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is halting his plans. I had, until now, thought of Grayson as among the few
who were serving unselfishly.
The President, Mrs. Wilson, Margaret and I were the only ones at dinner.
Immediately after dinner the President and I were to the upstairs sitting room
and were in continuous session until half past ten.
We first took up the question of Federal Judges. Then the coordination of
foreign relief societies, about which the President was averse to taking a lead-
ing part. He thought anything he might do would be <sic>misinteppreted</sic> by one side
or the other of the belligerents. He was willing to help but he wanted the so-
cieties to take the lead. We threshed out what seemed to be a satisfactory plan
and I am to explain it to those interested when I return to New York.
He read me the confidential <sic>despatch</sic> which Page had sent him with a nota-
tion at the top that it was to be decyphered by the President and not by the
State Department. He thought it a goolish proceeding since the <sic>despatch</sic>, from
his viewpoint, was unimportant. Page began it "At Midnight". I suggested that
perhaps we were to have a Sherlock Holmes recital, but it was merely telling the
President of an interview with Lloyd George in which George expressed himself as
being anxious to work in harmony with the United States. It was a long, rambling
<sic>despatch</sic>, but of more importance I think than the President accorded it. It
should be answered but I doubt whether he does so.
I asked what he had decided to do about Page. He replied that he intened
to accept his resignation. Mrs. Wilson asked if I would take his place. She
thought I ought to do so during the war. The President also expressed a wish
that I accept it. However, it did not take me three minutes to persuade him it
would not be wise since it would confine my activities to Great Britain and I
would not even be able to go to France in the event it were necessary for me to
do so, much less, to Germany.
| Title | ms_0466_s2_v5_004 |
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is halting his plans. I had, until now, thought of Grayson as among the few
who were serving unselfishly.
The President, Mrs. Wilson, Margaret and I were the only ones at dinner.
Immediately after dinner the President and I were to the upstairs sitting room
and were in continuous session until half past ten.
We first took up the question of Federal Judges. Then the coordination of
foreign relief societies, about which the President was averse to taking a lead-
ing part. He thought anything he might do would be |
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