It was some days before the President announced that he would become the head of the American Commission.

I believe that he did this with grave doubts in his own mind as to the wisdom of his decision, and I do not think that any new arguments were advanced during those days which materially affected his judgment.
This delay in reaching a final determination as to a course of action was characteristic of Mr.Wilson.There is in his mentality a strange mixture of positiveness and indecision which is almost paradoxical.

It is a peculiarity which it is hard to analyze and which has often been an embarrassment in the conduct of public affairs.

Suddenness rather than promptness has always marked his decisions.

Procrastination in announcing a policy or a programme makes cooeperation difficult and not infrequently defeats the desired purpose.