But as far as Wilson was concerned, the mistrust and insecurity that animated these discussions was the wrong place to start. ‘It must not be supposed,’ Wilson insisted, ‘that any of the members of the League will remain isolated if it is attacked . . . We are ready to fly to the assistance of those who are attacked, but we cannot offer more than the condition of the world enables us to give . . . When danger comes, we too will come, and we will help you, but you must trust us. We must all depend on our mutual good faith.’
