He must do it himself, and he is not doing it.

He has not even given us a list of subjects to be considered and of course has made no division of our labors.
"If the President does not take up this matter of organization and systematically apportion the subjects between us, we may possibly have no peace before June.

This would be preposterous because with proper order and division of questions we ought to have a treaty signed by April first.
"I feel as if we, the Commissioners, were like a lot of skilled workmen who are ordered to build a house.

We have the materials and tools, but there are no plans and specifications and no master-workman in charge of the construction.

We putter around in an aimless sort of way and get nowhere.
"With all his natural capacity the President seems to lack the faculty of employing team-work and of adopting a system to utilize the brains of other men.