Woodrow Wilson to Franklin P. Glass

I have your letter of August 28th and want to say how deeply and truly distressed I am about the news of the death of your son, Arthur Lee Boorse. It is indeed tragical, and my warmest sympathy goes out to the young wife and to yourself.

I must admit that I am at a loss to understand the desire of the British authorities to have group after group of Americans go over to England, but I am glad, if they are choosing, that they choose men of discretion like yourself, because the usefulness of such a group is exactly equal to the discretion of the least discreet member of it, and some of our fellow-citizens have by no means been expressing the views of the United States in what they have said on the other side.

I have been so absorbed recently by extraordinary exactions that I do not know, my dear Glass, whether I can see you when you pass through Washington or not, but whether I do or not, you may be sure that my best wishes go with you, and that I hope you will exercise a guiding hand with your associates.

In haste,
Cordially and sincerely yours,

Woodrow Wilson


Mr. Frank P. Glass,
The Birmingham News,
Birmingham, Alabama.