Woodrow Wilson to the Archbishop of Baltimore
Title
Woodrow Wilson to the Archbishop of Baltimore
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP25270
Date
1918 October 18
Description
President Wilson appreciates the message from the pope.
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
World War, 1914-1918--Peace
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence
Contributor
Maria Matlock
Relation
WWP25268
WWP25269
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 Cardinal Gibbons:
You are always thoughtful and considerate, though I must say that even amidst the rush of these days it would have been a welcome relief to have the pleasure of seeing you in person once more to bring the message which you so graciously conveyed in your letter of October 12th.
I have every inclination of the heart to respond to the suggestion of His Holiness the Pope. I hope that he does not doubt that. But the whole matter of dealing with Austria-Hungary concerning peace is complicated by the change of circumstances which has taken place since my address to the Congress on the eighth of January was uttered. Since then we have recognized the Czecho-Slovaks and the national associations of the Jugo-Slavs, and have thereby created obligations of honor toward them. But I hope that you will express to His Holiness my very great appreciation of his message to me through you, and of the spirit which prompts it.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
[Woodrow Wilson]
His Holiness, Cardinal Gibbons,
408 North Charles St, Baltimore.
You are always thoughtful and considerate, though I must say that even amidst the rush of these days it would have been a welcome relief to have the pleasure of seeing you in person once more to bring the message which you so graciously conveyed in your letter of October 12th.
I have every inclination of the heart to respond to the suggestion of His Holiness the Pope. I hope that he does not doubt that. But the whole matter of dealing with Austria-Hungary concerning peace is complicated by the change of circumstances which has taken place since my address to the Congress on the eighth of January was uttered. Since then we have recognized the Czecho-Slovaks and the national associations of the Jugo-Slavs, and have thereby created obligations of honor toward them. But I hope that you will express to His Holiness my very great appreciation of his message to me through you, and of the spirit which prompts it.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
[Woodrow Wilson]
His Holiness, Cardinal Gibbons,
408 North Charles St, Baltimore.
Original Format
Letter
To
Gibbons, James, Cardinal, 1834-1921
Files
Collection
Citation
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to the Archbishop of Baltimore,” 1918 October 18, WWP25270, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.