Dictation from Mr. Nathaniel
Title
Dictation from Mr. Nathaniel
Creator
McCormick, Harold F. (Harold Fowler), 1872-1941
Identifier
WWP25045
Date
[1918 March 17]
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
World War, 1914-1918--United States
World War, 1914-1918--Germany
Contributor
Danna Faulds
Relation
WWI1020A, WWI1020B, WWI1020, WWI1020D, WWI1020E
Language
English
Provenance
Document scan was taken from Library of Congress microfilm reel of the Wilson Papers. WWPL volunteers transcribed the text.
Text
The following Personal Remarks of Mr. Nathan, were taken from dictation
I am sure that if President Wilson asked it, that the Democratic party is so strong that the ratification of delegates by the Reichstag would be accorded and the Government itself will be not against it.
We would restore the part of Belgium we destroyed but England would have to do the same. For example we destroyed Louvain. The whole thing would amount to twenty to thirty million marks.
The difference between the Military party, and the Democrats is not so much a question of annexation or no annexation, as that of the question of the degree of independence of the buffer states, and the situation of strategic military points neighboring upon the natural frontier.
The Military party says to the Democratic party - “You have done the talking. Now we are at work, and don’t interrupt us until it is finished” -
I am sure that if President Wilson asked it, that the Democratic party is so strong that the ratification of delegates by the Reichstag would be accorded and the Government itself will be not against it.
We would restore the part of Belgium we destroyed but England would have to do the same. For example we destroyed Louvain. The whole thing would amount to twenty to thirty million marks.
The difference between the Military party, and the Democrats is not so much a question of annexation or no annexation, as that of the question of the degree of independence of the buffer states, and the situation of strategic military points neighboring upon the natural frontier.
The Military party says to the Democratic party - “You have done the talking. Now we are at work, and don’t interrupt us until it is finished” -
Original Format
Letter
To
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Files
Collection
Citation
McCormick, Harold F. (Harold Fowler), 1872-1941, “Dictation from Mr. Nathaniel,” [1918 March 17], WWP25045, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.