H. Ashley daCosta to Cary T. Grayson
Title
H. Ashley daCosta to Cary T. Grayson
Creator
daCosta, H. Ashley
Identifier
WWP16173
Date
1920 February 1
Source
Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Text
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, USN
White House
Washington, DC
Esteemed Sir
I would acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of your favor of the and note contents with much appreciation —It makes me very irate to see, that there should be absolutely no regard whatsoever on the part of those recreant US Senators, for the many months of incessant time & energy expended by President Wilson, in conjunction with the master minds of Europe, to arrange the affairs of the whole world to the best advantage possible; a herculean task when so many different desires had to be considered and satisfied; and that instead of that, to gratify their own petty motives they should be wilfully blind to the universal chaos and suffering that exists and continues to exist all over the world through their failure to ratify the Treaty — Just as if it were possible that President Wilson would be party to any agreement or Treaty prejudicial in any way to America. Just as if the interests of the Country are not safe in his hands.
I would very much like to write a series of letters on the subject, denouncing their action in no measured terms, to influence public opinion against them, but I am unable to get my letters published, the one I recently enclosed to you being by no means the first that was not published; and as the working hours of a Bank bookkeeper are as very long as his pay is very small, it takes me such a length of time to write a long letter (at intervals) that it is quite disappointing – to say the least of it – to have the letter denied publication, the same being far from conducive to further efforts on my part, seeing that my efforts are only a waste of time, since they have no results–Trusting that President Wilson may soon recover his wonted health and strength which has been so impaired in the service of his country, and that he may be spared for many more years of usefulness,
I remain, respectfully yours,
H. Ashley daCosta
White House
Washington, DC
Esteemed Sir
I would acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of your favor of the and note contents with much appreciation —It makes me very irate to see, that there should be absolutely no regard whatsoever on the part of those recreant US Senators, for the many months of incessant time & energy expended by President Wilson, in conjunction with the master minds of Europe, to arrange the affairs of the whole world to the best advantage possible; a herculean task when so many different desires had to be considered and satisfied; and that instead of that, to gratify their own petty motives they should be wilfully blind to the universal chaos and suffering that exists and continues to exist all over the world through their failure to ratify the Treaty — Just as if it were possible that President Wilson would be party to any agreement or Treaty prejudicial in any way to America. Just as if the interests of the Country are not safe in his hands.
I would very much like to write a series of letters on the subject, denouncing their action in no measured terms, to influence public opinion against them, but I am unable to get my letters published, the one I recently enclosed to you being by no means the first that was not published; and as the working hours of a Bank bookkeeper are as very long as his pay is very small, it takes me such a length of time to write a long letter (at intervals) that it is quite disappointing – to say the least of it – to have the letter denied publication, the same being far from conducive to further efforts on my part, seeing that my efforts are only a waste of time, since they have no results–Trusting that President Wilson may soon recover his wonted health and strength which has been so impaired in the service of his country, and that he may be spared for many more years of usefulness,
I remain, respectfully yours,
H. Ashley daCosta
Original Format
Letter
To
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938
Collection
Citation
daCosta, H. Ashley, “H. Ashley daCosta to Cary T. Grayson,” 1920 February 1, WWP16173, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.