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difference in the <del/> King's attitude, and he does not believe
he can ever be on the same terms with him or the Spanish Government.
It is hard to believe that the President would show so much discourtesy
if he received the message.
December 30, 1916.
Benjamin Ide Wheeler called. He thinks the President has a great oppor-
tunity to build up a new Democratic Party, and he hoped he would avail himself
of it. I called his attention to the extraordinary demands upon the Presi-
dent's time because of foreign affairs and how impossible it was to give as
much direction to this as would be necessary.
We talked of the war and of peace. He is fair-minded but rather inclined
to be pro-German.
Herbert Bayard Swope called to present a copy of his book, "Inside the
German Empire 1916", and to exchange views regarding Germany.
Don Seitz and George W. Anderson, who has charge of the investigation of
high prices for the Government, took lunch with me. The lunch was arranged to
have Seitz and Anderson meet to discuss the cause of the high price of print
paper and to suggest some method by which it might be lowered. I let the two
of them do the talking, and each maintained himself well. It gave me a better
opinion of both.
Francis Doyle of Philadelphia called to pay his respects. He is a
Philadelphia attorney who figured in the Casement trial.
Lincoln Steffens followed Doyle. He has been lecturing through the coun-
try and told how different points in his lectures concerning Mexico were receiv-
ed. The more I see of Steffens the more I like him. While he has the radical
viewpoint, he is always fair and generous to his opponents. He is anxious to
go to Europe with me should I go again and I promised to let him know in advance
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