Robert Lansing to Woodrow Wilson

Title

Robert Lansing to Woodrow Wilson

Creator

Lansing, Robert, 1864-1928

Identifier

WWP25214

Date

1918 September 27

Description

Secretary of State sends along the telegrams concerning Bulgaria and their wish to leave the Central Powers.

Source

Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers

Publisher

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum

Subject

World War, 1914-1918--Bulgaria
Peace negotiations

Contributor

Danna Faulds

Relation

WWP25215
WWP25216
WWP25217
WWP25218
WWP25219

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 Mr. President:

I am enclosing to you five telegrams in regard to Bulgaria which indicate that their spirit is entirely broken and that they are ready to break with the Central Powers. I felt that you should have these at once in order that you might consider the policy which we should adopt and could instruct the Department at your earliest convenience as to the course we should take.

You will observe by the papers that this situation is already known to the press, and I think it would be wise if Mr. Tumulty would call Mr. Patchin, who will be at the Department during the evening, as to how far we should go in giving out the fact that we are officially advised of Bulgaria’s overtures. If you agree with this will you be good enough to ask Mr. Tumulty to be very definite as to the extent of the statement which is to be made? I think it is obvious that we will have to say something to the correspondents in regard to the matter and I do not wish to say anything until I have your views as to what should be said.

Faithfully yours,

Robert Lansing

Enclosures:

Original Format

Letter

To

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/WWI1198.pdf

Collection

Citation

Lansing, Robert, 1864-1928, “Robert Lansing to Woodrow Wilson,” 1918 September 27, WWP25214, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.