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political structure, long as it had stood and terrible as was the reality of its

power, was not in fact Russian in origin, character, or purpose; and now

it has been shaken off and the great, generous Russian people have been

added in all their naive majesty and might to the forces that are fi ghting

for freedom in the world, for justice, and for peace. Here is a fi t partner

for a league of honor.” Wilson, “War Message to Congress.”

122. Clements, Presidency of Woodrow Wilson , 152, 155–56.


123. Polsky, Rise of the Th erapeutic State , 87.


124. Clements, Presidency of Woodrow Wilson , 155–56.


125. Clements, Presidency of Woodrow Wilson , 152.


126. Eisenhower, Yanks , 24–25; Esposito, “Woodrow Wilson and the Origins
     of the AEF,” 132.


127. Ferrell, “Woodrow Wilson: Misfi t in Offi ce?” 79.


128. Clements, Presidency of Woodrow Wilson , 161.


129. Clements, Presidency of Woodrow Wilson , 161.


130. Clements, Presidency of Woodrow Wilson , 153.


131. Clements, Presidency of Woodrow Wilson , 153–54 ; Link and Chambers,
     “Woodrow Wilson as Commander-in-Chief,” 336.


132. Link and Chambers, “Woodrow Wilson as Commander-in-Chief,”
     334–36.


133. Clements, Presidency of Woodrow Wilson , 153–54.


134. Link and Chambers contend that Burleson felt he had enough political
     support in Congress to defy the president’s request for moderation, but
     they also insist that Wilson remained in fi rm control over his administra-
     tion. If the latter is true, then he surely had the power to force Burleson
     to back down. Link and Chambers, “Woodrow Wilson as Commander-
     in-Chief,” 336.


135. David R. Mayhew, “Wars and American Politics,” Perspectives on Politics 3
     (September 2005): 473–93.


136. Clements, Presidency of Woodrow Wilson , 152–53.


137. Clements, Presidency of Woodrow Wilson , 158.


138. Link and Chambers, “Woodrow Wilson as Commander-in-Chief,” 334–35.


139. Manela, Wilsonian Moment , 49–52.


140. MacMillan, Paris 1919 , 55.


141. MacMillan, Paris 1919 , 6.


142. For an excellent recent account, see MacMillan, Paris 1919. I have drawn
     heavily on her work. A useful complement that stresses how non-Western
     peoples saw and responded to the peace conference is Manela, Wilsonian
     Moment.


143. MacMillan, Paris 1919 , chap. 7.


144. MacMillan, Paris 1919 , 13.


145. MacMillan, Paris 1919 , 96–97.


146. MacMillan, Paris 1919 , 486–87.


147. MacMillan, Paris 1919 , chap. 8.