Woodrow Wilson: “They have done a wrong to Belgium which must be repaired.”

I do not believe that they should be accorded indirectly.

No provision is made in the resolution for the preservation of any proportionate strength in the combatant corps of the Army.

Each of the undersigned will recommend to the appropriate governmental agency of his Government that upon the delivery to the Reparation Commission of such bonds his Government accept an amount thereof corresponding to the sums which…

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.