Excerpt from The University Magazine, Vol. 16: 1917 In any case, we may well be proud of the dignified restraint which has marked the reception by the Allied Powers of Mr. Wilson's somewhat clumsy intervention. Nothing has impressed Americans so deeply as the new British Premier's adoption of Abraham Lincoln's memorable words: We accepted this war for an object, a worthy object. The war will end when that object is attained. Under God, I hope it will never end until that time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.