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Of course Japan will want to ask more than she ought to ask, and Russia to give less than she ought to give. Perhaps both sides will prove impracticable. OF COURSE JAPAN WILL WANT TO ASK MORE THAN SHE OUGHT TO ASK AND RUSSIA TO GIVE LESS THAN SHE OUGHT TO GIVE PERHAPS BOTH SIDES WILL PROVE IMPRACTICABLE
s' father and mother had been married, dined soon after two at "Plain Dealing," and then were driven over to the station to go back to Washington. I rode the big black stallion--Chief--and enjoyed it thoroughly. Altogether we had a very nice holiday. I was lucky to be able to get it, for during the past fortnight, and indeed for a considerable time before, I have been carrying on negotiations with both Russia and Japan, together with side negotiations with Germany, France and England, to try to get the present war stopped. With infinite labor and by the exercise of a good deal of tact and judgment--if I do say it myself--I have finally gotten the Japanese and Russians to agree to meet to discuss the terms of peace. Whether they will be able to come to an agreement or not I can't say. But it is worth while to have obtained the chance of peace, and the only possible way to get this chance was to secure such an agreement of the two powers that they would meet and discuss the terms direct. LE CHURCH WHERE THE WILMER'S FATHER AND MOTHER HAD BEEN MARRIED DINED SOON AFTER TWO AT PLAINDEALING AND THEN WERE DRIVEN OVER TO THE STATION TO GO BACK TO WASHINGTON I RODE THE BIG BLACK STALLION CHIEF AND ENJOYED IT THOROUGHLY ALTOGETHER WE HAD A VERY NICE HOLIDAY I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET IT FOR DURING THE PAST FORTNIGHT AND INDEED FOR A CONSIDERABLE TIME BEFORE I HAD BEEN CARRYING ON NEGOTIATIONS WITH BOTH RUSSIA AND JAPAN TOGETHER WITH SIDE NEGOTIATIONS WITH GERMANY FRANCE AND ENGLAND TO TRY TO GET THE PRESENT WAR STOPPED WITH INFINITE LABOR AND BY THE EXERCISE OF A GOOD DEAL OF TACT AND JUDGMENT IF I DO SAY IT MYSELF I HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN THE JAPANESE AND RUSSIANS TO AGREE TO ME TO DISCUSS THE TERMS OF PEACE WHETHER THEY WILL BE ABLE TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT OR NOT I CAN'T SAY BUT IT IS WORTH WHILE TO HAVE OBTAINED THE CHANCE OF PEACE AND THE ONLY POSSIBLE WAY TO GET THIS CHANCE WAS TO SECURE SUCH AN AGREEMENT OF THE TWO POWERS THAT THEY WOULD MEET AND DISCUSS THE TERMS DIRECT
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