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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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