Woodrow Wilson to Edward N. Hurley
Title
Woodrow Wilson to Edward N. Hurley
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP25168
Date
1918 September 9
Description
President Wilson thanks Hurley for his letter.
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
World War, 1914-1918
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence
Contributor
Morgan Willer
Relation
WWP25166
WWP25167
Language
English
Provenance
Document scan was taken from Library of Congress microfilm reel of the Wilson Papers. WWPL volunteers transcribed the text.
Text
My dear Hurley:
You are certainly a brick. It is delightful to have dealings with a man who understands perfectly the spirit of everything you say, and just the right answer to give, and I thank you very warmly indeed for your two letters of September 7th about the transit situation and about the, at any rate affected, alarm of the British about the use of our shipping after the war. I am deeply interested to learn that Lord Reading purposes having a conference with you about pooling our shipping with the British after the war. That is an extraordinary proposition, and I think perhaps it would be wise to tell him that we are sure that it will not be possible for us to make special arrangements with any one nation, inasmuch as it is our fixed policy and principle to deal upon the same terms with all. But of course I leave that entirely to your discretion and to the development of the conference.
With warmest regard,
Faithfully yours,
[Woodrow Wilson]
Hon. Edward N. Hurley, Chairman,
US Shipping Board.
You are certainly a brick. It is delightful to have dealings with a man who understands perfectly the spirit of everything you say, and just the right answer to give, and I thank you very warmly indeed for your two letters of September 7th about the transit situation and about the, at any rate affected, alarm of the British about the use of our shipping after the war. I am deeply interested to learn that Lord Reading purposes having a conference with you about pooling our shipping with the British after the war. That is an extraordinary proposition, and I think perhaps it would be wise to tell him that we are sure that it will not be possible for us to make special arrangements with any one nation, inasmuch as it is our fixed policy and principle to deal upon the same terms with all. But of course I leave that entirely to your discretion and to the development of the conference.
With warmest regard,
Faithfully yours,
[Woodrow Wilson]
Hon. Edward N. Hurley, Chairman,
US Shipping Board.
Original Format
Letter
To
Hurley, Edward N. (Edward Nash), 1864-1933
Files
Collection
Citation
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to Edward N. Hurley,” 1918 September 9, WWP25168, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.