Cary T. Grayson Diary
Title
Cary T. Grayson Diary
Creator
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938
Identifier
WWP17207
Date
1919 June 25
Source
Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Language
English
Text
It had been expected that the German Peace Delegation would be announced from Weimar during the night and that arrangements could be made for their reception today. However, when the Council of Four went into session this morning no word whatever had been received. There was a general feeling of distrust against the Germans, and the questions of what should be done were taken under consideration.
While the Council of Three was in session, a representative of the French Government came to see me and told me that he had been directed to refund the money that had been paid out by us to defray the expenses of the special trains which we had had for the trips in France. I told him, however, that this was entirely out of the question. The visit was an illuminating one, since it showed how public sentiment in France was again swinging very rapidly back in favor of the President. The politicians, with the aid of the subsidized French press, had been able to carry on a bitter campaign against the President and to poison the minds of many people with stories that he was not giving France a square deal. However, truth always prevails, and it was now beginning to prevail, as the people of France saw for themselves that it was the President and no other person who had been able to keep the varied diverse interests aligned and maintain the solid front that had forced the German General Assembly to accept the peace terms.
After dinner tonight the President received the final drafts of the Austrian reparations report and studied them for a time before going to bed.
While the Council of Three was in session, a representative of the French Government came to see me and told me that he had been directed to refund the money that had been paid out by us to defray the expenses of the special trains which we had had for the trips in France. I told him, however, that this was entirely out of the question. The visit was an illuminating one, since it showed how public sentiment in France was again swinging very rapidly back in favor of the President. The politicians, with the aid of the subsidized French press, had been able to carry on a bitter campaign against the President and to poison the minds of many people with stories that he was not giving France a square deal. However, truth always prevails, and it was now beginning to prevail, as the people of France saw for themselves that it was the President and no other person who had been able to keep the varied diverse interests aligned and maintain the solid front that had forced the German General Assembly to accept the peace terms.
After dinner tonight the President received the final drafts of the Austrian reparations report and studied them for a time before going to bed.
Original Format
Diary
Collection
Citation
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938, “Cary T. Grayson Diary,” 1919 June 25, WWP17207, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.