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D LANSING DIFFERED BEFORE U. s. ENTERED WAR

noe than minor nature developed this confirmed by the reference
which the President makes 10 il in of his letters
FRIED 10 SEPARATE LEAGUE FROM TREATY
When President Wilson went back 10 Paris last March and found
M during his brief absence in the United States Lansing and the
others of the American Mission had agreed tentatively at least to have
he peace terms and the League of Nations Covenant separated the
situation very breaking point and probably avoided
only the President thought it more important to let
European statesmen split the American Peace Delegation
While Mr. Lansing probably and conferred with the President
Paris much any other members of the American MISSION
matter of remark that he saw him very little
However the incident which causing break than any
ohe the sensational testimony Of William C. Bulftt of the
experts attached TO the American Peace MSon before the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee Bu will be recalled reading from
Diary quoted Secretary Lansing having him was out of
sympathy with League of Nations and as predicting that
he treaty would fail if the American people learned Of its full
import
WILSON UPSET BY THE BUILT STORY.
Mr. lansing obviously very difficult position did not repudiae
Bus statements although momsnlahy expected in Washington
that he either would rpud them resign his Office President
Wilson at the time his speaking tour in the West To say
upset by Bu story his quotations of the Secretary
State puts mildly Officials in the Presidential party who the
workings of the Presidents mind expected Secreays reg
nation asked for when the President returned Washington These
same officials believe that the breakdown which sent the President
home very sick man the only thing which prevented it,
LANSING KEPT AWAY FROM WHITE HOUSE
Mr. Lansing Peden.again and did ali his business
with the Chief Executive writing The relations between the
remained very strained then Mr. Lansings action in calling
the Cabinet together brought them the breaking point
Those who present the meeting
rather tense and dramatic Congress full Of
that the President disabled cOnstutOuay
10 discharge the functions Of his office There
might be Vice President Marshall at the
Government and how Congress might doing Nobody
knew the full extent Of the Presidents Illness.
become known that he had partially lost the Of his left
and through accumulation blood
his BRAIN There ugly that the President might
possession faculties
tampang action ITO find whether have President
helr number put It. These ugly stories
disposed And uniOunded gossip
By &e Developments but they being circulated
widely credited November the Cabinet assembled
first conference Al the call Of Secretary Lansing.
LANSING THOUGHT PRECEDRNTS SUPPORTED HIM.
The Secretary of Stale, should be stated believed he
supported by precedent calling the Cabinet together Looking up
he historical record he found had been done when President Garfield
lay m for weeks after having been shot by an assassin and that had
been done that when President Taylor had long illness
ultimately was succeeded by Vice President Fillmore.
feeling apprehen him did not think to tell him
The best opinion
but expected
meeting the
the Secretary Of State
to
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