FURTHERMORE HE REALIZED THAT PUBLIC OPINION IN THE UNITED STAETS
TWENTY YEARS AGO HAD NOT BEEN IN FAVOR OF SOME OF THE FEATURES OF
PRESIDENT WILSON'S PLAN, WHEREAS NOW AMERICAN PUBLIC IPINION SEEMED
TO BE DEFINITELY IN FAVOR OF ENDING THE WAR.
     THE FIELD MARSHAL CONTINUED THAT HE WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH TO
SEE SOMETHING DONE TO BRING ABOUT AN EARLY AND TO THE HOSTILITIES
BUT WAS INCLINEDTO DOUBT WHETHER AMERICA COULD EFFECTIVELY
ASSUME THE ROLE OF MODERATOR NOW IN VIEW OF THE ENGLISH VIEWPOINT
AND STATE OF MIND.  HE FELT DEFINITELY THAT THE PRINCIPAL DIFFICULTY AT
PRESENT IN THE WAY OF AN APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM BY WAY OF A
MODERATOR LAY IN LONDON.  IF SOMETHING WERE TO BE INITIATED FROM THE
AMERICAN SIDE IN THIS GERNERAL DIRECTION THE FIELD MARSHAL WAS OF
THE OPINION THAT IT SHOULD BE DONE VERY SOON BECAUSE VERY
IMPORTANT PRESENT ADVANTAGES TO GERMANY WOULD BE IMPAIRED BY
LONG CONTINUED DELAY.  THIS WAS TOO GREATA RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
LEADERS OF GERMANY TO ASSUME TO INCUR SUCH PENALTIES BY A POLICY OF
INDETERMINATE WAITING.  IF GERMANY COULD BE SURE