hard on a new book. What an extraordinary compound of good and bad traits Gory is 
Ohs cannot help liking him and admiring him,too foe ghat matter.He is nob by any 
means lacking in ability.From what O.says I judge that things in the Museum are 
often rather trying,and call for considerable self control. 
What effeot. the present wide spread spell of weather will have on the migra- 
tion is difficult but I should imagine that northwars bound birds wihin 
our territory ^ and perhaps even to the so'th^ would be help up temporaripy at least. 
0- f course in the long rum the effects are too temporary to register themselves on 
<JAH- 
the seasoms rrsuits,but the robins and other birds I see -S- evidently very unhappy 
for the time being ( although they will weather it all right even though the temperat 
ure is a few degrees below freezing of nights. 
Things are so mussed up in Europe.and I am in such a muddled stats over thern^ 
that I no longer read the conflicting statements but am waiting till matters clear 
up within the rangfe of common understanding. I have been inclined to think that the 
j— 
oonolusion of peace should have preceded the alliance,any alliance.That is a m&ber 
which they might debate for several years,and that I believe is the trouble.Wil¬ 
son recognized that without a whip to force the reluctants with there was practical 
no ohanoe of an agreement over such a tremendously complicated matter as a league 
offensive and efetisive, and the threat of the consequences of bolshevism is the 
whip he is relying on.All that is clear to me in the prrsent situatuxon is that 
Germany is licked,and no matter what complications may arise she is out of it for t 
the present. Whatever she may want to do or would ne gfifeld to do she is no position 
to assume the offensive.Without a fleet,without amunition,without food she knows 
too much to attempt aggressive measure.Whether she can save herself is another 
and very serious,question. 
Sincerely YOurs 
