As a practical matter I do not care to do that.

Besides, we should incur the criticism of fighting in order to get more territory, and that was not and is not our aim.

If the United States will help us, my wish is that these German Colonies that we have taken, especially in Africa, should be "internationalized." There are great difficulties in such a plan, but they are not insuperable if the great Powers of the Allies will agree upon it.' And much more to the same effect.

The parts of Asiatic Turkey that the British have taken, he thought, might be treated in the same way." FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 52: At this time the proposal of such a gift found much popular favour.

However, the plan was not carried through.] [Footnote 53: At the meeting of Page and the President at Shadow Lawn, September 22, 1916.