The Conduct of the War—Discussions Regarding Peace
Contents
- Preparations for the entrance of the United States into the war (Documents 1–14)
- The announcement of a state of war between the United States and
Germany, April 6—Plans of cooperation with the Allied powers: the
British and French special missions (Documents 15–20)
- Severance of relations by Austria-Hungary, April 8—Efforts to maintain
relations with Turkey—Efforts to counteract agitation for peace in
Russia—Plans of naval, military, and economic assistance to the Allied
powers (Documents 21–51)
- Severance of relations by Turkey, April 20—Denials of Russia’s
intention to make a separate peace—The French plan of military
cooperation—The situation with respect to submarine warfare: naval
cooperation—The Italian special mission—The situation in Greece (Documents 52–74)
- Note and declaration of the Russian Provisional Government on the aims
of the war, communicated May 3—Message of the American Federation of
Labor to the Council of Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Deputies on the terms of
peace—Discussions with the French and British missions—Arrival of a
permanent French High Commissioner, Tardieu—Dispatch of the staff of the American
Expeditionary Force—Relations with Bulgaria (Documents 75–96)
- The President’s message of May 22 to the Russian Provisional
Government on the objects of the United States in the war—Initial
measures of active American participation in the war—The Belgian,
Rumanian, and Japanese special missions—The mission of Lord Northcliffe—Statements of the French
Premier and Senate on the terms of peace—Developments in Greece: the
abdication of King Constantine
(Documents 97–137)
- The President’s Flag Day address, June 14—The submarine situation:
American naval policy—The status of Greece—Refusal of the United States
to participate in the inter-Allied conference on Balkan affairs—The
Morgenthau-Frankfurter mission to
Europe—The struggle over electoral reform and peace terms in
Germany (Documents 138–190)
- Peace resolution of the German Reichstag, July 19—The inter-Allied
conference on Balkan affairs—Partial revelation of secret agreements
concerning Asia Minor—The American proposal of an inter-Allied naval
conference—The President’s reply to the request of the French Government
for his views on the organization of a society of nations—Various
discussions of peace terms (Documents 191–216)
- The Pope’s appeal for peace, August 1 (received August 16): views of
the Allied Governments—Appeals of Rumania for assistance (Documents 217–235)
- The President’s reply, August 27, to the Pope’s appeal for peace—The
Serbian special mission; the question of receiving a Yugoslav
delegation—The mission of Lord Reading—Semiofficial overtures for peace (Documents 236–277)
- Replies of the Central powers to the Pope’s appeal for
peace—Invitation to the American Government, October 3, to attend the
Inter-Allied Conference at Paris (Documents 278–284)
- Report, October 6, of German overtures to Great Britain through
Spain—Discussion of war aims by the Serbian Premier—Reports of
conditions in the Central Empires (Documents 285–303)
- Agreement of the United States to participate in the Inter-Allied
Conference at Paris—Dispatch of the American mission under Colonel
House, October 28—The
military situation in Italy—The ministerial crisis in Germany (Documents 304–342)
- The organization at Rapallo of the Supreme War Council, November 7;
agreement of the United States to take part—Peace overtures from the
Central Empires—American assurances to Rumania (Documents 343–369)
- Reports of the American mission to Great Britain and France—The
Inter-Allied Conference, November 29–December 3, 1917 (Document 370)
- The President’s address to Congress, December 4, recommending the
declaration of a state of war with Austria-Hungary—The policy of the
United States regarding Turkey and Bulgaria (Documents 371–380)
- The declaration of a state of war with Austria-Hungary, December 7—The
conclusion of an armistice on the Rumanian front—Interview of Special Agent Anderson with Count
Apponyi in Vienna—Other unofficial approaches by Germans
and Austrians—Discussion as to the use of American troops in
Europe (Documents 381–415)
- Receipt of translations of the “secret treaties” as published in
Russia (Documents 416–421)