JBT to Secretary of State

Title

JBT to Secretary of State

Creator

Ionescu, Take, 1858-1922

Identifier

WWP25510

Date

1918 November 11

Description

Letter of goodwill from leading Romanians to President Wilson.

Source

Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers

Publisher

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum

Subject

Romania

Contributor

Mark Edwin Peterson

Relation

WWP25509

Language

English

Provenance

Document scan was taken from Library of Congress microfilm reel of the Wilson Papers. WWPL volunteers transcribed the text.

Text

LW PLAIN

Paris,
Undate.
Recd. November 11. 6 pm 1918

Secretary of State,
Washington

Your message to the Roumanian nation of all lands has filled our hearts with joy. The entrance of America into war for the purpose of securing for every nation, big or small, the right to a free and independent life has given to the American nation an everlasting splendor. We make ours the beautiful and true words of the Roumanian deputy Vaida, when in the parliament of the oppressors of Budapest, he has proclaimed that since the advent of the Christian faith the greatest event in the human history is the message of the President Wilson the Roumanian nation of alllands united into one state entirely democratic and based on upon justice for all, ask for the honour to be always in the relations of the sincerest friendship with the great democracy of the new world. President Take Ionesco; Vice President R.P. V. Lucaniu, late deputy to parliament at Budapest, President of the league of united Roumanians, member of national Roumanian council of Transylvania; O. Goga, member of the national Roumanian council of Transylvania; Dr. C. Angelesco; Late Minister Jean Thfloresco; Late Vice President of the chamber members V. Atsanasovici; Late Senator Sever Bocou, director of the newspaper, The Tribunn of Transylvania; G. Basarab Brancovan; Late Deputy Paul Bratasheano; Late Vice President of the chamber and senate Dr. Jean Cantacuzene, president of the Roumanian Unionist Federation; University Professor LL .Catargi; Late Senator Partenio Cosma; late President of the Roumanian National Committee of Transylvania C. Costesco Comaneanu; Late Vice President of the senate C. Diamandy; Minister plenipotentiary V. Dimitriu, unit Dimtitriu; University Professor D. Craghicesco, Late Senator I. Gavanesco, Late Senator, senior of the faculty of letters of Jassy Dr. Thomas Jonnesco; Late Rector of the University of Bucarest; Late Senator S. Mandresco; University Professor, publicist of TransylvaniaD.G. Many; Late Deputy, late Secretary General of Ministry of Finance C. Mille; Late Deputy G.G. Maronesco; Late Senator, University Professor G. Moroianu; Publicist of Transylvania C. Sipsom; University Professor; W. Stroesco; President of Roumanian National Committe of Besiarabia N. Titulesco; Late Minister I. Ursu University Professor, publicist of Transylvania Colonel G. Vasesco; Late Deputy Trajan Vaia; Doctor of Laws of the University of Budapest, Secretary of Jean Pangal; political Director of the newspaper La Roumanie of Bucarest.

JBT

Original Format

Letter

To

Lansing, Robert, 1864-1928

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/WWI1433A.pdf

Collection

Citation

Ionescu, Take, 1858-1922, “JBT to Secretary of State,” 1918 November 11, WWP25510, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.