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was possible in the clrculn-‘l He ‘ utﬁd his ar- gimients, thereiore on thelBritish, urging the vital importance o1; ac- cepting the President's programme. l! the cordlality oi ‘Anglo-American relations bothat __the Conference and in the future were to be assured. At the same time he informed Wilson iully of the situation in Paris and sought from him deiinlte authority which would enable him to stand iinm in the {ace oi opliiosi- ‘tion to the Fourteen Points. Presi- dent Wilson replied with a clear-cut statement implying that American participation in the "Peace Confer- ence depended upon acceptance oi the Points to which especial ob- _ “ had been raised. The whole question o! the continuance oi the cooperation oi the United States with Europe seemed to be involved. The oiiiclal paraphrase oi the Pres- ident's cipher cable, which was sent on October 30, is as follows: -I iecl it my solemn dutygto su- thorize you to say that I cannot to take part in the ncgotia-T-

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Neither could I participate in a settlement which‘ does ‘not include a League ‘oi Nations because such- s. peace would resultwitliimsi ‘o! year in there beinirno guarantee except universal armaments, which would be disastrous. I hope I shall, not be obliged to make this decision public." ' ~ ’ ~ Wilson's iinsi sen co. dedicating his willingness to thro ton a public discussion ofthe diiierence between

piss, mas inifllTee with ‘recourse or - wbichiiiouse had ‘already

the conference“ oi October no, he cast about in hh mind tor means" toipersusde oismsnsssu and son- . ulnar-to withdraw thsir objecti%'

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‘openly repudiate Wilson's princi- ples, so high was his prestige in England. France and Italy; nor would they dure to take the respons- lhillty oi cﬁnltinulng the‘ we: with- out the moral and economic‘ support o! the United States,’ which, in view oi the disorganization" oi Europe, was likely to become increasingly important. f

It was thus with‘ renewed" that House" met Mr. Lloyd George on the morning oi the 80th, beiore the conierence which was to be held with Clemenceau at the" War Oiiice later in the morning,’ He found the British-Prime Minister more coﬁ= ciliatory; He had draited a memor- andum oi British reservations, which wasvalmcst identical with that iin- ally adopted by the Allies, and dil- iered both in temper and substance from the objections raised on the day ‘beior. _ ' Italian Reservation Excluded Clemenceauu ulescénoe in the British drait strengthened House's ‘positon enormously, ior he could how count upon French mid Brit- ish aid in persuading the Italians to withdrew or soiten their objec- tions, At the afternoon meeting oi the Prime Ministers and the Por- elgn Secretaries on October 80, Lloyd George produced his draft memorandum and proposed itrao-

Wilson. ‘

The Italians at-cnce objected. ‘I have "only prepared "a drait,’ slid Sonnino, ‘on the subject oi‘ the ninth clause .01 President Wilson's Fourteen Points [Italian irontlersj; Ii we adopt "thisinterpretation o! the Iloilrteen Points ‘(the ai-itiin in- terpretation) s3 regards Germany,’ will it not appear "that "we ado them- also ior Austria?" _ Lloyd George, however, gave him no ‘supportyand pointed out that it

underconsideratioucllt has nothing t0 d0 with Austria:

“You. said Sonnii-io, w; acutely, ‘buiiliwo state our"? conoidrence in the. Pourteedi Points, subject to the observations niade by; Mr, moyd George, it wllllpbe assumed that

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‘ The withdrawal oi Belg n and It- alian objec ions tothe no iobe sent Wilson, leit Bouse to labs the two reservations already drafted by the British. That regarding the meaning ‘oi reparations was satisfactory to

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One pack of playing cards the Peace Conierence. Wilson want- ed nothing less than an explicit ao- ceptance oi the principle of the Free- dom oi the Seas. He authorised. House to say that i! they would not accept it t y could count on the cer- tainty oi’ o using our present equip- mentite build up ‘the strongest navy that our resources permit and as our people havelohg desired." , I "November i, 191B: I sent ior Sir ‘William Wisemsn immediately upon my return from Versailles}! wrote House. irmhg diary, "and told him that unless Lloyd" Georgeswpuldmake some reasonable ooneesslonsFIn his attitude uponthi ‘Freedom oi the Seas,’ all hope o! Anglo-Saxon unity would be at an end. that the United States went to wan with England in 1812 on the question oi her rights at sea, and that she had ‘gone to war with Germany in 1917 upon the same question. I did not. believe, that even ii‘ the President wished to" do so, he codld avoid this. issue; and ii’ Lloyd _ George expressed the British view-i point as he indicates. there wouldb greater reeling against Great Brits at the end oi the war than W011i.‘ been since our Civil War. I gag: repeatod, with) as much emphasis

I could, that-our people, would n_ consent to allow the British Govern merit. or any other Government, t determine upon what terms our shiP‘ should sail the seas, either in time o.’ peace or in time oi war.

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"November d, i918: Iiord North-i cliﬂe lunched with me. He oilered the use oi his publications in any way i desired. At this interview I merely, gave him a glimpse of my diﬂicultiss. "Lord Reading and Wlseman were waiting to take up the troublesome, question oi ‘the Freedom oi the Seas.‘ , We worked at it tor more than two hours but ‘got nowhere.‘ . . . ‘

"I said to Reading that they took the same attitude Germany ioolryin the spring oi 191d regarding the‘ arnw. The Germans declared that all the boyohets oi Europe were point- ed st Germany and that it was essen- tial to her existence not to consent to even niodiiled disarmament. Thu contended that thsirsrmy We! 11%, to: aggression. and pointed ‘out that oi all the gieat Powers. Germanywas the only m; that had not made ter- ritor consul!" M‘ Melly he}! I oentur . But Germany cametegriei." ggd immyppihion it was inevitable that omit Britain would likewise‘ regret such an, ‘arbitrary _

he was wasting his bfeath. ihsc inno circumstances would’ we yield the point about the rreedombi the Seas being a mat‘ for iseusslon betweep

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