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when you wrote them asking why they had disallowed
the D.S.C. after you had been recommended for it.

Mother had a nasty accident the other day when that
snout of the saw fish that Dick left, fell over and one
of the teeth went nearly through her big toe. She is getting
along all right and it is not very painful now.

Jos Bates and Les Bates are both well. Jos is losing his hair
as a result of the "flu", but they say it will all grow
in again. I dont think you quite understand
the feeling in the U.S. about the League of Nations. The
opposition to it is largely, that it is felt that peace
terms should first be made in Germany, and after
that a League should be made, but not under the
proposed wording. Peace would have been an
accomplished thing long ago, if the President had not
obstinately been determined to have his own way,
and now knowing that Congress will never agree
to his ideas in a League, he is determined to make
it a part of the Treaty of Peace. Even Taft who has
been stumping the country for the League, says that
the wording and conditions will all have to be changed.
Every one endorses a League but not the proposed League.
Yesterday I drove R. H. Bates, Mrs Lion + Lion to Hayward
& back. It was too cold to be very enjoyable. It was
very good of you to buy me a shaving kit, and Mother
the perfume (nothing has yet arrived), but dont
spend money on me Edward, but save it if
you can. Mother is as proud over the lace you
sent as she can be. She shows it to everyone.
Heaps of love to you
from your loving father
HLABates
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