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Yes, my whole section agrees that the United States faces attack from Van Hassek's army. But the public simply refuses to take Mexico serl-. In fact the whole country Is unwilling to believe we're vulner able to attack. Doesn't the whole world shape-up tell people that after this armistice we're hell bent for the worst war in history? Does any sane person think the Coalition Powers dare leave the United States acting on the side lines as the Kaiser did twenty years ago to step in at the last minute and upset the applecarts?
So we've got to develop the concrete facts for the President's ' use, which means we've got to'ao some high-class. Congress would probably refuse him an appropriation for transportation. He'd be accused of sabre- rattling. Remember, the elections are this autumn and the opposition would set up a ' terrific bowl that the President was trying to re-elect himself by use of war bogies to scare the people and becloud the issues.
Just what's our move, please? Real, concrete facts, which means we've got to get into the Van Hassek confidence somehow. Here's where ' - we're to have a lift from our State De partment. Our ambassador to France has something very secret hatched up with the French secret service. A chance to slip one of our officers into the Mexican service at Mexico City. Our first move is to select our man and send him to Paris to get his de tailed instructions.
