House, Time, Jun. 25, 1923

Edward Mandell House (July 26, 1858–March 28, 1938) was an American statesman during the period around World War I. Commonly known as Colonel House, he had a relationship of enormous personal influence with U.S. President Woodrow Wilson as his foreign policy advisor. He was pro-British and influenced Wilson's decision to enter WWI. Although he held no official position in the government, he often represented the Wilson administration to European governments before, during, and after the war. July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... Order: 28th President Vice President: Thomas R. Marshall Term of office: March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1921 Preceded by: William Howard Taft Succeeded by: Warren G. Harding Date of birth: December 28, 1856 Place of birth: Staunton, Virginia Date of death: February 3, 1924 Place of death: Washington, D.C...

Colonel House served on the League of Nations Commission on Mandates with Lord Milner and Lord Robert Cecil of Great Britain, M. Simon of France, Viscount Chinda of Japan, Guglielmo Marconi for Italy and George Louis Beer as adviser. In What Really Happened at Paris Colonel House wrote, "The question of mandates is one in which the American people should have much concern. It is not alone a new departure in international ethics, but it is one in which we have an economic interest." League of Nations mandates were territories established under Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, 28 June 1919. ... Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner (23 March 1854 - 13 May 1925), was British statesman and colonial administrator. ... This article or section should include material from Robert Cecil 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, previously known as Lord Robert Cecil (September 14, 1864 - November 24, 1958) was a lawyer, politician and diplomat whose decades of service to the League... Guglielmo Marconi (25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937) was an Italian electrical engineer and Nobel laureate, known for the development of a practical wireless telegraphy system commonly known as the radio. Marconi was President of the Accademia dItalia and a member of the Fascist Grand Council of Italy. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... In terms of a co-operative this means how much the services of the co-op are used. ...

External Links

• Philip Dru Administrator
• The Intimate Papers of Colonel House Arranged as a Narrative by Charles Seymour, ed. (pub. 1926-28)

Sources

• George, Alexander L. (1964). Woodrow Wilson and Colonel House: A Personality Study. Dover Publications. ISBN 0486211444.
• What Really Happened at Paris, Edward Mandell House & Charles Seymour, Scribners 1921