It appears that only the intervention of Colonel House prevented the whole thing from becoming a tragedy.
_From Edward M.House_ 115 East 53rd Street, New York City.
October 3, 1914.
HIS EXCELLENCY, The American Ambassador, London, England.
DEAR PAGE:.

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I have just returned from Washington where I was with the President for nearly four days.

He is looking well and is well.
Sometimes his spirits droop, but then, again, he is his normal self.
I had the good fortune to be there at a time when the discussion of the Declaration of London had reached a critical stage.