October 20, 1919

           I apologize for my negligence towards my readers in my inability to keep you updated. But it is difficult for me to share certain information I come across without betraying rules set out by the government. However, I'm delighted to tell you that we're in the process of writing out the amendments to be added to the Treaty of Versailles, and there will most likely be about a dozen. As many know, the reservationists main concern has to do with Article 10 of the League of Nations that focuses on collective security. This is problematic for us because we fear it can potentially draw America into war(s) without approval from Congress. In our eyes, it should be altered to read "The United States assumes no obligation to preserve the territorial integrity or political independence of any other country . . . unless . . . Congress shall . . . so provide."