New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
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ernment will be free. Then is the time
for the United States to propose to
England Joint intervention merely to
reduce this turbulent scandal of
country 70 order---on an agreement of
course to preserve the territorial in
tegrity of Mexico"
Mr.. Hendricks description of the
dinner at the United States Embassy in
London on March 23, 1918, is as fol-
lows:
British Statesmen Jocular
This occasion gave the visitor a
memorable glimpse of the British
temperament, Mr.. Lloyd George, Mr..
Balfour, Lord Derby, the War Secre-
tary; General Biddle, of the United
States army, and Admiral Sims were
the Ambassadors guests. Though the
mighty issues then overhanging the
world were not ignored in the CONVEX
saton, the atmosphere hardly suggested
that the existence of the British EN-
| plre-indeed, that of civilization itself
was that very night hanging in the
| balance. Possibly it was the general
| somDerness OF events that caused these
lief in Jocular small talk and remi-
niscence.
For larger part of the evening
not a word was said about the prog
ress OF the German armies in France.
Mr. Lloyd George and Mr.. Balfour.
seated on opposite sides of the table.
APPARENTLY found relaxation in review
ing their political careers, and es-
pecially their old-time political battles.
They would laughingiy recall occasions
wher, in American parlance. they had
put each other Sin hole; the exigen-
cles of war had now made these two
men colleagues in the same govern
ment, but the twenty years preceding
1914 they had spen: In political an
tagonism.
"All this, of course, was merely on
the surface; despite the laughter and
the banter, there was only one thing
which engrossed the Ambassadors
guests, although there were not many
references to it. That was the strug-
gle which was then taking place in
France. At intervals Mr.. Lloyd George
would send one of the guests, evident
| ly secretary, from the room. The
latter. on his return, would whisper
something in the Prime Minister'S ear,
| but more frequently he would merely
shake his head Evidently he had been
sent to obtain the latest news of the
! battle.
AT one point the Prime Minister
did refer to the great things taking
place in France
This battle means one thing he
SAID That is, generalissimo.'
why couldn't you have taken this
; step long ago? Admiral Sims asked
/ Mr.. Lloyd George.
The answer came like a fash.
"'lf the Cabinet two weeks ago had
suggested placing the British army
under foreign general it would have
fallen. Every Cabinet in Europe would
also have fallen had it suggested such
What Mr. Hendrick terms president
Wilson'S coldness to the Allies" is
SHOWN by the writer's revelation of
the PRESIDENTS oppposition to sending
abroad a group of eminent Americans
to preach closer relations between
America and Great Britain. Mr.. Taft
was to head the group. Mr.. Hendrick
relates that Mr.. Wilson'S predecessor
eailed on him to discuss the project
Mr.. Wilson replied that he Seriously
tuestloned tts the desirability Of drawing
the two countries any more closely to-
gether; He was opposed to putting the
/ united States in position of seeming
IN any way to be involved with British
poilcy. The motives of the United
states IN the war, the President CON
tinued, were unseltish, but the motives
ct Great Britain seemed to him to be
! OF less unselfsh character.'
Mr.. Wilson was quoted as citing the
treaty between Great Britain and
Italy as sample of British states
manship which he regarded as proving
! this contention.
The President showed more and
more feeling about the matter as the
discussion continued There are too
many Englislmen,' he said, Sin this
country and in Washington now. and |
have asked the British Ambassador to
have some of them sent home"
In hitherto unpublished letter to
Frank L. Polk Mr.. Page declared: 81
thank heaven and the Administration
Tor Secretary Bakers visit. 1t is a
| dramatic moment in the history of the
! race. The State Department has the
duty to deal with foreign affairs, and
yet no man in the State Department
| has been here since the war began.
! cannot express my satisfaction at
Secretary Bakers visit. 1t was his
/ toric---the first member of the Cabinet.
think, who ever came here while he
held Office. He made great impres-