Woodrow Wilson to Elizabeth Bass
Title
Woodrow Wilson to Elizabeth Bass
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP25490
Date
1918 November 19
Description
President Wilson thinks it might be too late to add women delegates to the US group attending the Paris Peace Commission.
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence
Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920)
Women--Suffrage--United States
Contributor
Mark Edwin Peterson
Relation
WWP25489
WWP25491
WWP25492
Language
English
Provenance
Document scan was taken from Library of Congress microfilm reel of the Wilson Papers. WWPL volunteers transcribed the text.
Text
My dear Mrs. Bass:
I am very much disturbed about the desire of the women to be represented at the Peace Commission, because I had assigned the whole matter of the commission before I received their petitions, and have been unable to announce the selections because I have not yet authoritatively learned from the other side how many delegates would be expected. I am afraid it is too late to consult the other governments about this matter, and I should feel obliged to consult them before taking any action of my own, even if I were free,in view of the circumstances stated above, to take it.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
[Woodrow Wilson]
Mrs. George Bass,
Democratic National Committee,
Woodward Building, Washington, DC
I am very much disturbed about the desire of the women to be represented at the Peace Commission, because I had assigned the whole matter of the commission before I received their petitions, and have been unable to announce the selections because I have not yet authoritatively learned from the other side how many delegates would be expected. I am afraid it is too late to consult the other governments about this matter, and I should feel obliged to consult them before taking any action of my own, even if I were free,in view of the circumstances stated above, to take it.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
[Woodrow Wilson]
Mrs. George Bass,
Democratic National Committee,
Woodward Building, Washington, DC
Original Format
Letter
To
Bass, Elizabeth Merrill
Files
Collection
Citation
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to Elizabeth Bass,” 1918 November 19, WWP25490, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.