Woodrow Wilson to George E. Chamberlain
Title
Woodrow Wilson to George E. Chamberlain
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP22211
Date
1918 January 20
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers, 1786-1957
Text
My dear Sir:
You are reported in the New York World of this morning as having said at a luncheon in New York yesterday:"The military establishment of America has fallen down; there is no use to be optimistic about a thing that does not exist: it almost stopped functioning. Why? Because of inefficiency in every bureau and in every department of the Government of the United States. I speak not as a Democrat but as an American citizen."I would be very much obliged if you would tell me whether you were correctly quoted. I do not like to comment upon the statements made before learning from you yourself whether you actually made them.
Very truly yours,
Woodrow Wilson
Hon. George E. Chamberlain,
United States Senator.
Original Format
Letter
To
George E. Chamberlain
Files
Collection
Citation
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to George E. Chamberlain,” 1918 January 20, WWP22211, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.