I saw men who felt vexed at such an act as the blacklist, but that was merely vexation, not a fundamental change of feeling.

Of course, there came to see me men who had 'cases.' Now these are the only kind of men, I fear, whom the Government at Washington sees--these and the members of Congress whom the Germans have scared or have 'put up' to scare the Government--who are 'twisting the lion's tail,' in a word." "The President said," wrote Page immediately after coming from Shadow Lawn, "Tell those gentlemen for me'-- and then followed a homily to the effect that a damage done to any American citizen is a damage to him, etc.

He described the war as a result of many causes, some of long origin.

He spoke of England's having the earth and of Germany wanting it.

Of course, he said, the German system is directly opposed to everything American.