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whether I wished to lunch alone with him, or whether I would mind having Drum-
mond. We made a survey of the entire field during and after luncheon. We
spoke with the utmost candor, criticizing at times both Governments, and giving
praise where we thought it due. Mr. Balfour expressed great pleasure at our
coming at this time, and declared it meant much, not alone to Great Britain, but
to the Entente cause, on account of the debacle in both Russia and Italy.
He greeted me with something akin to affection, and has made me feel
that I have the confidence of his Government as much as I have of our own.
I left Mr. Balfour to return to Chesterfield House in order to meet the
French Minister of Marine, now in London, who had expressed a desire to call.
I think I succeeded in heartening him by saying that if France, Great Britain
and the United States stood firmly together, success was unquestioned, and all
that was needed was the fortitude to endure until victory came. While I have
kept every note of boasting out of my conversation, at the same time, I have
made them conscious of the strong arm we possess and of how determined we are
to use it for the common good.
I saw some thirty to thirty-five newspaper men at six o'clock this af-
ternoon. They represented practically the entire world, excepting the Central
Powers. I gave them a written statement which is a part of the record, and
in addition, I invited them to ask any questions they desired, expressing a
willingness to respond if possible. Most of the questions were of such a na-
ture that it was easy for me to say that the British Government was better in-
formed upon that particular subject than I, and I referred them to that source
of information.
One correspondent asked if the American people were not critical of
the way the Allies had conducted the war. I replied that I could not speak,
and never undertook to speak, for the people generally, but that the President
| Title | ms_0466_s2_v5_331 |
| Transcript | whether I wished to lunch alone with him, or whether I would mind having Drum- mond. We made a survey of the entire field during and after luncheon. We spoke with the utmost candor, criticizing at times both Governments, and giving praise where we thought it due. Mr. Balfour expressed great pleasure at our coming at this time, and declared it meant much, not alone to Great Britain, but to the Entente cause, on account of the debacle in both Russia and Italy. He greeted me with something akin to affection, and has made me feel that I have the confidence of his Government as much as I have of our own. I left Mr. Balfour to return to Chesterfield House in order to meet the French Minister of Marine, now in London, who had expressed a desire to call. I think I succeeded in heartening him by saying that if France, Great Britain and the United States stood firmly together, success was unquestioned, and all that was needed was the fortitude to endure until victory came. While I have kept every note of boasting out of my conversation, at the same time, I have made them conscious of the strong arm we possess and of how determined we are to use it for the common good. I saw some thirty to thirty-five newspaper men at six o'clock this af- ternoon. They represented practically the entire world, excepting the Central Powers. I gave them a written statement which is a part of the record, and in addition, I invited them to ask any questions they desired, expressing a willingness to respond if possible. Most of the questions were of such a na- ture that it was easy for me to say that the British Government was better in- formed upon that particular subject than I, and I referred them to that source of information. One correspondent asked if the American people were not critical of the way the Allies had conducted the war. I replied that I could not speak, and never undertook to speak, for the people generally, but that the President |
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