Newton D. Baker to Hugh S. Johnson
Title
Newton D. Baker to Hugh S. Johnson
Creator
Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937
Identifier
WWP16176
Date
1920 February 5
Source
Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Language
English
Text
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My dear General Johnson:
I have received your letter of January twenty-first.
Brigadier General Frank T. Hines was appointed Brigadier General and confirmed by the Senate. The work he did in connection with ocean transportation was done under my personal eye, and was of a very extraordinary character. There has been no suggestion that I have ever heard with regard to the appointment of any of the other men whom you name.
I entirely share the high opinion which you express of General Craig, General Moseley and General MacArthur. I think the difficulty with the Army at the present moment, to the extent that there is any trouble, is that it acts upon the assumption that somebody is going to do something outrageous or unfair when nobody has any such intention. Secretary of War.
Cordially yours,
Newton D. Baker
My dear General Johnson:
I have received your letter of January twenty-first.
Brigadier General Frank T. Hines was appointed Brigadier General and confirmed by the Senate. The work he did in connection with ocean transportation was done under my personal eye, and was of a very extraordinary character. There has been no suggestion that I have ever heard with regard to the appointment of any of the other men whom you name.
I entirely share the high opinion which you express of General Craig, General Moseley and General MacArthur. I think the difficulty with the Army at the present moment, to the extent that there is any trouble, is that it acts upon the assumption that somebody is going to do something outrageous or unfair when nobody has any such intention. Secretary of War.
Cordially yours,
Newton D. Baker
Original Format
Letter
To
Johnson, Hugh S. (Hugh Samuel), 1882-1942
Files
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Citation
Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937, “Newton D. Baker to Hugh S. Johnson,” 1920 February 5, WWP16176, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.