Welles called in his subordinates and found that such a cable had been sent. He expressed his amazement and countermanded the instructions. The whole matter eventually got to the White House. where the President himself intervened and ended the whole question by appointing a new and reorganized War Refugee Board. There again is the tragic case where the President of the United States may outline a fine humanitarian policy only to have it changed and nullified by the executives who are entrusted with carrying it out. And yet we are asked to confirm some of the men.who already have failed to follow the Presidents foreign policy.