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went to see "Cheating Cheaters" which is an amusing farce. Mrs. Cornelius Van-
derbilt invited us in to supper afterwards but we declined.
February 6, 1917.
Chief Flynn of the Secret Service was my first caller. I gave him some
cablegrams from our Minister at Berne telling of a plot to assassinate the Pres-
ident and giving the name of a German in New York who was concerned in it. Flynn
and I went over the situation carefully as to possible disturbances here which
might arise in the event of a break with Germany.
Ralph Pulitzer called at ten o'clock. I am trying to get the editors
and managers of newspapers to keep out all sensational matter, and I am counsel-
ling calmness. I am also trying to keep out any disagreeable references to the
German-Americans. Pulitzer is in sympathy with this movement.
Mr. van Hamm, General Manager of the Hearst properties, came to ask my
good office in getting the Allied Governments to reinstate the International
News Service. I afterward spoke to Wiseman about this and he gave me some in-
teresting information regarding it.
Wolf, of the American Chamber of Commerce in Berlin, called to tell of
his recent interviews with the Chancellor and Zimmermann. I got nothing of value
from him.
Sir William Wiseman was my most interesting visitor. We went into the
difficulties Great Britain is having with German submarines. He said one way
in which they were being destroyed was to send out what were apparently tramp
steamers which were really fully armed vessels. The submarines come to the sur-
face, probably with the idea of giving warning, and it is promptly sunk. I
wonder how many submarines have been destroyed in this way and whether their
crews have survived to tell the story. With unrestricted warfare, such as the
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| Transcript | went to see "Cheating Cheaters" which is an amusing farce. Mrs. Cornelius Van- derbilt invited us in to supper afterwards but we declined. February 6, 1917. Chief Flynn of the Secret Service was my first caller. I gave him some cablegrams from our Minister at Berne telling of a plot to assassinate the Pres- ident and giving the name of a German in New York who was concerned in it. Flynn and I went over the situation carefully as to possible disturbances here which might arise in the event of a break with Germany. Ralph Pulitzer called at ten o'clock. I am trying to get the editors and managers of newspapers to keep out all sensational matter, and I am counsel- ling calmness. I am also trying to keep out any disagreeable references to the German-Americans. Pulitzer is in sympathy with this movement. Mr. van Hamm, General Manager of the Hearst properties, came to ask my good office in getting the Allied Governments to reinstate the International News Service. I afterward spoke to Wiseman about this and he gave me some in- teresting information regarding it. Wolf, of the American Chamber of Commerce in Berlin, called to tell of his recent interviews with the Chancellor and Zimmermann. I got nothing of value from him. Sir William Wiseman was my most interesting visitor. We went into the difficulties Great Britain is having with German submarines. He said one way in which they were being destroyed was to send out what were apparently tramp steamers which were really fully armed vessels. The submarines come to the sur- face, probably with the idea of giving warning, and it is promptly sunk. I wonder how many submarines have been destroyed in this way and whether their crews have survived to tell the story. With unrestricted warfare, such as the |
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