and we had a two hour conference. I cannot see that his frame of mind has altered. He is as pro-British as ever, and cannot see the American point of view. He hit Lansing wherever he could, but expressed profound regard for the President, a feeling I am afraid he ex- |
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