Woodrow Wilson to Dan V. Stephens
Title
Woodrow Wilson to Dan V. Stephens
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP21155
Date
1917 April 9
Description
Wilson is writing to Representative Stephens reminding him that politicians have a duty to their country just as much as Army volunteers.
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers, 1786-1957
Language
English
Text
My dear Mr. Stephens:
woodrow wilson
Hon. Dan V. Stephens,
House of Representatives.
Your letter of April sixth does you great honor. I do not wonder that you feel as you do, and yet I want very earnestly to remind you that we are now engaged not merely in creating an Army but also in mobilizing a nation to perform all its functions at the highest pitch of efficiency. Surely, in such circumstances it is just as much a man's duty to stay at a post such as you have been assigned to by your constituents as it is for a man to volunteer for an Army. I take that view of it with the greatest confidence.
woodrow wilson
Hon. Dan V. Stephens,
House of Representatives.
Original Format
Letter
To
Dan V. Stephens
Collection
Citation
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to Dan V. Stephens,” 1917 April 9, WWP21155, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.