...introduced — from President Wilson to Secretary Lansing. The President explained that his language of bast January meant, " not that there should be no private...recognize the Republic of Panama and to delimit the Itoundary between herself and Panama. We, on the other hand, express regret that anything should have...

...not that there should be not private discussions of delicate matters, but that no secret agreements should be entered into, and that all international relations, when fixed, should be open, above board, and explicit." when treaties are made they shall have no validity until they are properly...

...by the American Senate in open session, to explain that his language in his address to Congress of January meant " not that there should be no private...fixed, should be open, aboveboard, and explicit." ([°) Accordingly in restating his position on this point in his speech of September 2/th in opening...

...subject for the use of the Senate committee. In it he said: "When I pronounced for open diplomacy I meant not that there should be no private discussions...fixed, should be open, aboveboard, and explicit." What the President intended to condemn was, therefore, not secret negotiations, but secret treaties....

...Secretary Lansing. Herein he said, under date of March 12, 1918 : When I pronounced for open diplomacy I meant not that there should be no private discussions...international relations, when fixed, should be open, aboVe board, and explicit.* This distinction between negotiation and policy is sound, but there still...

...had explained what he meant by the first point. "When I pronounced for open diplomacy," he said, "I meant, not that there should be no private discussions of delicate matters, but that no secret engagements should be entered into, and that all international relations, when fixed, should be open,...

...not that there should be not private discussions of delicate matters, but that no secret agreements should be entered into, and that all international relations, when fixed, should be open, above board, and explicit." With this explanation added, it seems to me that the action at Paris has...

...pronounced for open diplomacy," he wrote, June 12, 1918, in a memorandum for the United States Senate, "I meant, not that there should be no private discussions of delicate matters, but that no secret agreements should be entered into, and that all international relations, when fixed, should be open,...

...made by his earlier pronouncement. The President later wrote: "When I pronounced for open diplomacy, I meant, not that there should be no private discussions of delicate matters, but that no secret agreements should be entered into, and that all international relations, when fixed, should be open,...

...complete publicity during the discussion of delicate matters, but simply that "no secret agreements should be entered into, and that all international relations, when fixed, should be open, above board, and explicit." Commenting further on this phrase, Mr. Wilson said, "If we announced partial...