Herbert Hoover to Woodrow Wilson
Title
Herbert Hoover to Woodrow Wilson
Creator
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Identifier
WWP19351
Date
1918 February 27
Description
Herbert Hoover responds to the beef price situation.
Source
Hoover-Wilson Correspondence, Hoover Institution, Hoover Institution Archives, Stanford, California
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
United States--Politics and government--1913-1921
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964--Correspondence
Language
English
Text
(copy)
Dear Mr. President
The xso-called disclosures in Mr. Heney’s investigation of the packers at Chicago causes a great deal of heart-burning on the part of the men working in this administration - all in subordinate positions. Without being placed in definite terms, the impression is given out by statements made by Mr. Heney that they are making use of their positions here to benefit the packers and that the packers have some kind of hold on the Food Administration through certain men.
I enclose you herewith a memorandum on the specific cases, which will show how unjust this matter is, and it does appear to me that these men have the right to a hearing before such statements are made. The statements as outlined by Mr. Heney have been known to him for some time and, so far as I am aware, no approach has been made to the Food Administration to learn the real truth in the matter.
I am
Your obedient servant,
[Herbert Hoover]
Dear Mr. President
The xso-called disclosures in Mr. Heney’s investigation of the packers at Chicago causes a great deal of heart-burning on the part of the men working in this administration - all in subordinate positions. Without being placed in definite terms, the impression is given out by statements made by Mr. Heney that they are making use of their positions here to benefit the packers and that the packers have some kind of hold on the Food Administration through certain men.
I enclose you herewith a memorandum on the specific cases, which will show how unjust this matter is, and it does appear to me that these men have the right to a hearing before such statements are made. The statements as outlined by Mr. Heney have been known to him for some time and, so far as I am aware, no approach has been made to the Food Administration to learn the real truth in the matter.
I am
Your obedient servant,
[Herbert Hoover]
Original Format
Letter
To
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Files
Citation
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964, “Herbert Hoover to Woodrow Wilson,” 1918 February 27, WWP19351, Hoover Institute at Stanford University Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.