▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I : ▁A ▁Political , ▁Social , ▁and ▁Military ▁History ▁( ed . ▁Sp encer ▁C . ▁T ucker : ▁ABC - CLI O , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ), ▁p . ▁ 2 2 5 . ▁This ▁move ▁caused ▁international ▁embar rass ment ▁and ▁" a ▁strong , ▁sust ained ▁reaction ▁against ▁secret ▁diplom acy ." ▁ ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁was ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁secret ▁diplom acy , ▁view ing ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁peace . ▁He ▁made ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁secret ▁diplom acy ▁the ▁first ▁point ▁of ▁his ▁Four teen ▁Point s ▁( set ▁forth ▁in ▁a ▁speech ▁to ▁Congress ▁on ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁after ▁the ▁U . S . ▁entered ▁the ▁war ). ▁Wilson ▁" dis soci ated ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁the ▁Al lies ' ▁earlier ▁secret ▁commit ments ▁and ▁sought ▁to ▁abol ish ▁them ▁forever ▁once ▁the ▁war ▁had ▁been ▁won ." ▁The ▁Four teen ▁Point s ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁draft ▁paper ▁prepared ▁by ▁Walter ▁Li pp mann ▁and ▁his ▁colle agues ▁on ▁the ▁In qu iry , ▁Isa iah ▁Bow man , ▁Sid ney ▁Me zes , ▁and ▁David ▁Hunter ▁Miller . ▁Li pp mann ' s ▁draft ▁was ▁a ▁direct ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁secret ▁treat ies , ▁which ▁Li pp man ▁had ▁been ▁shown ▁by ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War ▁Newton ▁D . ▁Baker . ▁Li pp man ' s ▁task ▁was ▁" to ▁take ▁the ▁secret