ABSTRACT
In 1919, the port of New York was crowded with ships returning from the pre-war. When the Peace Conference opened in Paris on January 18, 1919, Woodrow Wilson knew that in his own person he represented a new kind of world. The close-hand view may be seen in memoirs of the Peace Conference. The Peace Conference ended and the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919. Wilson was conscious of the hypnotic powers he possessed and was reconciled to using these gifts to supplement reason. In February, 1919, he had interrupted his Paris negotiations to come home to Washington for a visit to consult with Congressional leaders. During the extended sessions of the Peace Conference he had struggled in detail with one problem after another, wisely or unwisely, but with full attention, patience, and every personal persuasion that he could use.
