ABSTRACT
On March 24, 1916, Thomas Woodrow Wilson's happiness was shattered by a torpedo which blew off the entire forward end of the British Channel steamer Sussex. Wilson, hoping that a word from Grey would save him from having to enter the war without guarantee as to the final terms of peace, delayed his note to Germany until April 18. On May 12, 1916, a telegram from Grey to House destroyed Wilson's belief that the Allies were about to invite him to dictate the peace. On May 16, 1916, he wrote to House that it was time to get down to "hard pan." House sent Grey various messages the gist of which was: either accept Wilson as dictator of the peace or look out for trouble. Wilson finally began to feel that the Allies stood between him and achievement of his desire to be the Saviour of the World and became extremely angry with them.
