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Afternoon went to meet [[red underline]] Frank L. Dyer [[/red underline]] to discuss further about terms of compromise. [[red underline]] Everything friendly [[/red underline]] 
Evening met Parker McIlhiney and took him to Brevoort Hotel for supper. Later I went to University Club. [[red underline]] I come more and more to conclusion that among half idling class and old idle people there is a vicious sentiment to start war under any pretext as long as they are sure they will not have to participate to the ugly and hard working part of it. [[/red underline]] "Let George do it" is their attitude. [[strikethrough]] Some of them [[/strikethrough]] In every country I suppose that there are quite a number of men who are possessed with that [[red underline]] bloodthirsty atavism of our ancestors [[/red underline]] who dearly loved a fight on every occasion. This clique is reinforced by [[red underline]] greedy [[/red underline]] 
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[[red underline]] selfish, cynical people who do not mind a fight, bloodshed [[/red underline]] or misery as long as [[strikethrough]] others have to st [[/strikethrough]] they believe they can manage [[red underline]] to look on and let others be the dupes. [[/red underline]] 
Today I berated two [[red underline]] oldish [[/red underline]] members of our club for [[red underline]] wishing a war, [[/red underline]] and expressing their great desire to [[red underline]] "see it started as soon as possible so that we are compelled to go ahead". [[/red underline]] I told them they had no right to be so eager in view of the fact that they knew very well that they [[red underline]] are too old to participate. [[/red underline]] 
March 13. At home all day. Much snow and slush.
March 14. Home all day. Evening Celine and I went to supper to Edward R. [[red underline]] Hewitt's house. [[/red underline]] He is the brother of Peter Cooper Hewitt. We met there a certain Mr. [[red underline]] Morrison also Professor Prince [[/red underline]] of Columbia and his wife. 
[[left margin]] Dynelly Prince [[/left margin]]
[[red underline]] Prince [[/red underline]] seems to be a very [[red underline]] versatile man, speaks [[/red underline]]   

Transcription Notes:
John Dyneley Prince was an American linguist, diplomat, and politician.