Woodrow Wilson to John Sharp Williams

Title

Woodrow Wilson to John Sharp Williams

Creator

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Identifier

WWP18310

Date

1914 January 27

Description

Woodrow Wilson writes to John Sharp Williams about the necessity of a trade commission.

Source

Wilson Papers, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia

Subject

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence

Text

My dear Senator

I have your letter of January twenty–first and was genuinely sorry that you feel disinclined to agree to the proposal for a trade commission. I can only hope that when you see the bill and the simple lines upon which it is drawn, your judgment will be altered. Through the Bureau of Corporations, I have made a pretty thorough canvass of the business opinion of the country and I find that the business men themselves desire nothing so much as a trade commission. It is quite possible to gratify them without launching out upon a dangerous experiment. I hope sincerely that you will get hold of a copy of the bill which Judge Clayton of the House introduced on the subject and read it, if you have not already done so. It is a matter to which I have given the most studied attention, because I am as anxious as anyone can be not to start in the wrong direction. I hope that you will find this a safe and sensible bill.

Cordially and faithfully yours,
Woodrow Wilson


Hon. John Sharp Williams,
United States Senate.

Original Format

Letter

To

Williams, John Sharp, 1854-1932

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Temp00766.pdf

Tags

Citation

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to John Sharp Williams,” 1914 January 27, WWP18310, First Year Wilson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.