Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, The Paris Peace Conference, 1919, Volume I

Woodrow Wilson Papers

President Wilson to the Special Representative ( House )

[ Washington , November 13, 1918.]

14. I hope that it is understood that my coming to the peace conference depends upon the prime ministers, the actual directing heads of the other governments, being also delegates. I assume also that I shall be selected to preside. I have decided that the selection of McCall⁴ would be unwise and expect to appoint Justice Day⁵ if he is well enough.

Referring to your number 100,^5a no letter received from Curzon about an Oxford degree has reached me. Of course I cannot decline the degree but it will be impossible for me to prepare an address which I would be willing to deliver on the Romanes foundation.

Referring to your number 89,⁶ my position must of course be that the boundaries of Italy and the whole Adriatic settlement is to be decided by the peace conference in the general interest.

[ Woodrow Wilson ]

4. Samuel W. McCall, Governor of Massachusetts, 1916–18.
5. William R. Day, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
6. Supra.
6. Vol. ii, p. 287.