Woodrow Wilson to Ferdinand, King of Romania
Title
Woodrow Wilson to Ferdinand, King of Romania
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP25013
Date
1917 April 23
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence
Contributor
Morgan Willer
Language
English
Provenance
Document scan was taken from Library of Congress microfilm reel of the Wilson Papers. WWPL volunteers transcribed the text.
Text
His Majesty
Ferdinand, King of Roumania,
Royal Roumanian Headquarters, Kons.
The United States constrained to resort to arms in defense of its rights under the law of nations against the lawless aggression of unrestrained arbitrary power, finds its beloved standard of independence floating by the side of other powers in the world’s struggle for the safeguarding of humanity……..greatly appreciated and in my own name and on behalf of my countrymen I thank you and the Roumanian people.
Woodrow Wilson
Ferdinand, King of Roumania,
Royal Roumanian Headquarters, Kons.
The United States constrained to resort to arms in defense of its rights under the law of nations against the lawless aggression of unrestrained arbitrary power, finds its beloved standard of independence floating by the side of other powers in the world’s struggle for the safeguarding of humanity……..greatly appreciated and in my own name and on behalf of my countrymen I thank you and the Roumanian people.
Woodrow Wilson
Original Format
Letter
To
Ferdinand I, King of Romania, 1865-1927
Files
Collection
Citation
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to Ferdinand, King of Romania,” 1917 April 23, WWP25013, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.