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ed me to do so. Allen spoke in behalf of Baruch as well as himself. When
the matter is thoroughly threshed out, I shall write the President my conclu-
sions.
The other guests at lunch were Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Higginson Jr. <add>and</add> Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Wallace.
I had a long talk with Lincoln Colcord this evening concerning his work
with the Public Ledger. Lansing's letter of yesterday is a part of the
record. He enclosed Ambassador Sharp's cablegram concerning Raymond Swing.
July 2, 1917.
Frederick Allen and I finished our conference this morning and my let-
ter to the President gives the details of it.
Judge Lovett telephoned yesterday from Locust Valley asking me to see him
upon Red Cross matters. He came out on the 9.35 train from Boston, remained
to lunch, and returned to Boston in time to catch the five o'clock back to
New York. It seems that Davison is irritated with the President because he
understood the President had agreed to give him entire control of Red Cross mat-
ters. According to Davison, the President assented by silence <del/> when he,
Davison, at their first interview agreed to take up the load, provided he was
given supreme authority. He admits the President did not reply to this di-
rect request, and Cleveland Dodge, who was present, does not think the President
to blame. Judge Lovett wondered what we could do about it and what I would ad-
vise in the premises.
I thought Davison had done a great piece of work in raising the hundred
and odd million of dollars, and that he could well afford to stand upon that
record even though he did nothing else. I advised him to go ahead with like
enthusiasm toward making a success of the work yet to be done. It only needed,
I thought, a little more diplomacy to give him all the authority needful. Davi-
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ed me to do so. Allen spoke in behalf of Baruch as well as himself. When
the matter is thoroughly threshed out, I shall write the President my conclu-
sions.
The other guests at lunch were Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Higginson Jr. |
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