It may have been that pressure for time prevented him from answering letters of the character of the one of February 3.

Whatever the real reason was, the fact remains that the letter went unnoticed and the impression was made that it was futile to attempt to divert the President from the single purpose which he had in mind.

His fidelity to his own convictions and his unswerving determination to attain what he sought are characteristics of Mr.Wilson which are sources of weakness as well as of strength.

Through them success has generally crowned his efforts, success which in some instances has been more disastrous than failure would have been.
By what means the change of Article V of the original draft of the Covenant took place, I cannot say.

In the memorandum of Messrs.