Memorandum to Cary T. Grayson
Title
Memorandum to Cary T. Grayson
Creator
ADI
Identifier
WWP16978
Date
1918 December 3
Description
A memorandum to Cary T. Grayson on French press converage of President Wilson.
Source
Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Language
English
Text
MEMORANDUM for Admiral Grayson:
Mr. Labourel of the “Petit Journale”, Guttenburg 01-77, called up to say that a certain body of the French press, by their propoganda reflecting on Mr. Wilson and the attitude of the American Commission in general, had created considerable bad feeling in France and should be stopped; that he offered the columns of his newspaper for any authoritative statement which the American Authorities cared to issue, the higher the source the better, in his opinion, so as to counteract the effect of the above referred to wing of the French press. He mentioned an article in this morning’s “Matin” as being an example of the type of article referred to.
He further stated that he was known to and had dicussed this question with Arthur Hugh Frasier.
I called up Mr. Frasier over the telephone and he tells me that he does know Labourel and that Labourel has been after him for the past week, attempting to get an interview with the President on this subject. He agrees with me that the wishes of Labourel in the matter are primarily actuated in the hope of getting the advertisement of such a statement, if one were issued, for his newspaper, and suggests that if such a statement were considered advisable and were made, that it would be better to issue it through the Havas Agency, as far as the foreign press is concerned, so that all papers would get it at the same time.
ADI
Mr. Labourel of the “Petit Journale”, Guttenburg 01-77, called up to say that a certain body of the French press, by their propoganda reflecting on Mr. Wilson and the attitude of the American Commission in general, had created considerable bad feeling in France and should be stopped; that he offered the columns of his newspaper for any authoritative statement which the American Authorities cared to issue, the higher the source the better, in his opinion, so as to counteract the effect of the above referred to wing of the French press. He mentioned an article in this morning’s “Matin” as being an example of the type of article referred to.
He further stated that he was known to and had dicussed this question with Arthur Hugh Frasier.
I called up Mr. Frasier over the telephone and he tells me that he does know Labourel and that Labourel has been after him for the past week, attempting to get an interview with the President on this subject. He agrees with me that the wishes of Labourel in the matter are primarily actuated in the hope of getting the advertisement of such a statement, if one were issued, for his newspaper, and suggests that if such a statement were considered advisable and were made, that it would be better to issue it through the Havas Agency, as far as the foreign press is concerned, so that all papers would get it at the same time.
ADI
Original Format
Letter
To
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938
Files
Collection
Citation
ADI, “Memorandum to Cary T. Grayson,” 1918 December 3, WWP16978, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.