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expenses. He had no title, and shunned publicity. Professor Veblen,
teaching and vorking at the University of Washington during the sumner
of 1936, questioned the Director shzrply about this further absence
from Princeton. 77
Professor Riefler must have been buoyed by some hope that Mr.
Stevart would soon decide whether he would wr.e to the Institute. He
spparently vieved the prospect vith mixnd feelings, as vell he might.
However, there is no doubt that he looked upon his former college pro-
fessor as a great and creative economist, whose return to academic life
could make a vast difference in knowledge of the field. But after Mr.
Stewart cane, the realization was disappointing, for reasons which vill
be discussed later. Riefler was glad to be called to Washington to draft
the plan for Economic Warfare, and then to administer the program as
Minister to England from 1942 to 1944.
Relations between Professor Mitrany and the Director did not
Prosper after the controversies over the organization and concept of
the School of Economics and Politics, nor after the departure of Hr.
Frankfurter, vho Mitrany was given to understand by Harold Laski, vas
victimized by the Director for exercising "freedom of spee~h.~ Mitrany
came to the Institute first in October, 1935, and the contentiousness
vhich had marked his appointment during 1934 continued. The Director
now vas unhappy vith his impulsive action in appointing Mitrany and
seemed to have little faith in his various projects, vhich required an
assistant and s m members vhom Plexner at first denied him. That Mitrany
shwed no intention to dmsticate himself in America vas another cause