But we shall simply do justice and stand firm, when this phase of the subject comes forward.
It's amusing, when you forget its sadness, that their first impulse is to regard an unselfish international act as what Cecil Rhodes called the English "unctuous rectitude." But this experience that we are having with them will be worth much in future dealings.

They already feel very clearly that a different hand has the helm in Washington; and we can drive them hard, if need be, for they will not forfeit our friendship.
It is worth something to discover that Downing Street makes many mistakes.

Infallibility dwells a long way from them.

In this matter they have made two terrible blunders--the recognition of Huerta (they know that now) and the sending of Carden (they may already suspect that: they'll know it presently).
Yours always faithfully, WALTER H.PAGE.
P.S.By Jove, I didn't know that I'd ever have to put the British Government through an elementary course in Democracy! To the President.
Occasionally Page discussed with Sir Edward Grey an alternative American policy which was in the minds of most people at that time: _To the President_.

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