September 3, 1914, was one of the darkest days in modern times.

The population of Paris was fleeing southward; the Government had moved its headquarters to Bordeaux; and the moment seemed to be at hand when the German Emperor would make his long anticipated entry into the capital of France.

It was under these circumstances that the American Ambassador to Great Britain sent the following message directly to the President: _To the President_ American Embassy, London, Sep.

3, 4 A.M.
Everybody in this city confidently believes that the Germans, if they capture Paris, will make a proposal for peace, and that the German Emperor will send you a message declaring that he is unwilling to shed another drop of blood.

Any proposal that the Kaiser makes will be simply the proposal of a conqueror.