Peace Treaties During WWI
Wilson's Fourteen Points
It will be our wish and purpose that the processes of peace, when they are begun, shall be absolutely open and that they shall involve and permit henceforth no secret understandings of any kind. The day of conquest and aggrandizement is gone by; so is also the day of secret covenants entered into in the interest of particular governments and likely at some unlooked-for moment to upset the peace of the world. It is this happy fact, now clear to the view of every public man whose thoughts do not still linger in an age that is dead and gone, which makes it possible for every nation whose purposes are consistent with justice and the peace of the world to avow nor or at any other time the objects it has in view.
- 8 Jan 1918
National Archives and Records Administration
"President Wilson's Message to Congress"
The author, President Woodrow Wilson, is talking to Congress. He telling Congress his plan to end World War I. He has a bias towards his idea to world peace and to end World War I. This is shown in his word choice when he uses words like "processes of peace", "purpose", "upset the peace of the world". This idea was inspired by the League of Nations.
Treaty of Versailles
The Council shall consist of Representatives of the Principal Allied and Associated Powers, together with Representatives of fouf other Members of the League. These four Members of the League shall be selected by the As- sembly from time to time in its discretion. Until the appointment of the Rep- resentatives of the four Members of the League first selected by the Assembly, Representatives of Belgium, Brazil, Spain and Greece shall be members of the Council.
With the approval of the majority of the Assembly, the Council may name additional Members of the League whose Representatives shall always be members of the Council; the Council with like approval may increase the number of Members of the League to be selected by the Assembly for rep- resentation on the Council.
The Council shall meet from time to time as occasion may require, and atleast once a year, at the Seat of the League, or at such other place as may be decided upon.
The Council may deal at its meetings with any matter within the sphere of action of the League or affecting the peace of the world.
Any Member of the League not represented on the Council shall be invited to send a Representative to sit as a member at any meeting of the Council during the consideration of matters specially affecting the interests of that Member of the League.
At meetings of the Council, each Member of the League represented on the Council shall have one vote, and may have not more than one Repre- sentative.
-Article 4
Treaty of Versailles
Each Council has a representative. This is written and signed at the Treaty of Versailles at Versailles on June 28,1919. This Article has a neutral tone to it. This is shown by the word choices mainly of the word "assembly". It shows how they want to try to keep it peaceful and equal to all.
