Woodrow Wilson to John Bassett Moore
Title
Woodrow Wilson to John Bassett Moore
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP18124
Date
1913 October 24
Description
Woodrow Wilson suggests wording of a paper concerning Mexico to John B. Moore.
Source
Wilson Papers, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia
Subject
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence
Text
My dear Mr. Moore
Hon. John B. Moore,
Department of State.
Knowing as I do that you are at work on a paper which I feel will be of the greatest consequence in every way, I venture to suggest for the proper part of the paper phrases something like the following:
“The affairs of Mexico touch the commercial and material interests of other countries, but they touch our life and the happiness, the liberty, and the essential welfare of all the peoples of this hemisphere. Our interest and responsibility, therefore, stand in a case by themselves.”
I know that you will pardon this suggestion. I am heartily glad that you are at work on this all important matter.
Hon. John B. Moore,
Department of State.
Original Format
Letter
To
Moore, John Bassett, 1860-1947
Files
Collection
Citation
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to John Bassett Moore,” 1913 October 24, WWP18124, First Year Wilson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.