Woodrow Wilson to George Edward Creel

I have your letter of yesterday suggesting that I see the negro editors who are to assemble here for conference.

My own judgment is that it probably would do no good for me to receive them. I have received several delegations of negroes and I am under the impression that they have gone away dissatisfied. I have never had an opportunity actually to do what I promised them I would seek an opportunity to do. I think probably it would be best just to carry out the programme without me for the present, until I am able to act in a way that would satisfy them.