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In 1917, Benedict issued a specific peace plan called the Papal Peace Note. He included the phrases like “liberty and community of the seas” which were intended to appeal to President Wilson, who wanted to control the freedom of the seas during the end of the war. Benedict was hoping that the public nature of his appeal would lead to the pressure on the warring nations to come to a negotiation. Woodrow Wilson, who eventually incorporated some of Benedict’s wisdom in the League of Nations, included the following points:
He wrote a peace offering calendar. This calendar is in its original box and is a weekly calendar produced during WWI. It offers a quote for each week from various popes.
- 1. the moral force of right must be substituted for the material force of arms.
- 2. there must be simultaneous and reciprocal diminution of armaments.
- 3. a mechanism for international arbitration must be established.
- 4. true liberty and common rights over the seas should exist.
- 5. there should be a renunciation of war indemnities.
- 6. occupied territories should be evacuated.
- 7. there should be an examination of rival claims.
He wrote a peace offering calendar. This calendar is in its original box and is a weekly calendar produced during WWI. It offers a quote for each week from various popes.