becomes president of National City Bank,76;attitude toward Equitable controversy,81;offers backing in case of panic,88;wise advice of,180Stimson, Henry L., Chairman “Committee of Safety,”108Stone, Senator, call on Wilson’s campaign managers,143;at the Sulzer dinner,168Storrs, Richard S.,15Stowell, Edgar,106Straight, Willard D., at War Publicity meeting,253Straus, Isidor, incident of formation of firm Abraham & Straus,34;secures business of R. H. Macy & Co.,36Straus, Nathan, early friendship with,3;dry goods business of,35,36Strauss, Charles, transactions with,89Strong, Colonel, plans for International Red Cross preferred by Davison,312,315;at Cannes,327Subway, routes being laid out for,47Sulzer, 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,170Sykes, Josephine,99Syrian Protestant College, visit to,233Taft, 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,308Talaat 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,231Talbot, Dr., Fritz B., sails for International Red Cross Conference,310Talmage, T. De Witt,15Tariff, Protective, a blow to family fortunes,4Taussig, Professor, at dinner given by Chinese delegation to Peace Conference,324Thalman, Ernest,100Thann, visit to, on trip to the front,261Tibbetts, Major, met on British front,268Tilden, Samuel J., effects downfall of Tweed Ring,111Tilton, Henry,30Tourtel, H. B. met on British front,267Townroe, Captain, conducts trip to British front,266Townsend, Col. C. M., met, after many years on British front,267Tsulski, Dr., conference with, on conditions in Poland,358Tumulty, Joseph, at conference over Jefferson Day Dinner tickets,139;at Sea Girt notification,148Turkish question, study of,336Tweed Ring, contact with,109Underhill, Senator, at Jackson Day Dinner,142Underwood, John T., transactions with,90;tenders John Purroy Mitchel vice-presidency of his company,279Underwood, Oscar, candidacy against Wilson,138Underwood Typewriter Co., capitalization of,90“Union for Higher Life,” member of,97Van Dyke, Dr. Henry, in campaign of League to Enforce Peace,301Vanderbilt, Alfred G., on Board of Directors Metropolitan Opera Company,100Varilla, Bunau, at luncheon with,330Vendôme, Duc de, acquaintance with at Peace Conference,326,327Vendôme, Duchess of, met at Cannes,327Venizelos, at Peace Conference,328;discussion with on Smyrna question,329Vesnitz, representing Jugo-Slavia at Peace Conference,327Vilna, investigations in,370Vimy Ridge, visited during battle of Lens,271Viviani, René, New York City’s reception to,253Von Moltke, General, at launching of Germany’s first battleship,24Webb, Gen. Alexander S.,12Whitall, Dr. Samuel S., influence of,15Wadsworth, Eliot, on committee for financing the Red Cross,249Wagner, Robert E., vice-chairman of factory investigation committee,108;recommended for New York Postmastership,240Wald, Lillian D., and Henry Street Settlement,105;introduces Sidney Webb,120Wallace, Dr. Louise B., dean of Constantinople College for Girls,204Wallace, Hugh C., friendship with,154Wanamaker, John, succeeds to original business of A. T. Stewart & Co.,38Wangenheim, Baron, complains against American ammunition,24;German Ambassador at Constantinople,182Washburn, Dr., work at Robert College,208Waterlow, Lady, met at Cannes,327Watson, Dr. Charles Roger,175Webb, Sidney, interview with an American political “boss,”120Weber, M., patriot of Thann,261Wechsler & Abraham, incident of dissolution of partnership,34Weitz, Dr. Paul, emissary of German and Austrian Ambassadors,181Welch, Dr. William H., sails to attend International Red Cross Conference,310;on Council of National Defense,311;speech at dinnerto Governors of the League of the Red Cross Societies,321Wells, Rollo, friendship with,154Wertheim, Jacob, aids in financing Underwood Typewriter Co.,92Wertheim, Maurice,92White, George, member of Democratic National Committee,122White, Henry, arranges meeting with Venizelos,329White, Richard Grant, study under,98Whiting, Richard, makes flashlight photographs of Samaritan ceremonies,228Whitman, District Attorney, at Sulzer dinner,168;slated for Mayor of New York on fusion ticket,280,281Whitney, H. P., on Board of Directors of Metropolitan Opera Company,100Whitney, William C., fight against Kelly, Tammany leader,112Willcox, William R., at War Publicity meeting,252Williams, Dr. Talcott, anecdote of Woodrow Wilson,307Williams, John Sharp, signs cable to Wilson appealing for help for Armenia,340Wilson, George Grafton, in campaign of League to Enforce Peace,301Wilson, Joseph, devotion to his brother Woodrow,154Wilson, 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 returnsseem 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,354Wilson, Mrs. Woodrow, claims the President’s typewriter,93;at signing of Peace Treaty,336Winthrop, Henry Rogers, on Board of Directors of Metropolitan Opera Company,100Wise, Dr. Stephen S., speaks at Conried’s funeral,105;urges acceptance of Ambassadorship to Turkey,162;acquaints President Wilson with his plans for Zionism,293Wise Centenary Fund, Isaac M.,speech at dinner of Executive Committee,294“Wish-bone speech” at Sulzer dinner,169Woerishoefer, Carola,107Wolff, Lucien, representing Jews of England at Peace Conference,350Woman’s activities in the war,299Women in Turkey, their position,195Woodruff, Lieutenant-Governor, at Roosevelt’s fusion meeting,280Wood, Sir Henry,188World, New York, danger of defection, owing to Postmastership appointment,238,240Yeaman, George H.,19,30Young Turks, government a failure,196Zermoysky, Countess, at reception in Warsaw,364Zionism, article in New YorkTimes,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,398Zionists, their Nationalistic plans not favoured,349;present their case to Mission at Warsaw,363