On the recordJanuary 21, 1917
It is inconceivable that the people of the United States should play no part in that great enterprise.
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presidency.ucsb.eduIt is inconceivable that the people of the United States should play no part in that great enterprise.
Address to the Senate of the United States: A World League for Peace
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