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...continued for 15 minutes. After this, President and Prince repaired to the former's study, smoked, and "may have discussed matters of interest in world affairs." Seated in the President's chair, the Prince asked permission to write a message to the people of Washington in response to a request from the White House correspondents...
...Republican Discord. "The Executive proposes adherence to the existing World Court. The request falls on dull ears. The Executive demands the Mellon bill and members of his party in both houses of Congress, regular and insurgent, hasten to reject it. He disapproves the Adjusted Compensation Act but Congress reenacts it. Congress passes a measure granting to postal employes an increase in their meager salaries; the President disapproves it. He protests against the restriction on Japanese immigration; Congress adopts it. Whenever before did a party in control of the Executive and of a majority in both houses of Congress present...
...rendered valuable services in that legislation. We must dissent from the conclusions related by you." In reply to the third point, he said: "It was the machinery of the movement, and not the Supreme Court and Mr. Davis, which prevented the strike." As for the request to visit Clarksburg before coming to a decision, Mr. Gompers felt that it was "utterly impossible and inconceivable...
Incidentally, in this letter Mr. Gompers let it be known that he had received in July a request for a personal conference with Mr. Davis, but that, after several exchanges of letters, other matters had prevented the meeting...
Plan. It was stated that the Experts' Plan will be put into effect on Oct. 5, the date being advanced by ten days at the request of the Germans...