Cary T. Grayson to Alice Gertrude Gordon Grayson
Title
Cary T. Grayson to Alice Gertrude Gordon Grayson
Creator
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938
Identifier
WWP15610
Date
1919 January 14
Source
Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Text
Dearest,
The President spent the entire day at committee meetings of the Preliminary Peace Conference, much talk and little action. Without our great man to push things along, I don’t know when they would ever get down to actual work—not to mention results.
I had a nice visit with Charlie Rockwell to-day. He is here for two days, just returned from Germany where he has been stationed, and he returns there to-morrow morning. He says that the Germans are fine and most friendly to the American soldiers—that it is, in his opinion, too hearty and spontanous from all—including young children, to be proproganda promulgated by the German Government. He also tells me that they frankly admit that they would have won the war but for us. Their hatred for the English and French is intense. They do not believe the horrible stories about the way in which the Belgians were treated, nothing was printed in the German papers about it, But they believe the awful stories how badly and barbarous the French & English acted & did. That was published in their papers.
Charlie had the “Flu” and lived over a German Drug store. It is a wonderful contrast to see the devastation of northern France and then cross into Germany and find everything in perfect shape and no signs of war’s destruction.
I greatly enjoyed seeing Charlie, he is full of interesting data etc. He is in the gas division and is a Lt. Colonel—
Good-night,
CTG
The President spent the entire day at committee meetings of the Preliminary Peace Conference, much talk and little action. Without our great man to push things along, I don’t know when they would ever get down to actual work—not to mention results.
I had a nice visit with Charlie Rockwell to-day. He is here for two days, just returned from Germany where he has been stationed, and he returns there to-morrow morning. He says that the Germans are fine and most friendly to the American soldiers—that it is, in his opinion, too hearty and spontanous from all—including young children, to be proproganda promulgated by the German Government. He also tells me that they frankly admit that they would have won the war but for us. Their hatred for the English and French is intense. They do not believe the horrible stories about the way in which the Belgians were treated, nothing was printed in the German papers about it, But they believe the awful stories how badly and barbarous the French & English acted & did. That was published in their papers.
Charlie had the “Flu” and lived over a German Drug store. It is a wonderful contrast to see the devastation of northern France and then cross into Germany and find everything in perfect shape and no signs of war’s destruction.
I greatly enjoyed seeing Charlie, he is full of interesting data etc. He is in the gas division and is a Lt. Colonel—
Good-night,
CTG
Original Format
Letter
To
Grayson, Alice Gertrude Gordon, 1892-1961
Files
Collection
Citation
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938, “Cary T. Grayson to Alice Gertrude Gordon Grayson,” 1919 January 14, WWP15610, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.