763.72/1965½
The Secretary of State to President Wilson
My Dear Mr. President: Mr. Tumulty has just sent me your telegram to him of the 11th, 9: 19 P. M. I have felt that it was unfortunate that the newspapers gathered the impression that I was to hasten to Cornish to consult with you in regard to the German note.31 The reporters evidently misunderstood Mr. Tumulty as to the possibility of my visiting you. My own impression has been that it would be unwise, unless it would very materially lengthen your holiday. It would give, I fear, a bad impression to the country as to the situation and, furthermore, in view of our foreign relations, I do not think that it would be well for both of us to be absent from Washington at the same time.
Faithfully yours,
- For the German note of July 8, 1915, see ibid., p. 463.↩