Evening star., 1922-11-09
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From "Notes on Cabinet Meetings"
found in Mr.. Lanes hles:.


From "Notes on Cabinet Meetings"
found in Mr.. Lanes hles:
November /. 1918.
At last weeks cabinet We talked of
Austria-again we talked like
cabinet. The President said that he
did not know to whom to reply, as
things were breaking up SO COM
.pletely. There was no Austria-Hun-
gary. Secretary Wilson suggested
that. Of course, their army was still
under control Of the empire. and that
the answer would have to 60 to it.
Theoretically. the President said.
German-Austria should 60 to Ger
many, as all were Of one language
and one race. but this would mean the
establishment of great central
Roman Catholic nation, which would
be under control Of the papacy. and
would be particularly Objectionable
to Italy. ! said that such an arrange
ment would mean q Germany on two
seas, and would leave the Germans
victors after all. The President read
dispatches from Europe on the situa-
ton In Germany-the first received In
many months.
Nothing was said of politics-al-
though things are At 4 white heat
over the Presidents appeal to the
country to elect democratic Con-
gress. He made a mistake.
Ny notion was, and I told him so at
la meeting three or four weeks ago.
that the country would give him a
vote Of confidence because 1t wanted
to strengthen his hand. But Burleson
said that the party wanted leader
with guts-this was his word and 1t
was a challenge to his (the Presi-
dent's) Wrility. that was at once mani
fest.
The country thinks that the Presi-
dent lowered himself by his letter
calling for q partisan victory at this
time. But he likes the idea
Of personal party leadership-cabinet
responsibility Is still in his mind.
Col Houses book, Philip Dru." ia
vors II. and all that book has said
should be comes about slowly. even
oman suffrage. The President
comes to Philip Dru" in the end.
And yet they say that House has no
November 6, 1918.
At cabinet some one asked II Ger
many would accept armistice terms.
The President said he thought so.
.
The President spoke of the bolshe-
Wiki having decided upon a revolu-
tion in Germany, Hungary and
Switzerland. and that they had $1O,-
oo0,0 900 ready in Switzerland. besides
moro money in Swedish banks held
by the Jews from Russia. ready for
the campaign of propaganda. He
read dispatch from the French min
lister in Berne to Jusserand telling of
this conspiracy. Houston suggested
the advisability Of stopping it by
seizing the money and interning the
agitators. After some discussion the
President directed Lansin. to ask the
governments In Switzerland and Swe-
den to get the men and money and
hold them and then to notify the
allies of what we had done and sug-
gest that they do likewise. Lansing sug-
gested a joint note, but the President
vetoed this idea. wanting US to take
the initiative. He spoke of always
having been sympathetic with Japan
in her war with Russia and thought
that the latter would have to work
out her own salvation. But he was
In favor of sending food to France.
Belgium, Italy, Serbia, Rumania and
Bulgaria just as soon as possible; and
the need was great also in Austria
He said that the terms had been
agreed upon. but he did not say what
they were, further than to say that
the council at Versailles had agreed
to his fourteen points. with two reser-
vations-GD as to the meaning Of the
freedom of the seas; (2) as to the
meaning of the restoration of Bel
eium and France. This word he had
directed Lansing to give to the Swiss
minister for Germany, and to notify
Germany also that Foch would talk
+ba torvpc of armiStice . He