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President Wilson to the Secretary of State
9 August, 1915.
My Dear Mr. Secretary: I approve of this note, though I must say that I do so with a little hesitation.
My hesitation is due to the very thing Mr. Anderson points out in his memorandum: that the principle of arbitration may be a little too acceptable to the German Government and may lead to the proposal from them that the matter of the Lusitania also be so submitted, and I do not think that public opinion in this country will stand for that at present.
Faithfully Yours,
W. W.