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some suggestions. He is writing a novel which he expects to publish soon.
John M. Quinn called to unburden himself of some of his troubles. Brougham
and Colcord came to discuss the future policy of the Philadelphia Public Ledger
and to tell of how they were getting along in their efforts toward "liberalizing
it". They wished me to release Colcord's latest article concerning the peace
conference, which is almost wholly mine, <del/> but which I thought would be more
effective later when people began to think more of peace and less of war.
Chief Flynn reported on pending matters.
We went to dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Allen. The other guests
were Senator and Mrs. Why Wetmore, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Church Osborne, Mr. and Mrs.
Twombley, Mr. Ingraham, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. Glynn and Mr.
and Mrs. Iselin.
Frank Polk telephoned that he would be in New York tomorrow afternoon.
February 17, 1917.
I took lunch with Melville Stone at the Lotus Club. We had an inter-
esting discussion regarding the Kaiser and internal German conditions. Stone
tells me that the beginning of the trouble between England and Germany was start-
ed by Edward the Seventh, and because of the quarrel the Kaiser had with his uncle
and his mother.
Stone was disturbed about the boats of the American Line not sailing. He
undertook to see Franklin of the Mercantile Marine and ascertain whether something
could not be done which would meet not only the views of the company but those of
the Government as well. I arranged a meeting for him with Frank Polk so they
might discuss it together and try to arrive at some understanding. Polk spent
most of the afternoon with me going over international and departmental affairs.
February 18, 1917.
Matthew Hale of Boston was one of the interesting callers. We had for lunch
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some suggestions. He is writing a novel which he expects to publish soon.
John M. Quinn called to unburden himself of some of his troubles. Brougham
and Colcord came to discuss the future policy of the Philadelphia Public Ledger
and to tell of how they were getting along in their efforts toward "liberalizing
it". They wished me to release Colcord's latest article concerning the peace
conference, which is almost wholly mine, |
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