Cary T. Grayson Diary
Title
Cary T. Grayson Diary
Creator
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938
Identifier
WWP17161
Date
1919 May 10
Source
Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Language
English
Text
The President went to his study immediately after breakfast. He had before him the text of the first two protests which had been presented by the German delegates against certain sections of the treaty. They dealt with what the Germans claim was discriminating against Germany in not allowing her to become an immediate member of the League of Nations, and they also asked for the privilege of discussing the terms orally. Clemenceay and Lloyd-George had passed the notes on to the President with the request that he dictate the replies. The President prepared these and they were submitted to the Big Four at its morning session at 11:00 oclock and unanimously approved, after which they were sent on to the German delegates at Versailles. The text of the German notes and the Presidents reply are as follows:
The President handed his replies to me to give out to the newspapers thro the publicity department.
After luncheon the President sat in as a member of the French Institute. He was elected to membership in it shortly after he came here last December and a gold medal had been stricken to commemorate his election. However, the Institute is more or less of a practical body and it is a necessity that any person chosen to a membership shall qualify for such membership by being present for at least one hour at one of its stated meetings. The meeting had been arranged to meet this qualification and the President was was welcomed by some of the biggest minds in France. The President delivered an address at the meeting of the Institute, which was commented upon very freely by the French and British newspapers as having been a remarkable statement of fact. (SEE SPEECH).
The President and Mrs. Wilson spent a quiet evening together, the President playing Canfield the greater part of the evening, while Mrs. Wilson crocheted and read aloud to him.
The President handed his replies to me to give out to the newspapers thro the publicity department.
After luncheon the President sat in as a member of the French Institute. He was elected to membership in it shortly after he came here last December and a gold medal had been stricken to commemorate his election. However, the Institute is more or less of a practical body and it is a necessity that any person chosen to a membership shall qualify for such membership by being present for at least one hour at one of its stated meetings. The meeting had been arranged to meet this qualification and the President was was welcomed by some of the biggest minds in France. The President delivered an address at the meeting of the Institute, which was commented upon very freely by the French and British newspapers as having been a remarkable statement of fact. (SEE SPEECH).
The President and Mrs. Wilson spent a quiet evening together, the President playing Canfield the greater part of the evening, while Mrs. Wilson crocheted and read aloud to him.
Original Format
Diary
Files
Collection
Citation
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938, “Cary T. Grayson Diary,” 1919 May 10, WWP17161, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.