William G. McAdoo to Cary T. Grayson

Title

William G. McAdoo to Cary T. Grayson

Creator

McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941

Identifier

WWP15991

Date

1919 October 17

Description

William G. McAdoo writes to Cary T. Grayson about Woodrow Wilson's health and the ratification of the League of Nations Treaty in the Senate.

Source

Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia

Language

English

Text

My dear Grayson

I continue to be encouraged about the President although, of course, my anxieties are by no means relieved. Nell is going down to spend a few days and I am sure that she will help cheer the President up.

I wish you would give him my best love when you see him. I took occasion to say some things about him in a speech I made the other night to some three hundred business men in New York and he would be gratified to know with what enthusiasm my encouraging words were received by them.

About the League of Nations.- I am delighted with the defeat of the Shantung Amendment and with the certainty now that the Johnson Amendment will be defeated. We are now face to face with reservations. I do not know what, if anything, is being done about this phase of it and I feel very confident that if somebody could take a directing hand in shaping a compromise with our Republican friends on these reservations, and especially if it is done quickly and before there is any crystallization on reservations that might be unacceptable, we can get something, perhaps, that is not objectionable.

I am really worried about this phase of the matter. I wonder if there is anything I could do? Won’t you let me know? I shall be only too glad to help in any way in my power. I think we are at a point where some one will have to speak for the Administration and try to bring all the elements we need into harmonious action.

With affectionate regard and love for all the family, including Gertrude, I am, as always,

Your devoted friend,

WG McAdoo


Admiral Cary T. Grayson,
The White House,
Washington, DC

Original Format

Letter

To

Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/D06991.pdf

Citation

McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941, “William G. McAdoo to Cary T. Grayson,” 1919 October 17, WWP15991, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.