He has said: "We may have to arbitrate these things," as he might say, "We had better take a cab because it is raining." It is easily possible--or it was--to discuss anything with this Government without offense.

I have, in fact, stood up before Sir Edward's fire and accused him of stealing a large part of the earth's surface, and we were just as good friends afterward as before.

But I never drew a lawyer's indictment of him as a land-thief: that's different.
I suppose no two peoples or governments ever quite understand one another.

Perhaps they never will.

That is too much to hope for.