Woodrow Wilson: “After all the various angles at which you have heard the treaty held up, perhaps you would like to know what is in the…”

I am not convinced that the method proposed is wise, that the benefits, if any, would offset the evils which would result, or that the same or larger advantages cannot be secured without resort to Government intervention.

I herewith call your attention to an agreement with Belgium made by the British and French Premiers and myself.

Such a policy is antagonistic to the fundamental principle of equal and exact justice to all.

The neutrality of Belgium was guaranteed by the Treaty of London of 1839.