Fifty or more stranded Americans--men and women--are doing this work free.
I have a member of Congress[63] in the general reception room of the Embassy answering people's questions--three other volunteers as well.
We had a world of confusion for two or three days.

But all this work is now well organized and it can be continued without confusion or cross purposes.

I meet committees and lay plans and read and write telegrams from the time I wake till I go to bed.
But, since it is now all in order, it is easy.

Of course I am running up the expenses of the Embassy--there is no help for that; but the bill will be really exceedingly small because of the volunteer work--for awhile.

I have not and shall not consider the expense of whatever it seems absolutely necessary to do--of other things I shall always consider the expense most critically.
Everybody is working with everybody else in the finest possible spirit.