No serious breach is conceivable." He went on quite earnestly: "Mr.Page, after any policy or plan is thought out on its merits my next thought always is how it may affect our relations with the United States.

That is always a fundamental consideration." I ventured to say that if he would keep our relations smooth on the surface, I'd guarantee their stability at the bottom.

It's the surface that rolls high at times, and the danger is there.

Keep the surface smooth and the bottom will take care of itself.
Then he asked about Mexico, as he usually has when I have talked with him.

I gave him as good a report as I could, reminding him of the great change in the attitude of all Latin-America caused by the President's patient policy with Mexico.