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[[red underline]] kind and attentive to me, and make matters pleasant. [[/red underline]] It's bitter cold and strong wind. Stayed at University Club.
Jan 13 (Sunday) A very cold day and biting winds.
At club had long conversation with [[red underline]] McCall Governor of Massachusetts on the fuel conservation problem. [[/red underline]] Conversation drifted on peat resources. Referred him to my opinion in [[red underline]] Chandler Lecture etc. [[/red underline]] Is much interested wants to take up subject in his [[red underline]] next message. Referred him to Arthur D. [[/red underline]] Little.
Afternoon [[red underline]] Baron de Cartier, [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] Minister [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] Belgian Minister [[/red underline]] to the United States came to see me. We talked about [[red underline]] organization of relief work in Switzerland. [[/red underline]] Pointed out
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we [[red underline]] should have quantitative statements from Switzerland before we can attempt to do anything [[/red underline]] He heartily agrees with me. Will write for further information
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Was unusually friendly and outspoken, repeated invitation [[/red underline]] to take lunch or dinner with him whenever in [[red underline]] Washington. [[/red underline]] Made me promise to wire to him. Tells me whenever I want to meet anybody in Washington I should let him now and he will invite him at the same time etc.
Also [[red underline]] Bertrand [[/red underline]] who was head of the R.R. Commission 
Just returned from Russia. Brought [[red underline]] de Cartier and Governor McCall [[/red underline]] together. While we were talking, [[red underline]] Dr. Henry Van Dyke ex minister [[/red underline]] to the Netherlands joined us, then [[red underline]] Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler then Herbert Satterlee [[/red underline]] and