Commending Wilson’s Treatment of Trotter
Title
Commending Wilson’s Treatment of Trotter
Creator
Hale, Annie Riley
Identifier
CS21
Date
1914 November 13
Description
Letter to Wilson congratulating him on his "wise, dignified, and fearless rejoinder" to Trotter.
Source
Library of Congress
Wilson Papers, Series 4, 152A Reel 231, Manuscript Division
Wilson Papers, Series 4, 152A Reel 231, Manuscript Division
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934
African-Americans--segregation
Contributor
Althea Cupo
Maria Matlock
Language
English
Provenance
Digital copy acquired from federal archives by previous WWPL Archivist, Heidi Hackford.
Text
6 West 66th street, New York City.
November 13, 1914.
To Hon. Woodrow Wilson,
The White House.
My dear Mr. President:
Pray accept my heartfelt congratulations on your wise, dignified, and fearless rejoinder to the insolent negro callers at the White House on yesterday: even tho' it earned for you a rebuke from your staunchest N.Y. journalistic supporter- The World, which, besides a negrophile editor from Michigan, carries a further handicap in a large negro clientele, which must be appeased. Meantime, if the combination of negroes and their professional champions ever prove too strong for you, please remember you hold the key to the situation in my plan for "a more equal apportionment". You have only to turn upon your adversaries with that proposal, to completely silence the Northern cant about "Southern race prejudice", even if its practical execution should fail of its purpose to eliminate the negro from the American equation. I pray that God may give you strength and wisdom to act for the highest good of your race and country in every crucial test.
With highest esteem, I remain,
Faithfully yours,
Annie Riley Hale
November 13, 1914.
To Hon. Woodrow Wilson,
The White House.
My dear Mr. President:
Pray accept my heartfelt congratulations on your wise, dignified, and fearless rejoinder to the insolent negro callers at the White House on yesterday: even tho' it earned for you a rebuke from your staunchest N.Y. journalistic supporter- The World, which, besides a negrophile editor from Michigan, carries a further handicap in a large negro clientele, which must be appeased. Meantime, if the combination of negroes and their professional champions ever prove too strong for you, please remember you hold the key to the situation in my plan for "a more equal apportionment". You have only to turn upon your adversaries with that proposal, to completely silence the Northern cant about "Southern race prejudice", even if its practical execution should fail of its purpose to eliminate the negro from the American equation. I pray that God may give you strength and wisdom to act for the highest good of your race and country in every crucial test.
With highest esteem, I remain,
Faithfully yours,
Annie Riley Hale
Original Format
Letter
To
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Files
Collection
Citation
Hale, Annie Riley, “Commending Wilson’s Treatment of Trotter,” 1914 November 13, CS21, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.