Chapter XXV: Appendix: Report of the Mission of the United States to Poland (3)

Polk, Frank L., doubt of success of 1916 campaign, 235

Pomerene, Atlee, at Jackson Day Dinner, 142

Ponydreguin, General, dinner with at Gondrecourt, 259

Post, James H., aids in formation of real estate trust company, 58

Postmastership at New York, contention regarding, 237

Power, Judge Maurice J., “discoverer” of Grover Cleveland, 118

Prendergast, William A., at War Publicity meeting, 253;
slated for Comptroller on fusion ticket, 280

Pryor, Gen. Roger A., 29, 30

Pyne, Percy R., retires from presidency of National City Bank, 76

Quekemeyer, Captain, American representative on trip to French front, 266

Radcliffe, General, met on British front, 269

Rappard, Dr., William, speech at dinner to Governors of the League of the Red
Cross Societies, 321

Raymond, Henry T., 15

Reading, Lord, address before Merchants’ Association in New York, 298

Real Estate, ventures in, 39

Red Cross, financing the, insisting on aiming for large sum, 249;
article “A Vision of the Red Cross After the War,” 308;
the International Conference, 308

_Red Cross Magazine_ article on Turkish massacres, 288

Redfield, Congressman, appointed Secretary of Commerce, 154, 159

Reilly, John, buys lots on route of Subway, 50

Rice, Edwin T., 93

Richardson, Captain, ’Forty-niner, 4

Robert College, Constantinople, 186, 204, 208

Rockefeller, William, how he obtained stock of Northern Pacific, 71

Rockefeller, Mrs. John D., Jr., activities in war work, 299

Rosalsky, Judge Otto, at Sulzer dinner, 168

Rosenwald, Julius, on committee for financing the Red Cross, 250

Roosevelt, Franklin D., doubt of success of 1916 campaign, 235

Roosevelt, Theodore, deference to Mark Hanna, 123;
coaches Taft for campaign, 124;
split in Republican party forfeits election, 150;
Joffre anecdote of, 264;
calls meeting of New York Progressives to agree on fusion slate, 280;
his first demonstration of power, 282;
urges Mitchel’s reëlection at City Hall Park mass meeting, 284, 285

Root, Elihu, associated with in difficulties of Hilton, Hughes & Co., 37;
policy of business and politics, 37;
consulted on Equitable controversy, 82;
signs cable to Wilson appealing for help for Armenia, 340

Rose, William R., 54

Roumania, question of Jewish nationalism in, 351

Roux, Dr. Émile, at International Red Cross Conference, 315

Rubenstein, Rabbi, recounts history of Vilna excesses against Jews, 362

Russell, Colonel, sails for International Red Cross Conference, 310

Russell, Judge Horace, retained by, 36

Ryan, Thomas, 39

Said Halim, Prince, Grand Vizier, 221, 225

Samaritans, visit to the tribe on Mount Gerizim, 228

Samuel, Sir Herbert, significance of appointment as first governing head of
Palestine, 392

Sassoon, Sir Philip, private secretary of Sir Douglas Haig, 272

Sayre, Dr., on Palestine trip, 216

Schiff, Jacob H., on Board of Directors Metropolitan Opera Company, 100;
gives evidence against Sulzer at impeachment trial, 173;
misfortune at a dinner, 299;
advises attendance at International Red Cross Conference, 308

Schmavonian, A. K., attaché at American Embassy, Constantinople, 178, 187;
on Palestine trip, 215, 231;
on trip to French front, 259;
to British front, 266

Schurz, Carl, on Independent politics, 135

Schwab, Chas. M., buys stock in Fuller Construction Co., 72

Sebastiyeh, visit to, 231

Seligman, Joseph, refused accommodations in Saratoga hotel, 38;
president Society for Ethical Culture, 95

Senior, Max, not in favour of Zionist plans, 349

Settlement work, in Manhattan and the Bronx, 105

Seymour, Harriet, 106

Shaffer, Chauncey, in law office of, 24

Sharp, Ambassador, at review of first American troops in France, 256

Shaw, Peggy, maintaining soldiers’ theatre and rest room at Treves, 333

Shufro, Jacob, 106

Sibert, General, in command at Gondrecourt, 259

Siegel-Cooper & Company, opening New York Store, 54

Sigerson, Michael, 111

Simon, Robert E., in the “Subway Boom,” 87;
partnership with, 89

Sinclair, General, met on British front, 269

Singer Sewing Machine Co., in Constantinople, 203

Skrzynski, M., at reception in Warsaw, 365;
at luncheon, 376

Slocum, Gen. Henry W., 118

Smith, Alfred E., chairman of factory investigating committee, 108;
recommended for New York Postmastership, 240

Smith, J. Henry, on Board of Directors Metropolitan Opera Company, 101

Society of Ethical Culture, formation, 95

Southack, Frederick, aids in forming real estate trust company, 57

Southmayd, Henry M., attorney for the Astors, 45

Spanish-American War, influence of, on real estate transactions, 54, 56

Speer, Mrs. Emma Bailey, in war work, 299

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, construction of, 8

Stanchfield, John B., of Counsel at Sulzer impeachment, 172

Standard Oil Co., in Constantinople, 203

Stanislawa, investigations at, 367

Stanley, Sir Arthur, instrumental in selection of
Englishman as Director-General of International Red Cross, 319

Stewart, A. T., & Co., 36

Stillman, James, on Executive Committee of real estate trust company, 61;
a power in finance, 65;
interested in increasing capital of Lawyers’ Title Company, 68, 70;
aids in financing of Fuller Construction Co., 71;
becomes president of National City Bank, 76;
attitude toward Equitable controversy, 81;
offers backing in case of panic, 88;
wise advice of, 180

Stimson, Henry L., Chairman “Committee of Safety,” 108

Stone, Senator, call on Wilson’s campaign managers, 143; at the Sulzer dinner, 168

Storrs, Richard S., 15

Stowell, Edgar, 106

Straight, Willard D., at War Publicity meeting, 253

Straus, Isidor, incident of formation of firm Abraham & Straus, 34;
secures business of R. H. Macy & Co., 36

Straus, Nathan, early friendship with, 3;
dry goods business of, 35, 36

Strauss, Charles, transactions with, 89

Strong, Colonel, plans for International Red
Cross preferred by Davison, 312, 315;
at Cannes, 327

Subway, routes being laid out for, 47

Sulzer, William, experiences with, 155;
inaugurated Governor of New York, 162;
dinner given to, 163;
beneficial legislation and wise appointments, 164;
defies Tammany Hall, 167;
the Café Boulevard Dinner, and “the wish-bone speech,” 168;
impeached and removed from office, 170

Sykes, Josephine, 99

Syrian Protestant College, visit to, 233

Taft, William H., coached for campaign by Roosevelt, 124;
work for League to Enforce Peace, 301, _et seq._;
speech on the Covenant at Metropolitan Opera House gathering, 305;
advises attendance at International Red Cross Conference, 308

Talaat Bey, real ruler of Turkey, 185, 187, 191;
arranges reception at Adrianople, 192;
direct dealings with, 197;
asks advice, 198;
looks to comfort of party on Palestine trip, 231

Talbot, Dr., Fritz B., sails for International Red Cross Conference, 310

Talmage, T. De Witt, 15

Tariff, Protective, a blow to family fortunes, 4

Taussig, Professor, at dinner given by Chinese
delegation to Peace Conference, 324

Thalman, Ernest, 100

Thann, visit to, on trip to the front, 261

Tibbetts, Major, met on British front, 268

Tilden, Samuel J., effects downfall of Tweed Ring, 111

Tilton, Henry, 30

Tourtel, H. B. met on British front, 267

Townroe, Captain, conducts trip to British front, 266

Townsend, Col. C. M., met, after many years on British front, 267

Tsulski, Dr., conference with, on conditions in Poland, 358

Tumulty, Joseph, at conference over Jefferson Day Dinner tickets, 139;
at Sea Girt notification, 148

Turkish question, study of, 336

Tweed Ring, contact with, 109

Underhill, Senator, at Jackson Day Dinner, 142

Underwood, John T., transactions with, 90;
tenders John Purroy Mitchel vice-presidency of his company, 279

Underwood, Oscar, candidacy against Wilson, 138

Underwood Typewriter Co., capitalization of, 90

“Union for Higher Life,” member of, 97

Van Dyke, Dr. Henry, in campaign of League to Enforce Peace, 301

Vanderbilt, Alfred G., on Board of Directors Metropolitan Opera Company, 100

Varilla, Bunau, at luncheon with, 330

Vendôme, Duc de, acquaintance with at Peace Conference, 326, 327

Vendôme, Duchess of, met at Cannes, 327

Venizelos, at Peace Conference, 328;
discussion with on Smyrna question, 329

Vesnitz, representing Jugo-Slavia at Peace Conference, 327

Vilna, investigations in, 370

Vimy Ridge, visited during battle of Lens, 271

Viviani, René, New York City’s reception to, 253

Von Moltke, General, at launching of Germany’s first battleship, 24

Webb, Gen. Alexander S., 12

Whitall, Dr. Samuel S., influence of, 15

Wadsworth, Eliot, on committee for financing the Red Cross, 249

Wagner, Robert E., vice-chairman of factory investigation committee, 108;
recommended for New York Postmastership, 240

Wald, Lillian D., and Henry Street Settlement, 105;
introduces Sidney Webb, 120

Wallace, Dr. Louise B., dean of Constantinople College for Girls, 204

Wallace, Hugh C., friendship with, 154

Wanamaker, John, succeeds to original business of A. T. Stewart & Co., 38

Wangenheim, Baron, complains against American ammunition, 24;
German Ambassador at Constantinople, 182

Washburn, Dr., work at Robert College, 208

Waterlow, Lady, met at Cannes, 327

Watson, Dr. Charles Roger, 175

Webb, Sidney, interview with an American political “boss,” 120

Weber, M., patriot of Thann, 261

Wechsler & Abraham, incident of dissolution of partnership, 34

Weitz, Dr. Paul, emissary of German and Austrian Ambassadors, 181

Welch, Dr. William H., sails to attend
International Red Cross Conference, 310;
on Council of National Defense, 311;
speech at dinner
to Governors of the League of the Red Cross Societies, 321

Wells, Rollo, friendship with, 154

Wertheim, Jacob, aids in financing Underwood Typewriter Co., 92

Wertheim, Maurice, 92

White, George, member of Democratic National Committee, 122

White, Henry, arranges meeting with Venizelos, 329

White, Richard Grant, study under, 98

Whiting, Richard, makes flashlight photographs of Samaritan ceremonies, 228

Whitman, District Attorney, at Sulzer dinner, 168;
slated for Mayor of New York on fusion ticket, 280, 281

Whitney, H. P., on Board of Directors of Metropolitan Opera Company, 100

Whitney, William C., fight against Kelly, Tammany leader, 112

Willcox, William R., at War Publicity meeting, 252

Williams, Dr. Talcott, anecdote of Woodrow Wilson, 307

Williams, John Sharp, signs cable to Wilson appealing for help for Armenia,
340

Wilson, George Grafton, in campaign of League to Enforce Peace, 301

Wilson, Joseph, devotion to his brother Woodrow, 154

Wilson, President Woodrow, presented with typewriter, 93;
defies state bosses, 122;
why attracted to, 128, 129;
at the Free Synagogue Dinner, 130;
taking Borah’s measure, 130;
Presidential candidacy, 132;
the hope of political regeneration, 135;
introduces Walter Hines Page, 136;
explanation of the “cocked-hat” letter, 140;
speech at Jackson Day Dinner, 143;
comment on Champ Clark-Col. Harvey episode, 149;
Campaign of 1912, 150;
asks reconsideration of refusal to accept
chairmanship of Finance Committee, 152;
elected President, 159;
asks acceptance of Ambassadorship of Turkey, 160;
instructions on leaving to assume post of Ambassador to Turkey, 175;
reëlection in 1916, not thought possible by party leaders, 234;
attitude toward New York Postmastership appointment, 238;
renominated at St. Louis Convention, 241;
election night returns
seem to show defeat, 246;
election assured, 248;
report to on trips to battle fronts, 274;
letter advising exposure of German intrigue, 297;
at Metropolitan Opera House gathering, 304;
attitude toward Lane as Director-General of International Red Cross, 318;
the hope of the Peace Conference, 323;
at signing of Peace Treaty, 336;
discuss Polish Mission with, and propose Armenian Mission to, 338;
cable to from America proposing this Mission, 339;
appoints commission to investigate treatment of Jews in Poland, 352;
insists on having a Jew on commission to investigate Polish pogroms, 354

Wilson, Mrs. Woodrow, claims the President’s typewriter, 93;
at signing of Peace Treaty, 336

Winthrop, Henry Rogers, on Board of Directors
of Metropolitan Opera Company, 100

Wise, Dr. Stephen S., speaks at Conried’s funeral, 105;
urges acceptance of Ambassadorship to Turkey, 162;
acquaints President Wilson with his plans for Zionism, 293

Wise Centenary Fund, Isaac M., speech at dinner of Executive Committee, 294

“Wish-bone speech” at Sulzer dinner, 169

Woerishoefer, Carola, 107

Wolff, Lucien, representing Jews of England at Peace Conference, 350

Woman’s activities in the war, 299

Women in Turkey, their position, 195

Woodruff, Lieutenant-Governor, at Roosevelt’s fusion meeting, 280

Wood, Sir Henry, 188

_World_, New York, danger of defection, owing to
Postmastership appointment, 238, 240

Yeaman, George H., 19, 30

Young Turks, government a failure, 196

Zermoysky, Countess, at reception in Warsaw, 364

Zionism, article in New York _Times_, 289;
a fallacy in Poland, 383;
a surrender not a solution, 385;
its economic aspect, 393;
its political foundations, 395;
a spiritual will-o’-the-wisp, 398

Zionists, their Nationalistic plans not favoured, 349;
present their case to Mission at Warsaw, 363

FOOTNOTES:

[1] See Appendix No. 3, which contains this report.

[2] This chapter was written in June, 1921, and most of it was published in the _World’s Work_ for July, 1921.

[3] Reprinted from the New York _Times_ of November 9, 1919. Copyright, 1919, by the New York Times Company.