Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-25

InS lWlSeSS OIL AmSx1CAu CQUBul1 On
leaving Germany had bsen strippsd
writing on their flesh and subjected
to other ~indignities. ,
Lansing answered. thatit wal true.
Then I asked Houston about the bread
riots In New York. This led to a dis
c0ssion Of Q great problem which we
had all been afraid to raise-why
shouldn't We send our chips with guns
and conveys. Daniels said we must
not convoy-that would be dangerous.
(Think of a secretary Of the navy tell.
Ing Of danger). The president said
the country was not willing that we
should take any Risks of ] said
that I got no such sentiment out Of
the country. .Yhis the president took
AZ a suggestion that we should work
up O. propaganda Of hatred against
Germany. OF course, I said I had no
such idea, but ] felt that in q democ-
kacy the peoplS were entitled to know
the facts. McAdoo, Houston and Red
field ioined me.
President was Bitter.
''T'he president turned on them BIT
,terly, especially on McAdoo und res
preached all OF US with appealing to
the spirit Of the s'code duello'. We
SOhIOu ! 8cI-III0 AOco oAS Va btA6 Ak6AN
that we were bent on pushing the
country into war. Houston talked of
resigning after the meeting. McAdoo
will-wlthin q year. I believe. I tried
to smooth them down by recalling our
past experiences with the president.
We have had to push and push to get
him to take any forward step. He
comes outright but he Is slower than
a Qlacier--and things afe mighty dis
agreeable whenever anything has to be
dCIe."
- In addition to his voluminous cor
respondence. which included letters
to virtually every person OF import
ance In the United States, Mr.. Lane
made many notes on incidents occur
ring in his daily life. Among these
were copious comments on the cabi-
net meetings. In'Sone of these notes
terday at cabinet meeting, we had the
first real talk of war In weeks, yes in
months. Burleson brought up the
matter Of Russia-would we support
Japan in taking Siberia, or even Via
divostok. Should we Join Japan ac-
tively-in force7"
I'VE Are Not Allies"
1.-THE president said no for the prac-
teal reason hat we have had no
ships. We had difficulty In provid-
Ing for men in France and for u aL
lies. 1he president neve used this
word saying that we are not allies)."
In q note dated March ~, 1918, Sec7
rotary Lane wrote:
Nothing talked Of in cabinet that
would interest q nation, q family or a
Fchild. No talk Of war, no talk of Rus
sia or Japan. Talk by McAdoo about
some bills in congress-. by the prsd-
dent about giving the veterans of the
Spanish war leave. with pay to attend
their annual emcampment. And he
treated this seriously, as If it were q
matter of first Importance"
Yesterday we had q cabinet meet
Ing" he wrote under date Of Oct. 20
1918. All were present. The presi'
dent was manifestly disturbed. Fol
some weeks we have spent our time
at cabinet meetings largely in telling
stories. Even at the meeting Of {
week ago, the day on which the presi
dent sent his reply-to Germany-hi
second note Of the Paris series-w,
were given no view of the note, which
was already in Lansing's hands ant
was emitted at four o'clock. Ger
many came back with an acceptanc,
Of the presidents terms-a superfio
q perspective ~ ACb0by- -SAllSS tAl0 ~
pealyt to the cabinet yesterday.
Wilson Admitted Failure !
"This was mis- opening: I do no
know-what.ft So do.a / must ask you
advice. dhay have made a, mistals
in not proberly safeguarding what
said befpres'What do you think shout,
be. .done?'
This general query was followe'
by a long sile n which I broke b
saving that Germany would 10 any
thing he said. q
What should I say?' Sc asked.
THAT we would not treat unit
Germany vas across the Rhine.
This he thought Impossible"
Mr. Lane himself became discour
aged at times. On Jan. 19,1920, h
wrote:
THE, whole world is Skew-jee, AYR,
distorted and altogether perverse. III
president Is broken in body and oh
stinnte in spirit. Einstein has de
clared the law Of gr%avitation out
grown and decadent. Drink, ~consolin
friend of a perturbed world, is shit
off; and all goes merry as a dance /
hell"
Java imported about 210 millio
year.
The first steamers required so muc
coal that there was little room Il
freight.
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