Woodrow Wilson: “We stand at the opening of a new age.”

Ten dollars contributed through the European Relief Council will save the life of one child.

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.

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

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