Colonel House to Woodrow Wilson

Title

Colonel House to Woodrow Wilson

Creator

House, Edward Mandell, 1858-1938

Identifier

WWP18266

Date

1914 January 6

Description

Edward M. House writes to Woodrow Wilson regarding the Morgan announcement.

Source

Wilson Papers, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia

Subject

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence

Text

RECEIVED AT4NO. NH. 86NIGHT LETTER
FG, NEWYORKCITY, JAN 6TH 1914.
THE PRESIDENT, PASSCHRISTIAN, MISS.

THE ACTION OF MORGAN AND COMPANY HAS CREATED A PROFOUND IMPRESSION AND IS THOUGHT TO BE AN INDICATION THAT BIG BUSINESS IS PREPARING TO SURRENDER UNCONDITIONALLY. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU RECOGNIZE CHASTENED ATTITUDE AND CONGRATULATE THE COUNTRY UPON THE FINE SPIRIT SOME ARE DISPLAYING HOWEVER I WOULD MAKE WHATEVER CONSTRUCTIVE RECOMMENDATION YOU HAVE IN MIND LOOKING TO A JUST AND PERMANENT SETTLEMENT OF OUR COOPERATIVE AFFAIRS IT IS OFTEN NOT SO MUCH WHAT IS DONE AS THE MANNER OF DOING IT THAT DISTURBS CONDITIONS.

EMHOUSE. 755AM

Original Format

Letter

To

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Temp00731.pdf

Tags

Citation

House, Edward Mandell, 1858-1938, “Colonel House to Woodrow Wilson,” 1914 January 6, WWP18266, First Year Wilson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.