Evening star., 1925-10-18
FIFTEENTH INSTALLMENT
Edited by BURTON }. HENDRICK
FrOm Ambassador Pages Memorandum Book J
13 March, 1917 CTueSdav.l

l3 March, 1917 trueSday.l
It's we'll to be patient in judgment. surely.
Hard the Presidents tame and vague in
augural and his apparent wandering off into
the by-way of controversy with the Senate
hard on these came few days ago definite
announcement mt that American ships will be arm
ed fore and aft and that other ships, armed
will he admitted To our ports, And extra SEES
sion of Congress is called for April 18th. Now
that's the stuff.
Meanwhile, not only the zimmerman note
to the German Minister in MeNic" has done its
work on public opinion but there have come
10 light various German intrigues, for example
10 get Columbia and Nicaragua 10 get into
with the United States. Look out for the
canal Then the practical certainty looms on
the horizon of submarine bases somewhere in
Central America.
Hence a complete reversal of the Govern
ments position about admitting armed mer
chantmen. Hence complete almost completely
cessation of trade quarrels with Great Britain
such filled the whole sky when | in
Washington last Autumn Even the President
was fun of indignation at the British govern
ment for these atrocious crimes. Nobody
would believe that the Germans stirred up all
this. them
Curious coincidence: Bernstorf reached la nd
in Norway on the very day Gerard reached
Havana.
Bagdad fell on Sunday--the end OF the Ger.
man eastern dream. for the English are not
likely to give that up.
Today spoke at the unveiling lin st. Paul's)
of a ablet to the memory of T.. A. Abbey H. Il.
II. the Princess Louise pulling the string |
took Mrs. Abbey To and from the cathedral.
March l3. 1917.
Unless Germany modilies her subma rine plan
and exempts all American ships. shall now
soon have war-uness peace come by n almost
sudden collapse. which hardly likely
Wen. we must go in. when go in. with
both feet"
AT Colefaxs at dinner last night. colefax and
Sir George Askwith ct al speculate ed whether
Lloyd George will last premier till the war
ends. The underhand intrigue that almost every
gronp nd party indulge inr-(;ood Lord deliver
us. The Darda nees report was published tas
the Asquith old cabinet think in order dis
credit them. 1t has discredted them whet her
that were the purpose not.
30 March 1917
The Russian revolution holds the attention
engages the speculation. and nils the news
pa pers.
As for American thngs-the three American
ships. news of whose sinking came on Satur
day, seem really to have stirred the people to
mood that may possibly cause them TO run
the President. Everybody is now fearful lest
If we get into the war" we'll get in with onlv
one foot-will go submarine cha sing and when
the British navy has driven the submarines
home. We'll quit war-a la Vera Cruz and the
expedition TO catch Villa. That. however can
hardly be if Germany declares war on us
which she may not do because of this very
hope
We haven't broken with Austria yet-Peaceo
The Washington business of the chancery
has fallen off much. The State Department il
engaged with other things
ON April > President Wilson asked Congress
TO declare that state of war existed between
the United States and Germany on pril . the
two nations war