Woodrow Wilson to Colonel House
Title
Woodrow Wilson to Colonel House
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP25392
Date
1918 November 3
Description
Coded message threatening British with build up of an American navy.
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
United States. Navy
United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain
Contributor
Mark Edwin Peterson
Language
English
Provenance
Document scan was taken from Library of Congress microfilm reel of the Wilson Papers. WWPL volunteers transcribed the text.
Text
CABLEGRAM.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
WASHINGTON.
House,
Amembassy, Paris. Number Eight.
NYGORTIXIL - KASOZRYLYG - GEKYSSENAF -
LORELDULAW - COLODTUVOL - SILERVEFUR -
REKYSNEZOV - SIGAGGOGIT - ZONELPYBUX -
REKYZLOZOF - MOWUSREKYS - LEVIBDABIR -
BEVOWDULAW - NYNAXSYMUM - CALUPPONIC -
LYCARGKYS - RAKIGDARUR - NUDODDIPUF -
TIKAZNUDUL - SECECMOSUC -
WILSON
26 Goot
I suggest Kasoz 40728
that if RylyG 66591
the Gekys 66679
English Senaf 32314
cannot rely on Lorel 23824
our Dulaw 54552
friendship Colod 35670
and good Turol 15156
faith Siler 33784
and accept Vefur 14818
the Rekyr 66679
principle of Nezov 57276
freedom of the Sigag 35522
Seas Gogit 61598
you Zonel 80224
wage Pybux 73913
that they Rekyz 66663
can Losof 22821
count on mowus 27581
the Rekys 66679
59138=Ny Gor
10037=Tixil
certainty Levil 24064
of our Dabir 53499
using Bevow 74075
our Dulaw 54552
present Nanax 56982
great Symum 36973
equipment Calup 32583
to Ponie 70290
build up Lycor 22008
the strongest Gekys 66679
navy Rakia 65055
our resources Darur 50818
permit Dapuf 55712
as Tikaz 17778
our people Nudul 54645
have long Secec 38686
desired Mosuc 29297
Mrs. Whalen under direction of RS Baker
(WW to House)
VIII
I suggest that you urge that if the British cannot relying upon our friendship and good faith accept the principle of freedom of the seas they can count upon the certainty of our using our present great equipment to build up the strongest navy our resources permit, as our public opinion has long desired.
(This is in reply House's message, State Dept. series no. 38.
See Binder of House-Wilson messages)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
WASHINGTON.
House,
Amembassy, Paris. Number Eight.
NYGORTIXIL - KASOZRYLYG - GEKYSSENAF -
LORELDULAW - COLODTUVOL - SILERVEFUR -
REKYSNEZOV - SIGAGGOGIT - ZONELPYBUX -
REKYZLOZOF - MOWUSREKYS - LEVIBDABIR -
BEVOWDULAW - NYNAXSYMUM - CALUPPONIC -
LYCARGKYS - RAKIGDARUR - NUDODDIPUF -
TIKAZNUDUL - SECECMOSUC -
WILSON
26 Goot
I suggest Kasoz 40728
that if RylyG 66591
the Gekys 66679
English Senaf 32314
cannot rely on Lorel 23824
our Dulaw 54552
friendship Colod 35670
and good Turol 15156
faith Siler 33784
and accept Vefur 14818
the Rekyr 66679
principle of Nezov 57276
freedom of the Sigag 35522
Seas Gogit 61598
you Zonel 80224
wage Pybux 73913
that they Rekyz 66663
can Losof 22821
count on mowus 27581
the Rekys 66679
59138=Ny Gor
10037=Tixil
certainty Levil 24064
of our Dabir 53499
using Bevow 74075
our Dulaw 54552
present Nanax 56982
great Symum 36973
equipment Calup 32583
to Ponie 70290
build up Lycor 22008
the strongest Gekys 66679
navy Rakia 65055
our resources Darur 50818
permit Dapuf 55712
as Tikaz 17778
our people Nudul 54645
have long Secec 38686
desired Mosuc 29297
Mrs. Whalen under direction of RS Baker
(WW to House)
VIII
I suggest that you urge that if the British cannot relying upon our friendship and good faith accept the principle of freedom of the seas they can count upon the certainty of our using our present great equipment to build up the strongest navy our resources permit, as our public opinion has long desired.
(This is in reply House's message, State Dept. series no. 38.
See Binder of House-Wilson messages)
Original Format
Letter
To
House, Edward Mandell, 1858-1938
Files
Collection
Citation
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to Colonel House,” 1918 November 3, WWP25392, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.