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President Wilson's reply to the Pope's proposal. : "Peace based on justice and fairness and the common rights of mankind." : An historic document which should be preserved : August 27, 1917. To his holiness Benedictus XV., Pope: in acknowledgement of the communication of your holiness to the belligerent peoples, dated August 1, 1917, the president of the United States requests me to transmit the following reply: every heart that has not been blinded and hardened by this terrible war must be touched by this moving appeal ... Robert Lansing, Secretary of State of the United States of America


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