Woodrow Wilson to Newton D. Baker

Title

Woodrow Wilson to Newton D. Baker

Creator

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Identifier

WWP21567

Date

1917 June 29

Description

Woodrow Wilson is distressed with the price of coal.

Source

Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers, 1786-1957

Language

English

Text

My dear Mr. Secretary

I am very much distressed about what has been done with regard to agreeing upon a price for coal. The price said to have been agreed upon is clearly too high and I do not think that the government departments would be justified in paying it. It happens to be the particular price upon which charges are at this very time being based by the Department of Justice against the coal dealers.
I am myself personally embarrassed because I had just had conferences with the Federal Trade Commission which made me hopeful that I might be instrumental in bringing about an understanding which would be in every way more fair and reasonable.
I would very much value your counsel upon this matter, and I would appreciate it very much if you and your colleagues of the Council of National Defense would keep me in touch with plans of this sort, because unconsciously we are working at cross purposes.[Woodrow Wilson]Hon. Newton D. Baker,Secretary of War.

Cordially and faithfully yours,

Original Format

Letter

To

Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/WWI0416.pdf

Collection

Citation

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to Newton D. Baker,” 1917 June 29, WWP21567, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.