Part 48 (2/2)

I a that you should make public use of ard to the treaty, with this change in the sentence to which you call ive her a leading place in the affairs of the world, _End Quote_ o to power to negotiate treaties

WOODROW WILSON

June 25, 1919

Secretary Tue which he had received from the President, as follows:

My clear conviction is that the adoption of the Treaty by the Senate with reservations would put the United States as clearly out of the concert of nations as a rejection We ought either to go in or stay out To stay out would be fatal to the influence and even to the coive her a leading place in the affairs of the world Reservations would eitheror postpone the conclusion of peace, so far as America is concerned, until every other principal nation concerned in the treaty had found out by negotiation what the reservations practically meant and whether they could associate themselves with the United States on the terms of the reservations or not

WOODROW WILSON

_Cablegram from Grasty to New York_ Times

June 29, 1919

Aboard the _Oklaho from Brest most auspicious Most beautiful weather and promise of more of same President and Mrs Wilson showed no ill effects from strenuous activities of past few days and while both forlad to turn faces homeward Contrary to some reports current in America he is in excellent health While element of novelty which entered his reception on arrival last Dece ht in Paris than ever before Thousands of _Quote_ Vive Wilson _End Quote_ came from French heart and continuous ovation Paris showed popular recognition of leadershi+p of A in front of President's carriage in Chalish: _Quote_ Mr Wilson, thank you for peace _End Quote_ That was the keynote and sa to different Aonistic during this overne caht and told President _Quote_ You've done ether than ever before done by anyhis best friend when he said Good Bye in Invalides Station

Many representatives of smaller nations have expressed to me within past few days hope that President be able to return to Europe and continue his work of reconciliation and reconstruction, which they said nobody else in position to do or able to do so well

GRASTY

APPENDIX ”B”

_Cablegram_