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He believes if this were done, not only by his own corporation but by others, it
would be an act of justice and would prove of great commercial value. He
looks for an age when drudgery of mankind may <add>be</add> largely <del>be</del> overcome. For instance, the
housewife is compelled to heat her kitchen and perhaps give herself heat prostration
on a summer's day in order to get the few particles of heat necessary to cook an egg.
He believes this will be entirely done away with and no surplus heat be engendered
and lost.
Mr. Walker of the <sic>Scientic</sic> American came for advice concerning some further
criticisms of Navy construction plans. I advised leaving it alone for the moment.
He brought with him a design for a freight carrying <del/> submersible which had
been presented to him and which seemed to him workable. I put him in touch with
Charles A. Stone and told him I would get Mr. Stone to report to me after a thor-
ough investigation had been made.
The President's letter and the one from General Goethals and my replies are
parts of the diary.
Dr. Henri Bergson followed Walker.. He thinks of returning to France
with the French Mission. Bergson is alarmed over the submarine peril. I told
him of my endeavors in trying to get the British not to take the gamble, but to
make some sort of compromise with the Germans regarding the submarines. He thought
their refusal almost criminal. I doubt if he would have held this opinion at that
time. He, like everybody else, now sees what I thought I saw in the beginning, and
about which I warned them repeatedly as my diary will show.
Peter Brady, labor leader, came to discuss the proposed raise of the
postal rate which will affect labor periodicals.
The usual telephone calls came from Washington and elsewhere. Wiseman had
word from Washington that Balfour will be glad to lunch with us Sunday. I have
also arranged to dine with the British Ambassador Saturday and have Sir Eric Drum-
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He believes if this were done, not only by his own corporation but by others, it
would be an act of justice and would prove of great commercial value. He
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