Woodrow Wilson to Robert Lansing
Title
Woodrow Wilson to Robert Lansing
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP25517
Date
1918 November 20
Description
Send word to Colonel House that the Kaiser should not be allowed to interfere in the peace.
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
World War, 1914-1918
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence
House, Edward Mandell, 1858-1938
Contributor
Maria Matlock
Language
English
Provenance
Document scan was taken from Library of Congress microfilm reel of the Wilson Papers. WWPL volunteers transcribed the text.
Text
CONFIDENTIAL
My dear Mr. Secretary:
If your judgment agrees with mine, in this matter, will you not be kind enough to send the following message to Mr. House?
“Referring to your No. 121, it is my own feeling that there are many serious disadvantages in having the Kaiser so near his own former kingdom and so near also to the centers of intrigue. I am at a loss to suggest what course ought to be taken, but I think that Holland will find him an exceedingly inconvenient and even dangerous guest.”
Cordially and sincerely yours,
[Woodrow Wilson]
Hon. Robert Lansing
Secretary of State
My dear Mr. Secretary:
If your judgment agrees with mine, in this matter, will you not be kind enough to send the following message to Mr. House?
“Referring to your No. 121, it is my own feeling that there are many serious disadvantages in having the Kaiser so near his own former kingdom and so near also to the centers of intrigue. I am at a loss to suggest what course ought to be taken, but I think that Holland will find him an exceedingly inconvenient and even dangerous guest.”
Cordially and sincerely yours,
[Woodrow Wilson]
Hon. Robert Lansing
Secretary of State
Original Format
Letter
To
Lansing, Robert, 1864-1928
Files
Collection
Citation
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to Robert Lansing,” 1918 November 20, WWP25517, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.