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was doing the most commonplace things since there "was no evidence in my face of <sic>axiety,</sic> responsibility or disturbance". I motored with Martin to his country place near Wilton for the day. I intended to stop with him the night but before I started, Wiseman telephoned to say the British Mission might pass through tonight so I returned in order to keep in touch with the situation. Polk telephoned in the evening to say that the British party would not be here until Sunday morning. His suggestion was for me to meet them at New Rochelle about seven o'clock. I vetoed this and asked him to schedule the train to reach New York around half past eight or nine, and I would go with them as far as Trenton. April 21, 1917. This is the anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. It always brings back memories of that valiant band of Texans who overthrew the Mexicans and won for Texas independence. I have had many conversations with Washington concerning the Bal- four party. I am sick unto death of it and have more than half a notion to avoid it. I went up to Mezes' for dinner to meet General George Goethals. There was no one else present excepting one of the Trustees of the City College with whom Mezes talked so as to give me an opportunity to confer with Goethals. It has been a long time since I have met anyone I like so well. He is modest and able. I feel he is something like Kitchener, slow but sure. The undertaking which he has in hand needs celerity rather than thoroughness, and I urged him to bend all his great energies toward accomplishing quickly what was expected of him in creating a merchant marine. He told of the difficulties. There is not sufficient seasoned timber
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was doing the most commonplace things since there "was no evidence in my face of
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