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Went to see [[red underline]] Howard E. Coffin at the National Defense Council [[/red underline]] to tell him about critical power situation in Niagara and how this may cripple our manufacture of ammunitions. He tells me [[red underline]] Baker [[/red underline]] and the others have been skeptical about the statements of [[red underline]] Niagara people because [[/red underline]] they have systematically exaggerated and have given the impression "that they tried to put one over" [[red underline]] the Secretary of war.
[[left marginal entry]] # 2hs [[/marginal entry]] [[/red underline]] After I told him that this time [[red underline]] their "crying wolf" is justified, Coffin told me to [[strikethrough]] make [[/strikethrough]] write him short statement about situation [[/red underline]] so that he may [[red underline]] present it. [[/red underline]] So I went immediately to A H. [[red underline]] Hooker and to Tone [[/red underline]] to tell me true unexaggerated facts and their recommendations. Left with afternoon
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train for Savannah to visit the Cygnet.
[[red underline]] Revolution in Russia has cleared the atmosphere and we can now give our unstinted sympathies to Russia since she has rid herself of her autocratic Czar. [[/red underline]] Will the [[red underline]] Germans see a lesson [[/red underline]] for their own guidance? I believe that if a [[red underline]] revolution breaks out in Germany and a liberal form of government be adopted [[/red underline]] and garantees be given for riddance of the Hohenzollerns and all autocratic reactionary government [[red underline]] the Allies will forgive Germany and be willing to stop the war provided Junkerdom and Militarism can be set aside. We shall probably [[strikethrough]] declare [[/strikethrough]] formally declare war [[red bracket and double red underline]] about April 2 [[red bracket and double red underline]] [[red underline]] when [[/red underline]] Congress is convened. [[red underline]] Where will it lead us. Few people [[/red underline]] who
    

Transcription Notes:
"Tone" may refer to Frank J. Tone, an assignor to The Carborundum Co., Niagara, N.Y.