Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1918, Supplement 1, The World War, Volume I

President Wilson’s Files

The President to the Special Representative ( House)

[Telegram]

Washington, October 30, 1918 ¹

Analysis of fourteen points² satisfactory interpretation of principles involved but details of application mentioned should be regarded as merely illustrative suggestions and reserved for peace conference. Admission of inchoate nationalities to peace conference most undesirable.

Woodrow Wilson

1. Hour of dispatch not recorded.
2. Reference is to the Special Representative’s telegram No. 5 of Oct. 29, ante, p. 405.