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President Wilson to the Secretary of State
My Dear Mr. Secretary: Thank you very much for the copy of Mr. Balfour’s letter to you of the ninth.
I do not like the movement among the Socialists to confer about international affairs. They are likely to make a deal of mischief, especially in connection with affairs in Russia. I think our own people would warmly resent any encouragement by our government of the American Socialists who may seek to take part, especially after their recent almost treasonable utterances in their convention (at St. Louis, was it not?). It is their own lookout what they do. We should neither give them leave nor seek to restrain them. My own view is, that they will make themselves either hated or ridiculous.
Faithfully Yours,