Thenumberofdocuments，printedandwritten，cominginuponusisstillenormous。Manyarevirtuallysermonsdisplayingtheevilsofwar，theblessingsofpeace，andthenecessityoffallingbackupontheBible。ConsideringthefactthatourearliersacredbooksindicateapprovalbytheAlmightyofsomeofthemostbloodthirstypeoplesandmostcruelwarseverknown，sucharecommendationseemslackingin\"actuality。\"
ThismorningwehadanothervisitfromSirJulianPauncefote，presidentoftheBritishdelegation，anddiscussedwithhimanamalgamationoftheRussian，British，andAmericanproposalsforanarbitrationtribunal。Hefindshimself，aswealldo，agreeablysurprisedbytheRussiandocument，which，inadequateasitis，showsabilityindevisingapermanentschemebothformediationandarbitration。
DuringthedayPresidentLow，whohadbeenaskedbyourdelegationtobringthevariousproposalsagreedtobyusintodefiniteshape，madehisreport;itwasthoroughlywelldone，and，withsomeslightchanges，wasadoptedasthebasisforourfinalprojectofanarbitrationscheme。WearealltomeetonMonday，the29th，forastudyofit。
Intheeveningtotheconcertgiventotheconferencebytheburgomasterandcitycouncil。Itwasveryfine，andtheaudiencewaslargeandbrilliant。TherewasmusicbyTschaikovsky，Grieg，andWagner，someofwhichwasgood，butmostofitseemedtomenoisyandtendingnowhither;happily，inthemidstofitcametwonoblepieces，onebyBeethovenandtheotherbyMozart，whichgaveadelightfulrelief。
May28。