Woodrow Wilson to Colonel House
Title
Woodrow Wilson to Colonel House
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP22555
Date
1918 October 3
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers, 1786-1957
Text
V.
I feel it my solemn duty to authorize you to say that I cannot consent to take part in the negotiation of a peace which does not include freedom of the seas because we are pledged to fight not only to do away with Prussian militarism but with militarism everywhere. Neither could I participate in a settlement which did not include league of nations because peace would be without any guarantee except universal armament which would be intolerable. I hope I shall not be obliged to make this decision public.
Original Format
Letter
To
House, Edward Mandell, 1858-1938
Files
Collection
Citation
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to Colonel House,” 1918 October 3, WWP22555, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.