THE LANSING PAPERS, 1914-1920, VOLUME I



speech guaranteed greatly [to] further the cause you plead, enhance
your influence, and fix you at the front of the movement for securing
permanent peace.
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123 P 14/54a: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Amba28ador in Great Britain (Page)

                         WASHINGTON, February 5, 1917-4 p. m.
  4395. Under extreme pressure of present situation President has
been unable to consider your communications in regard to your
resignation.'3 He desired me to inform you that he hopes that at
the present time you will not press to be relieved from service, that
he realizes that he is asking you to make a personal sacrifice but
believes that you will appreciate the importance in the crisis which
has developed that no change should be made. I hardly need to add
my personal hope that you will put aside for the present any thought
of resigning your post.
                                                       LANSING

123 P 14/55: Telegram
The Amba8sador in Great Britain (Page) to the Secretary of State

                        LONDON, February 6, 1917-12 noon.
                                          [Received 4:20 p. m.]
  5611. Your 4395, February 5, 4 p. m. At any sacrifice I am happy
to serve here until after the end of the war and I am making my
arrangements to stay for this period.
  I have no wish to be relieved from service since the President
wishes me to remain; and I beg you to do me the favor of express-
ing personally to him my grateful appreciation of this fresh proof
of his confidence which I hope I can continue to justify. I also
thank you heartily for the evidence of your sympathetic approval.
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