- ~..- ~_ _ _CI _ _ --~ oi,l The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell Universlty • ", ) [c. dan., 'l.,l.I! ,"'-S. Henry a..Jdwin t' reu.. 8<1~;' ~&t~ laP",. -h e~ ltcif M-Cl.1J.. . U .ilA lfW- oo....'tJ t&i - The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell nl•Verslty .., ~ f...q.tJ . it:, Ltd ~ -h, be ft cd 1otU, _ 3.l; lU..~ 4# ~ ai,," _ ~Oellw. f/dl.M.M /1,.gJ ~wt a, £... I4 I> - wo.-. ll. r Md g~ l.t.7I ~d .wthGLlt )' 'if.,1W:'Cj -- , The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell nl•Verslty • I ." • • /. t • -. 1 ,. - --"T'"':h-e--;W;;:;:i;-;;ll;a--r-d;-;S:;-t:-ra~i;g--h;--t rpn:::--a:p:-e-=-r::s::-:a:::;t:-;crO::r=ne-:::r;1l~n~l:;'V;;er;;8mltt;y;--"'""'l . , ARDEN GALLERY J anuary 25 , 1921 Mill • . JOHN W . AUXANH1I 1I_."ItO"Mill• • JAM •• C . Mr s . Willard 3traight 113P fi fth Avenue Ne"" York Cit y Dear Mr s . Straight Ye, t er d. y Mis s KinkeAd brought me in 8 few of la j or 5traight' s dra>lings . I had al r eady made the . cqu aint ance of those r eproduced in As i . but it was a n added pleasure tc s ee the or i gin. ls . They ar e cer t ainly r emarka ble note s ~ nd unuRual 1y inter ARtlng . Mr s . Roge r so n and I fee] cer t ain ~ n im por t ant exhibition cs n be cent er Ad in t heRe dr awin gs , and we wi ll be hap py t o offer them the hos pitelity of Ar den Ga l] ery . Th e dates betwee n Mer ch Rlst pnd Ap ri l 2nd ar e av. i l ab l e 1'1 8 "19 C'l n pos t pone en ex hibition we were plann ing for th at time end for which we will be glap to secur e. l ittl e mo r e time t o pr epR re . I should give t hi s exhi bition of Mr. S tr. i gh~ s drawin gs my und i vided attent i on a nd we eug: es t aa • poseibl e setting 6 careful] y select.ed lo an collec tion of Chines e ob- j ects of Ar t . It has occurred to us that you may heve app ropri ate Chinese meteri e] of this kind collectAd by Mr. Str Ai ght which could be us ed ~t leas t fo r . pert or the settin g a nd we know "'8 can borrow f r om 8 nu mber of Rour ces whet is needed to compl ete and make it aa beautiful RS possible . The only expenses connected with he e.hibition 'Till be t he invit.t i ons - add r essing , filling , mailing , etc . " nd the Gallery attend ant who i s . lways on guard in the Gal l ery, Bnd wh ate ver expense,c; ar e incurred for mounting Hnd f r ami ng . It may interes t you to publish a 1ittle cataJogue of the drawings pnd " e wi ll be gl ad to s uperin- tend and compile it f or you end attend to the correctin g a nd editi ng . We wi ll contribute all the re s t . Mi ss KinkeAd writ es me this morni ng th at the r e are about forty dr ewln gA , ten or twelve wp.ter color a and si x or eight chP.r coal dr awin gs Available . Proper l y mounted a nd pr esented t his ought to make a fine s howing . The dr awings s hould , I feel , be mou nted s ub s tenti a lly even if you deci de it will be unwise t o frame them . - The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell Rf,verSlty • , , ../ o ------- ,.------------------- o -"""'l;h:-"e--=W=i=Ua- r--d::-S:::t--rm- O-gh::t-""-P;::a-p- e-r-s -a-t "Co- r-n'e,", rU;~nl;·v--er-slrt;-y-""""" ." .....In.... AVIH UI ARDEN G ALLERY J a nu a ry 5 , 1921 101 ... . J O" N W . A I......""" M""' . J..... C. "00111.0" 'Ir s . Wi lla r d 3trai gh t ll~P f ifth Ave nue Ne'" York Cit y Dea r Mr s . St r aigh t : Ye e ter doy Mi s s Kin kead brough t me i n • few o f la j or Str Olght ' s dr"'ings . I h ad alr eady made the ~c qu alnt l:l n ce o f t h ose re pr oduced in As iJ'l but it W~. a n ad ded pleasu r e t c see the or i gi "" l s . The y Fire cert. ain 1y r ema r kabl e no t es 'lnd u n u~ u a 11 y in ter .:oc; t l ng . Mr s . Roge r so n end I feel certa in an i mpo r t~ nt exhibiti on cl3 n be cent e r E-ln in t h6!=!8 dr awi ng .-=- , qnd we '}J i ll be h aH Y to o ff e r t h em t h e h ospita l.l t y o f Ar de n Ga ll ery . Th e d a te s be t v'ee n MA r ch ?lst ond Apr il 2nd or a "" i 1abl e f" 8 1'16 c qn pos t pone en exhibit i on we we r e plfl nntng for t hat t i me And f or which we wi 1] be glad to secur e ~ l i t t le mor e t i me t o pr epRre . I s hould give t hi " ex h i bit i on of Mr . St,r eighh drflwin gs my ~n d iv i ded ett e ntion ~nd we sug_est aa ~ possib le ~ett in g R car e f ull y select.ed 108n cal l ectio n of Chin es e ob- j ec 3 of Ar t . It has occurred to us that you mey hove ap~ r op ri . te Chin ese ma t er i 81 o f this kin d co l lected by Mr. St.r e,i gh t whi ch could be u Bed ~t 1e" a t fo r . par t of he set t in g and we know '-e can borrow f r om e number of sou r ces what i s ne eded t o compl e te ~n d make it os beautiful as possible . The only expe nses conne cted with the e.hibi tion Vli ll be t he in v it pti o ns - add r es Ring , fillin g , maU i ng , e t c . ° n d t h e Gal.l er y a t te nda nt " h o i s a l wa y s o n gua r d in t h e Ga11 ery , e nd what e ve r expenses ar e i ncurred for mountin g "nd r amin g . It ma y in ter est you t o publish s lit tl e ca t a l ogue of th e d r owings r nd \'Je Y'i 1l be gl ad t o s u pe ¥i n- te nd nnd compil e it f or you an d a tt e nd to t he correcting n nd ed i t i ng . We wi l co n t ribut e e ll th e r es t . tJi ss Ki nke.d wr it es me this mor ni ng thnt the r e are about for t y d r ~ win g~ , t e n or t welve w~ter color a qnd s i x or e i ght chp. rcoa l dr 6wln ga ~ v 8 i lp b le . Proper l y mounted and pr esented t his ought to m8ke R f ine ~ h ow in g . The dr awin g. s hou ld , I fe e l , be mou nted s ub s t a n t i a lly even i f you deci de i t YJill b e unwise to f r nme them. • r I .. ~- -::f. - 2- They co n be mount ed o n hea vy ce r dbo. r d of a unifo r m s i z e a nd wo uld UJI'. be pr e pa r ed to be kep.t in por tfol i o s . Pencil s ke tch es a r e so e .s i 1y ma rr ed by ce r ele ss ha nd lin g t h a t I be l i e v e thi s wi 1 be necessar y if t hey a r e t o be pr o per l y pr es e rv ed . Mi ss Kin ke ad has al r ead y made a ver y good sugges i on fo r t h e ir mou nt i ng e nd wi ll be i nte r es t ed in hell' i ng to pr epar e t h em fo r e xhibiting . Will you le t me kn ow as s oon as you c anve ni en t y c a n you r dec i s i on abo ut con f i din g us t he dr awings s I mu s t i mmed i a t el y t ake s t eps to s h ift dotes , etc . I wi ll be de ligh ted t o come e nd s e e you abou t t hi s if you pr efer t o t alk t he ma t ter ove r . Wit h ki nd r ega r ds , I r e main Sin c erely you r s , ~ ~4~ a . azaeyau....eut.....- EAA . I'll The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell RlVerslly ." 1,1Tflep Add~illi". Cable loWO FAllt. ".kin,. 8i11~, Pekin• . Cod. uMd-W..tern Union. A.B.O., 6~h F.Aition . o.Iltley'" at.). UILISHOU" I. V. Q 1 L L 1 •. PEKING , OHINA . Webruary 6th, 1291 . nerbert Croly, Esq . , The New Republio, 421 ,'Iest 21st Street , New York City, Dear Mr Croly, I have to aoknowledge the reoeipt of your letter dated the 4t h of January requesting that I give you a statement wi th regar d to the 1&te hlr. "Iil_ lard Straight , more especially with reference to the trip we took t oge ther through h~nchuri a and Sibe.ia . As I have praotically no descriptive powers,in fact I do 'not beli eve that I could desc rive a herd of cattle in a pasture i n a way that would indioa te that' they were animate objects,- it is extremely dif- :f1oul. t for m G to oomtu.v w:!..t.b ;ro",'r 'rcllnoAt. . You mention the diary, and state t hat it i s chiefly ooncer ned with trade data and memoranda, but as Vie wrote our journals together and compared Views , I am somewha t cognizant of wha t his diary conta in~s. You vdll find little sketches of interest here and there through it i f you go over it carefully , and I think t hat possibly the se are what you seek . The description of the visit to the Dragon Pool at Kirin; the gener al impression of Japanese activities i n t he Chientao distriot (repea tad now at Hungchun); the shooti ng of the crow wi th a revolver; the incident of the father looking f or his runa.my son . whom we met a t the summit of the pass (or vms it the husband looking for his runawa y wife ?); the dinner with the oldfashioned local off ioials at Ni nguta; the visit to Tung-ch 'eng and Lake Bi rten,- our t houghts t ha t this district might be the Xanadu of Coleridge; the trip dov.n the Sungari and Amur. vd th the de scription of the travellers on the steamer Al exander Nevski; the meeting Wj~ Osoar Batt (an old scout of the Indian days on the p ns) at Kharbaroffsk; eto., eto ., are all inoi dents o the tri~ that he desoribed in a sketohy manner, as I recolleot, it now after some t welve year s gone by. -. ft. = / • I believe that all of the fo r egoing inci dents you will find in the diary, f or in looking up my own journal s of thi s trip in oonneotion with the pre sent high-handed aotiviti es of the Japanese in this Same cUstrict (which aotivi ties they oommenoed when 17e were there i n 1908), I found most of them reoorded, and as ce oompa r ed notes generully, I fe el sure tha t he also s et them down . Regretting that I can be of so little assistance t o you in an undertaking whioh will bs greatly appreCiated by all of 1rr Straight ' s old friends, I am, Yo ) The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell RlVerslty ", ••• 1'1"" AVIlNUIi ARDEN GALLERY February 9, 1921 Mil • . JO"" W. AL...... "OI" M" • . J ...IIIU C . "OOIIl.ON Dear Mre. Straight: 1 have had time to go over all tbe det~l of the proposed exbibition of MaJor Straight's drawings and can now send you definite information about everything. As 1 told you we will be glad to hold the exhibition from Marcb 24th to April 6th. I Aa~ Miss Kinkead yesterday and she says she oan attend to the mounting on paper seleoted by you from samples we will piok out witb reference to the sketohes. 1 have not mentioned any business arrangements to Miee Kinkead for this work.ae I take it for granted she has made her own arrangements directly with you. She i s so mucb interested and eager to belp that it will be a great advantage to have her assistanoe. Please feel absolutely at liberty to criticize my method of organizing your exhibition as I want to do only what meets with ,our complete approval. I feel if the drawings are going to be carefully mounted some further provision should be made for their preservation and canvenient keeping at the close of the exhlllition. 1 know of a most convenient box-portfolio whioh oan be made to fit the mounted drawings. I have had a number made [or myself to protect Mr. Alexander's sketohes and photograpbs and they bave proved very practical. The front of this box-portfolio dr.po and the cover lifts baok so that the drawings cen be taken out easily and when sbowing tbe drawings the box oan be placed on a chair and the lid propped against the obair back serves as an eRsel on whioh to .tand the drawing [or inspection. These portfolio boxes oan be made plain covered with black egg sbell paper or they can be made more ornamental by covering them with material. (,.:-, ] - 2- I In plain blaok they oo.t from eight to twelve '. dollers aocording to the eize and if oovered witb material, the price of the material will have to be added. It might be appropriate to seleot a typical Cbinese material for covering them. 1 8m arranging with Mi • • Kinkead to only uee two sizes for tbe mounts. This will add to the oonvenionce of storing them and will be best for the general effect of the Exhibit10n. The 1nvitations will go out on Monday, March 21st. Our usual Corm would be ARDEN GALLERY 599 Fifth Avenue announces an exhibit10n of PENCIL AND WATER COLOR DRAWINGS made in China and Corell by lIaJor 1I1Uard IItraight March 24 to April 6. If you do not approve of this Corm let us know what suggestions you have to make and we will do our best to carry them out. Kiss Kinksad and 1 have talked oVer the leaflet to serve as a oatalogue and I enclose two dummies ehe has made. The plates will be aupplied by Asia and involve you in no extra expense. A leaClet always makee the Exhibition interesting to the public. You spoke of collecting a few more important drawinge from frienda. If you do they should reaoh us by March 18th at the latest. All material should be ready by that time. The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell UniverSIty • .. - - :5 - I take it tor granted you have the drawings protected by a tloating insurance. You really should have one if you wish to send them about for exhibition. I enolose one ot our consignment blanks which oover our responsibilities. The Scribner Building ia a fire proof building and ranks in the best olass of such buildings. Our people are reeponsible, careful and acoustomed to hendle .aluable things so the risk is very sm.ll. I append a list ot questions to be answered haplng in this way to save you all trouble excepting the diotation of your answers to your secretary. It is a great pleasure tor us to offer the hospitality ot our Gallery to suoh a dietinguished exhibition. Very sinoerely yours , ~pu./4· G.u.·'1'~-· EM." L'" - 1·.:, LIST OF QUESTIONS Shall Kiss Kinkead and I proceed with the mounting ot the skstches when the mounts have beon seleoted ? Shall I have the portfolios ordered and i4 so will you you have them made in bl ack paper or covered with material , Havs you a floating insuranoe and if not do you wish us to havs the oolleotion insured for you and at what figure ? Do you approve of the proposed torm of invitation ? Will it be possible tor U9 to have the material you teel you oan oolleot trom friends, a~ Arden Studioe by Karch 18th) Do you care to undertake the oatalggue and which dummy do you prefer? How 800n can we have your list and oards? Will you appoint a time convenient for you to let me come and see you in regard to Chine. e objects oollected by Kajor Striaght which might be suitable as a setting for the drawings ? ( loan get anything needed from other sources if this does not turn out to be pos sible ) Shall Kiss Kinkead and I have the water oolors framed uniformly ? ( at present some are tramed and some arenot) Will you please add any instructions that may oocur to you in reading over my letter ? Please let the Studios relieve you in every way posaible and do not hesitate to oall up tor any help or information we can give you. We wish to do everything in our power. to make the Exhibition a euooess. Studio telephone - Vanderbilt 5085 Yrs. Al••snder's home telephone not in book - Plaza 5277. The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell UniverSIty • .. • , ~. ek~~ ot<~'... ,..... ~ .....; /r!c..cAe.. I Q..v.. at 2 UY ~ ~ '? 6'r~... of j.<..' 9.rf'e ~ ...........01 <>-0 u....:::; a...... . I. ~"" --er, b. -cI;; ~.b ~ 0-:<-' ~? t.:-: .,..~'"• ( cJJ....~Jc ~~ -- " o· .fro.·· •• ~J ~ e.e.~. 6(/\.v u.;; ~ ° .Lu ~ '10"1.< ~~ b~~G....;.. ,.r& CJ.-.U.. tl;Q . r/Y ~ ~ u.....::.. ~ <.- ~ .l. r 6~ \:lOU -.J ~ _ u....... ~1 ~ , ~ '~a.Zr I ~ ry{U~, ~. we..Iil (>-4 I.. ;J 7" <;~ 10<> ' (]; 0 ~tfY C1Lt..l L<-u c . OJ..., ......... J.t.u :J ~;ti..( .l. &..J~ o ... ,.e,.J -""-, G:-,q' . h.u~. ..U;u-.... . cu~..,c- GU.o< J~..- yq /'1f-- ~ f/T""CAAJ'- u.......... . aev~eb-. frt!.""-"'C- "j'l'U{ .. -&.;A- ~- -.:> bet... ~~ fJ.< tuJ...-::8 "-01 NEW YORI( CITY .s MACDOUGAL AU.~ i'ebruary 17, 1~ 31. Mrs. Dorothy ,;",111'(.ney Stra1ght. , 11JO t1fth Avenue , New ",ork lilt.y. My dear 1Jr•• Stra1ght: I am enclosing a copy or ,he let.c.er wnich 1 wrot e 110 ::iecret.ary Houst.on rela[.lve to t ne lnscrlpt.lon too be placea on the Alexander Haml1t.on Memor1al . ~lnce wrl~lng toe enclosed lett.er, I have ~hOU< stil l lurtner over the matt er . woUld you mind having t.he inscr1pt1on to be placed on t.he p~de8tal 1nclude a st.atement t.nat. t:.htt Bl.&tue was given in memory ot ·,7111ard tlt.ralgn:t'i :che more I conSider it the more convlncea I am that auch a st.atement 8hou~d be maae. Very sincerely yours, The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell nwersdy • ) • - NEW YORK C ITY J M ACDOUGAl.. ALLn 1"e DI'Up.ry u , 1 ~Hn . Honor abl e ~avld Hou8 Lon, tiecre-t.ary ur the '!'reas ury, !reasury nuilding , "asnlngt.on , lJ . U. My aear Hr . ~ecret.ary: I am wr l "lng .0 aBA 11 you w1ll k1nQly obt.aln 101' me the lnecrlpt.lon whi ch L.ht! n.lexannej.' Haml1~on Memori al ~Bsoci a tl on wishes placea on the penestal o~ ~he Uonumen~ . ·J.'ha.t lnacrlpt.lon 18 LO go on ",he rront. BlaB or the peaBst.&l. It snould o~ or l~ge size , snu f 01' that rea80n cannot cont.ain more than 100 let t.era . On the rear t.h~re shoula be an l necrl p t. l on in smaller l ~ t.t.~rB , stating t.ha ~ the llonumenlo was conceived , and its execut.lon made poasl- . bIe , ",hroug.h 5ecret.ary l1cAdoo ; altCl ...h& the Unl !ted St.atee Government. ann t.he Alexander haml 1t.on Monument. AB80c18td.o n pala. fOl ' the pedes'tsl. atld an unknown aonor .l or 'the B tat..ue • I Bnall be very gra"eful for "he in!ormar.ion. ana l.'emain. very r~specr.rully yours , • , ( The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell UniversIty * " •, The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell Rwerslty ." \ L--=---I ~\ •<..I'• l. ~ "='~=-- • - -- -- ~<~-----------~ fCaxeh. ,~2._I .,_r _~__ ~- I The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell nwerslty , .0.-.••• P'lnH AYINUI: TILI~NONI \lANOIII.! LT ARDEN GALLERY March 1, 1921 Mil • . JOHN W. ALI ..... NDtIl c.M .... J...... Itoalll-?N '>. Mrs. Willard Straight 1130 Fifth Avenue New York City Dear Mrs. Straight: Thi s is 6imply a con f irm- ation of my talk with you yesterday. It needs no answer. • I sm havihg the paper cut for one thousand catalogues, price thirty four dollar s ($M.OO). You will eend me the copy fbf it by the end of this week and they should be completed by t he end of next week. I am ordering twenty f1 ve hundred (2500) cards reading: ARDEN GALLERY 599 Fifth Avenue,Scribner Building announce s en exhi~ltlon of Pencil and Water Color Drawings made in China and Corea by Major Willard Straight March 24th to April 6th --.-- It 1s understood that the exhibition will be r eady by Wednesday , the 23rd, after three o'clock for you to specially invite any of your friends for a privat,e view. You and Uiss Kinkead will give me a few ideas f or my press letter which must be out by March 21st and has to be written Rnd manifolded before that date. The sooner I can get your liat the better • - 2- Please let me know if you think of anything elae that should be attended to. Sincerely yours , ~~~- C. _ cIr. IIcAdoo I I am complying wlth your wl.h that I exp1aln to you the dlff1cult1es ln connectlon wlth the Alexander Hamilton monument. The war, of . courae, was the prlnclpal cbstacle to carrylng the monument to a speedy conclusion. As I understand lt, t he orlglna1 amount of money co1leqted for t he pede.tal was 916,000 and aom.e odcJ hundreds . Shortly.betore we went lnto the war, I got an estlmat \ for the granlte of s11ght1y over 10,000. That lett me a good margln for the foundatlon, and enough over , •• I thought, to pay 1Ir. Henry Bacon, the archltect (who 1s partlcu1arly glfted ln t he maklng of pedestalS that really harmonlze wlth statue.) to a.si.t me w1th thnt part of ' the work. I ~h.n wroto to SeoretarY G1a.. ln re1at10n to using the money lett over from the pedeBta1 for thl. purpose, but he rep11ed that he d1d qot cons1der the deelgning a part of the pedeetal. (In my op1nlon it 1. the moet lmportant part). - So I had to psy 1Ir. Ba- con's fe., whlch , as I told you the other day, was .,J,OOO, out of my approprlatlon for the The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell nl•Vernty ", • • .,J - \ • [3-1<1--(( ) JAMU E. F'ftAaUt t MACOOUOAL M.I..n NCW yOftK CITY statue. • The foundation w111 amount to about ia,ooo, accor,d1ng to 1Ir. armons, one of the Treasury arch1tectl. Bes1des, I am model11ng the arch1- tectural ornament whlch is to be used on the pede- Ital, paylng for such of the work as I am not ac- tually glvlng my own tlme and labor to, , ARDEN GALLERY The money whlch I recelve from IIrs. Stralght pays for the statue alone, But, to my m1nd, the atatue and the pedestal are one thlng, and together Dike the monument. For thls reason I have taken the re.pon~b;llty or paylng tor the d.~lgnlng of tn~ p~Qe8~al, vne~odti lllng 01 tne ornamen~. and par", OJ,. tHe Ioundatlon, 1f n",Ctltissry. lltlgal'alng tone l~" c.~r nam"u llitlm, I wrotoe to t.ht: Tr casUl'Y OIr el'ing 1:.0 pay anytohlng over t.he ap_ proprl a t. ed Bum l:ihat tht:$ foundation ana peaest.al might. COBto, provlaea tn~ work was uono by t.htt pe ople who ~urn18hoa my ee~imat.e , ana not giv en t o a tir.i.LI. t hat. ml glu" uO i nter ior, though chesptlr, work. But. I have no~ yet. ht:lBl~a anyt.hlng 1n r eply. ...he lnacrlpt.lon on tohe ironto or th~ monument s houlu conl.lain no", mOl'e "han 1 50 l e ",t..erts. I am. enclo8~ng a aralu 01 an ln8crl p~lon whiCh 1 think m1gnt be sullJ&ble. l~ uo~u ue a tremenaoua relle! to me lr you co~a 1n ~ome WbY s~r~1gh~ en ou~ ~he ulfflcu1 ~y ali t htl t,.Lr<..asury Utlpartmt:nt.. ••• I'ln" ,,'1IlHUIl Maroh '16, 1921 M"'• .JOMN W . ...L.....I'tOPt e .Mil.. .J...... "~."eoN Mrs. Willard Stra1ght 11~0 rifth Avenue New York City Dear Mrs. St r aight : I am sending you with this note two hundr ed a nd fifty invitations for your EXhi bition as you re uested. The Rosse drawings we find connot be r emoved f rom the Gallery until nine o'cl04k on Mond s y mornlng. I think no hanging c an be done until the afternoon. All the mornin g work will be pr eparatory. The way we will do in hanging will be t o plsce all the drawlngs first and l.eave the covering wit h gla.8 until later when it OBn be done by our men in a very s hort time. Thi. method allows us to make changes wlthout mucb effort. The gla•• i. simply for the preservation of the drawings and to av oid handllng by visitor.. Our peopl e go out f or lunch between twelve and two a nd are all baok by two o'clock and we ought to have the arrangement prBctically f inished by the end of t he afternoon. r ,- ~allJlll'u.lly yow's, If it is inconvenient for you to dellver the drawings on Saturday morning I can eend my car for them. I would 11ke t o have them by Saturday morning as we have to check them up and I want to get a general idea of how I can bes t arrange them before we begin the actual hanging. .Lnls monura.tm~ was er ~c'tot!u oy t. he Unlt~<1 Dtat8s GOVEtl'nment, 'tohe Al- 8xanuer haml1IJon AS8oclat.lon , ~ '''1111 II &rei i)"tralghlJ, a.na t he Wl' ~l&rul·s, b.r.rcorer~•a•ryof .o1f111~anmG Glbbl UcAdo ng .Lreasury. 0, If Miss Bogue will telephone, Miss West, my secreto.ry, she w111 let me know if my car is needed to bring them here. CIOn Mia. Bogue keep a list for us of the people to wRom you send cards? We keep a careful record of every deta1l of every exhlbition. · If you have any suggestionB to make plesse do not hesitate to make them. ... hle monumwnlJ was er~ct.ed oy tn. Unite. ~ta'toe~ Governaent. 2, ~hG nlexanuer rtam11t.on 4880-' cla~1on, ,,'1llara a",r&1gn ... ~u t he ' un~1J '1ng errort.8 ~r .1iliam Ulboa McAaoo, ~.cr._ wary or tWit 4r",aaury. I am arranging eo that you csn invite the people you particularly want to see t he drawings on Wednesday, the 2~rd, between three and six o'clock. The Exhlbition opens to the public on Thur.day, tbe 24th. EAA.'" Sincerely yours, .,~~~. C<. c.~"/,,e.cc<~ at ,.. , (\ • - . - ARDEN GALLERY ANNOUNCES AN EXHlsmON Of PENCIL AND WATER COLOR DRAWINGS MADIlIN CHINA AND KOREA MAJOR wILLARD STRAIGHT WATER COLOR AND PENCIL DRAWINGS IV MAJOR W~LLARD STRAIGHT UPAN 1. Figures in stree~ of Tokyo 2. Coolie 3. Japanese women 4. Houaemaid 5. Housemaid 6. Japan... boy .,. Coolie nude study 8. Coolie nude study 9. Coolie nude study 10. Tokyo C1Jl&1 11. Japanese boatman 12. Japanese student 13. Primitive peoples of Japan RUSSO-UPANESB WAR 14. Japanese port of embarkation IS. Napsaki 16. Pile driwn 17. [0 front of tbe Russian Consulate 18. Ruaaian officer expIanining siege 19. Laborers in RUJIiaa Camp 20. Chineae coolies at Chemulpo 21. Chinese coolies 22. Three Rus&ians 23. Ruuian officer 24. RQSlian peasant 25. Eniot lola_val bue 26. Hospital ship--mouth of YaJu River 17. J _ policeman itt Maucburia 28. T....lerrittc wounded to hospital ship Z!I. Coloael Taoab 30. GeaeraI Kuroki 31. Y. Fal Banking in....... 103. Lord Ffm>elt-Rq>reaeutativ. Paaliq and Co. 104. Group-Ora";"" made in _ ,. ARDEN GALLERY PENCIL AJCD W"TO COLO. DUWlJI'OI WADI IN CHUlA AND lE.oa&A IV MAJOR WIU.AltD STL\IGHT .....:. ... TO ...... ,. rfrJ./~ , , The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell niverSlty ,,-J ", \ .. .... a,>,s.. , 1 '7 - • , I' .j ASIA .Jo ul"lu ll ut THE i~lERICA."'" ./\8lA'l1 C ASS O C IAnON 627 l.wdngtonAvelluc Ncw Yo l'k City l!: D1TORlAL HOO~18 Ulr ch 28, 1921. I 1m return ins hern'! th. the one .et of the two typewrItten cOpt•• ot a»- oerph frill!. your lettere, Lauia GreTel bit- the other and I Mve asked him to lend them to 1011 10 that tmr. ,,111 be no cOpie. of the letten out or ycur bandl. The I.t 1 l1li1 ,.,ding I, intaot and I think the cOp" thAt Loute Gravel ,.. wll1 al.o be Intaot. It not, the mllilins part. haTe been. Wild in tbll 1'I8::ral crip t. which haft appeared in the _sad,.. I 40 not think that t:!lere ahOQ.la be . au1 COp1e1 ot thee. 18ttarl pax- .1".maneutly out ot yOlU' p08S...10n. Undoubted.. 1,. tbl •• copl,. woul d be uaetul to Orol,. In tbe preparation of hi' boOk. ( lire, Wl11ar4 Stre,l8bt. 11210 Plttll .....ftUIt. _ TOn. ,, - The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell University I • 23 WALL STA[[T J~A. . A7£/ U~~4cC-.r/ ~p-..... £ ~ d ~--<...- 4..- ~!'--~cr::- ~ ~ ~ -tf ~-k-~ . --d.~r ~ . ~ -------£ / ~~ . ~~ ~""'~ d / ~~~q~ ~ - <. ~ - ~<>---.<... -- - .~• '~:iL.i~llard~S~traligiht CPaipemrslatelfTTn~y--r ., • } 61 BROADWAY HEW YORK -- Willard Straight at INT,ERNATIONAL MERCANTILE MARINE CoMPANY OFFICE OFTHE PRESIDENT NEW YORK lIaroh 31st, 1921. lira. Willard D. Straight, 1130 Pifth Avenue, NYCity. MY dear Mr•• Straight: . It was very kind of you and I graatly appreoiate your suggesting my dropping in to .ee Willard's drawings, and I have been intending to do so, but as I am sailing the day after next I have found it impossible, which I regret exoeedlngly. We all deeply appreoiate what you did regarding India House, • and every time I go there I think of Willard, ~~ ......Yours sincerely. ~,.- {)tth-k..-J , ~ J huJ- tw' Iv .!M. ~~ vlcddr~ ?WJ }?Jt I-vr ~ ~'~l.,t-. Ira;, h) 7tMrd., Juln.IzJ h<' ~. I~ IaJ au ' I~~n-tJiu<~ 6rJkk~ L aU;;.a-r20'~' cwiY~d~J AAMt;-~ ~ ~ i:t-r a/,w{. ~ 'l-y ~ j L:. .J '7r' ,J iI~~_ Vtu.f4/J·1--,..;) .. -? .~=- ~ b ..... Cd .. ~;"c.. .<&- .:..~ ~ &-. ' ~ __ c _=~ ,.)1- - , • - .. _~_"'4 ~ L.~ ~ ~ -- -7~' -J:=- / _... ?<:... ~ 4. . ~ ~ / _ G'c.-.-. 7'~ p '"'--;r~) ) ce~~- ,L. ~ :::.... ~ ---- - - ~" <.0 . d;, ....J J , , ~ eGp_._,,«!C!. -.9- _ . .... 7 1 lea CAST FORTY-SIXTH STREET ---= .- ..t ~ .-....u., . .,.'& /.''OI...J &- II!.. z... J ,/-'--.z...... a&.y_•• -4-" ~ , ~ .....~ .... -.:-.A.r;r~ ik'~ .-•• 7"~7 - ... >' - • ..L. .c,r4"'~ ...... L .....e.E<4... r..I~" .J.c;. _. rr- ~ ~ 7',..,--,.-L:._. r7'- 4."~r ~ z..a..~ ~ . ~ ~ .. . t4 -vA....~''''';7· ~........L",-,;> ~ r'~r~ - .....£~. c.:.r./4 - ~~ 7'.2:. 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"k.!- Ifk " .tyy, ~..... _ a..:, 1, ...~. ~? r/~ i""? ~"'~ tfli w ul'" 171 ~ . ~(i 'J-/ hlML. ~~u-; r~ ~ ~f-.t yWA-- ~ . r.~~~~ k~ L 1'kU~~ ~) ~~ ~7tZ.~ • • ."• Willard Straight Papers at -- ? -- to~~ L\,/~ ~~~~vCZ--~ ~ , Yw.~ 1~1 ~r.(...<.<.-/'-.6 ~ ~ (~-~~~~) Willard April 9, 1921 • IIII_. ~ W . AUl.UI_ M_• .1. . . . C, " "___ II! dear IIrs. Straight : I feel I must send you a line with the return of Major Straight's drawings. Mrs. Rogerson and I unite in thanking you for one of the most beautiful and interesting exhibitions we have ever held in Arden Gallery. It is grotifying to feel that this Exhibition was so widely - appreciated . The quality and range of the drawings io oertainly extraordinary . Major Straight was born an artist for he made directly for the essedlals and in every case selected his subjects and his method of treatment with rare understanding. I hops thsy will. resch you in perfect condition. I have included the two framed drawings lent by lira. Lawrence because I do not know how to reach her. Some time you must have the drawings mounted on a heavier mount end Borne kind of a bOI or portfolio made to hold them. Pencil sketohe& oan 00 ea.ily be injured ths t they should be carefully prot ected. With renewsd thanks, I remain Sincerely yours , EAA.FY IIrs. Willard Straight 11~ rlfth Avenue Nell York City. ------~--------~~------------,---.-=--- ~ . GEORCE ·J · BALDWll'l . ' 120' BROADWAY' . ~E.W· YORK ' Al.xaad.r Baa11t•• • Gall.nt young .oldi.r i. t~. a.Yolutionar1 War Brilli.nt political ••••ri. t A. S••r.t.rr or th. !r...arT 1'89='5 h. .ot.bli.h.d th. cr.dit ".t••.ot the D&.c,~ UD1t•• • -- ."• Willard Straight Papers at e.lr.f. Il.,:JI ---."< / 41 i'O to .lpri1 ZII. 1.21. .... I ... III I. I &1tM11leld...... ' .. ,". '*r>. J..... Ileal' Mr. &viliS. 1 .. U • .,.•••I to IN,. "," ' _ aM... _.~.. - _"'oY;'" .U_"" "nfor tIIII ...,. "~"'''''.)II'!''' PO_'n to ... 1& ~~~~~~~ ......,.. n .... l .. ••_It '" lilt, that 18"lat",~ .. ,.. '" . . . . . . ... , . . . . . 1 ..... JM' .. Ute "leV ..... olio ...,. ~~~~'"....,_ ....... p . 1& ....1' to _ ,... aM, tltH lat"'r _ . .e ,.. 1 oMll all C""U.... eopl.. . u're_)~~...... _n ..,...,tI... _ 0--., 1".it ,.. "Ul~ , ....... 1 .......1&.. ,oar 111l1li4 _ . ." .. - .. 0_'17 UIIlJ,....._all 1 fIIll,J ...'1'........ '" 7-' 'e., (81,,*,1 IlAnlX BCU , ['cl./d.d 1> f'~5- 2 ~i\&ahichicho~ ,Ao'. . . . Tetye, 4 April. 1,.1. JIr. Iartin Egan, N... York, U. B. A. Dear Mr. ~n • You will remember that. in May la.t year when lOU ..ere pa••ing through Tokyo tn route back t. your home land. I had th o pleasure ot a.king lOU to be good enough to take a Catalogue and letter to Ir•• W. D. Straight ..hich you then so kindly consented to do. I no.. beg to ask you that, it perchane thel were not yet delivere-d to h.r, you w111 pleae. return the Catalogue to me by tho Percel Po.t, the co.t or which to be retunded by me, and to u cau.e the letter to be destroled . I regret and 'apologize for having caused so much trouble, but, as many ..ill testitl, my motive in making that pre.entation through your geed .elt ..as simpll a natural and .pontaneous expres.i.n ot my taith in American triendship and in remembranoe ot an old triend and me ••mat;to ..hom I had the pleasure or loaning my blanket. in the Autumn ot I904, Yhen he lett Newchwang tor the "front" a. a Reuter's war corre.ponden\. Thanking you again and rea••uring ~ unchanging admiration ot Amerioan in.titution. and ideals, Your. verl oordially. v?~~ ---';;;;--;W;=il;';-a-r-d;-:S;;t--r(J-l-:.:·-gh:-t--'--P;:;a--p-er-8-a-:'~- fTJ'RWeiirtY---'-l . , -- j]lapwin llHll.ingsJI'\! ... ... "O" ~ ." '" April ?r. .. 1C2 1. ........ err· 'r" , st r;' .1 ;_ : OUI' cau. :'. .. ntiol. 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' 0 .11. ;,~. . . 10 could mnk c I.on . i j .. t. n n: · " J.a.l:t:~ for ·, ':)U!' cour t" sv, , I a .-" I t:rs ,Til1cl'r D. 5 tl'li 1 130 rift . .';i: ~~ItO , - . .,~'O'~ vorl' .. y ~ • , -=--'-co=____ _ Ilfll!4 ~.;. X"-lfJ--t, hu.~ 6wtrak., fA.~ , Ii. l/7f. ~ ~~-k-~MEd 4M'~#- ~q~, ~. he Willard Straight Papers at Cornell ",vernty fI •., THB AMBRICAN MAOAZINB ON THB ORIBNT 827 LUINOTON AVIl..NlE"w YO"I( CITY ,,""U 28. 1921.. 11ft. WUlUd " ....I...t. 1110 r!nh An.... _Yark. . . . . .41. . ,... . , _._~ aU tllo N.t '" \hi _hrlal _Ioh ,... l.t 1lI Ian fo~ tllo AIIIA arUol•• o• ...,O~ 8\....111>'••Uh a ..- - t. 1- at tllo U . . ,... .... pttl. . tlla "'rauJ.-".IU•• ~ 1. - • - - plo-.. If tlle ~t. _.u....1_ 1. tlle ahl)!U•• _ for tllo -lJIIlIIro, • 01. _ . _ plota... _ of tlla ••U .. a•• tII_"" ,.. .1&1>* lin to lion _ ,.., are I 1. thl. Plonp. ar. , ...un tlloolPt ,... 1l1li14 lID t. Ian tile JiIIIt____ .f \hi ~h _ _ t ••, - tile f11•• for _ . ~.., an al . . laol..... • _ltII~,. ... ..,. mLID -.&1_ III 7'MW ~. 1._. . . . --...--------- ~- w'''",• Um.. w'-' ...... a Umll _ 1I1...n ••••• 101 . . . . . . . _ . . , . .1 • •_ ·FE..... I ..a............ ......-,,_ . . "ni_.......-.......................,f ..,'I.... . . . . 1• •.,.... ., M-. 01.11.,. o 0_ . . .l o t _ '10 . . . . . . . . . . . .w.............£1* "'_'" ,.nr (al ...,..•..•"•n11illls>_ '_a_.. • . . ,• • t ~ ...-._taU.... "_I._n,.IIIa ----It.. MIFF' - " _ All. (a) ..... , . . _ - all l~ 011'11 dIalw . . .lIa . " . . (II Ism" ...1.............. .C'.GJI'_ wla .... 1Jnf1l'1 ,.. . . ..Mllo la .... _U ...._ .f \tItWIl. ,.,.... l a _ • •U • • t TIll• -, ---------- ral" ,. ""..All n •• ~.tu.." ........ • ~";w;;h·e----;;;JV;;;illa:;;--rd-;-S;:;,--rt--U:·:g-7h-t rp"'-ap- e-r-s-a--t:--:C"'-or-n-:-e:iill-rTn::"!,r=v-=er=s:!I'V 18, 1921. taae Alma Bogae t 1130 Fifth ATeDU8, , n ... York City . Jq dear D S8 Bogo.e: , The peDOn dr aw1DgB by ?:ajor Str~ight. l!ow on eXhibition in the gallery I w111 be t aken down from the walls on t~onday , t!ay 23rd. Therefore , they Wi ll be r eady for you at any t i me after that date . If you would notify us when you expect to come , we can facilitate your getting the draw- I ngs. Kindly extend to Mrs . Straight our s inoere ap- preciation of her kiDdl1eu in lending these pencil draw11!gB tor the exhibition. They have beeD ot muoh help and inep i- ration to our students. Ver,y truly yours, ~~ Head Supervisor of Classes. FPR .../ HEW 'I'OIU( CITY :I MACDOUGAL ALL EY lJrs . l7111ard Strai(lilt 1130 Fifth AVe tlUe , J New York Cl ty . !lay 10. 10111, ~J dear tlra . Straluht : I n~ delluhted t o ~eRr that you RVC received the Charles El iot inser1 _ Lion f "r t he Alexalldel' !biee1 certain t hRt no Haall t one WO:d Cl~~~~~P! . pre:id~n~~~{~otB. fi~tinB way I i nserigti on have a eopy than t ;~0or the Sec myself retary of the from which to TdreesalseunrYt h:n~ 0 nond one !CriPttion, size of l ett eri ng and- BO ~~ .r. or e i11onument ? ,_ , the .~~re l iB ~ue at the present t i me on othe~ pay~e~~ ;~~:~~h t~e HS:!l11ton an- rbHl or • - •• and alone with various items on the am sendine the pietdca~ntoatlh.er bil l for t~ee~~~~t O~~~lrt to have t he pedostal it to ~ou wi:h .... th -e l:lElrb1eeoumesasIk . niil dellver FaithfUlly yours. • "-"T""h;-e---;;~;;;il-;;-lar-d-;-;:;S:t-r-tJ7l'-g;h;-t--r;P:'a-'P-er-8-a--t:-Co:r;--::--:m:eiUIIrr:n:!'=Ve=r8=l!o.ty::-----" . , .r.__s."..r___.u... __ w,~~,_ ...oe __ p . con_ ftNIt..- . . . .O I t _ MCADOO. COTTON. FRANKLIN "'3 EXCHANGE PLA CE NEW YO .. ", Dear LIn. Streight: I encloee a euceeetion tor tho inl criptiona on the tront and back or the Ale xande r Hamil ton monuu:.ent . These I w1eh very much you would consider clIl.re! ull>· a.nd lIt me have the benefi t ot you r ideas whon I have the pl ealure or eeeing you in We8tbury noxt week , as I hope to do . I have sent a eopy to Mr. fraser. Pl ens s for,iv8 ~e tor havir.g to s.nd yo u a dictato~ not., ~! I ac obli ged to cateh my train . With wanD regard , I am, Cordially yOI''' , TS. Willa rd Straight, WaatbuTY, L.I. wou-r f I • &1,11&_ -.n.'101 1'1.....omu, or tIat !nuvl7 &140 ta .....Iacta. Pa••l0•• 'olU. . . . . . .r LOU... 1'" -. 1101Ooll1v. or J'1_0. ".'HuT!h"vall tho ,tr'n, or 'fUl_ Olb'. IUd... .r tho .T.r._.V. .I7... 'U''1.3Ib- '1t1a1...00W00..t.l.,.•_• !h••tah.... 4out•• lIJ .... _orWill.,4 " ..la11' h .-17 • r _v.,.... Col•••l WillArd Itralsllt. 41..wII. 1a "..... 111•• !h. po••tal ... fov_tl....... _u,••...., .. lIJ tho u.it.. Hata. 00••",- • •, ... tho Al......, v...r1a1 .....latt••• • 'he Willard Straigh~ltPPaap;e;'r:;s~a:t,C(i;rn;"JrunWeiriiiY---'r------- - or Will be, publilhed in booklet torm, in whIch oase I sbould like the opportunity of obta1Dlng a copy. llY d,op.lt 'ympatb;y gooo out tD you and your ohildren in the great loal 1aa. auata1Ded. when Willard was 10 sueldenly takan f'l'om you. VOr:! lilll)~, . ~ W ..... ~"',",*,It:"T UNITED STATES EHGINUR OFFICE 7&11 CIt:NT ..... 1. IIUII.OI . . . LOll ANanD. CAL. J&.y 20, 1921. Mr•• Willard D. Straight, New York Cit,._ If¥ dear lIrs. Straight : b a fri.nd of your 1.&t. Imlland durillg hi. high-school daya in O....go, and lat.r during hi, trequent haoe-oom1nga freD Cornlll cd hi. 1... frequont 'filits cturill8 hi. early dq. 111 Ch1Da. I wiab to tell you lxnr lDlCh I haft aHlreolated. Yr. Gra'Y'.' . . .rie. ot article. which haTe Jult: bee OODOluded. in tbl ourrent !laue of "Alla". 1'11l&rd.'. intaa.:q lDtereatlog oa:reer haa alft31 belll • great luplrat1D. to _, ao nuch 80 that I am 8'Oing to take tb. libert, ot .sking y ou if I might ho", a good pboto_hio 11_.. , ot bim. mitable tor traming and hllDgins 1a m;r m.. I Ihould be p leased to puJ'Cwe lame it )lOU will.eD4 . me the name ant ad4real of a photOgrapher who 0&11. f'U.miah suoh a 11kenesI. It OCOurl to 1M that lIr. Gra.,.•• ' &1't1018., with tbe reproduction ot Wlll.ard.'. Dato••, 1a'Y' be.., - • ~~Th~e ~W~illa~rd~St~ra~igh~t rP,na~pe=r=s~~a~t~~CIo~r~nneTt'v;e;r~81~tyV-~ ~ - THE CANADIAN CLUB OF NEW YOftK _ _ _ All. "",",..R ••••,,"u ~~ 2/. "7 / • ~ The Willard Straight Papers at CorneU nwenlt] ,. • , - O,.,.,CI: O" Ol:OAG£ Me AHEHY C .... , A ...... TRANSIT CO ,,",""ISSION 48 L-"'''A Y ~TTC STAEET NI!:W Y OR K The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell nlversdy .. ( 'Thv'tt - ~ ~ . ( Ilr.tt- .~, . ~~ ~~ , • • --~Th~e~W-il:la:rd:S-tr=aig;h-t :Pa~p;e:rs:;a-t:C;~o;rnJe[l1l JRRiVlveelrs1ri.liyiY~ .' • -- • ,,-.,,'l:;;:-h-e---:w:=,=.ll-ar~d St-rm-·:g--h:t--r;P;:;--a-pe-r8-a--t:--Cf'o-r-n--e:-:-il'illn::n::=,.,=er8~'t:r~"' ·· \ HIfW VO" • . z•• 'OU"T" Ave. u u....O." •• O .......c:Y FO' . " IIIIfW vo" ....... ,OU"TIII Ave. flU ......... ou."Il.CV 7.'. NEW YORK June 17 , 1921 . My dear ~s . Strai ght: I am enclosIng herewith copy of the verse WTitten by Mrs . Oh1 and read at the graye of her husband. Yours truly, .J Mr• • Wi ll a rd Straight . 1130 Fifth Avenue, New- York, N. Y. HEW YORK Verae writt.en by JErs. ChI e.ild road at the grave or her h~8band on June 16, 1921. Bere, on this eutern slope Hi. body li•• . And, wit.h undying hope, His dying eyes TUrned toward the Ea.t: It was t.he cherished goal, For which he yearned with hie departing soul. And now . dear God . grant Thou dis dying prayer - Take !hou, his noble spirit; 1M; it fare On to its haven , glorious released, Let. his soul liTe forever in the East. I ' .• The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell nlVerslty THE AllBRICAlf MAGAZINB 01< THB ORIBI'IT 827 LVtINGTO+I AIII:..N~ YOftK CITY Here, on this eastern slope HiS body 11es. And, with undying hope , His dying eyes Turned toward the Bast: It was the cherished goal, Yor which he yearned with his departing soul. And now, dear God, grant Thou his dying prayer - Take ThOU, his noble spirit I Let it tare On to Its haven, glorious released, VfEiLet hinisthBeouRl liave fSore~ver~ ~ ~ The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell "IverSlty ." , -_ ,.... oJ ..;" w,~~'''". e • • c,,""oo J•"_H.•-=."",.0"'II._ItC~L-=.,O.W•_H•.."C.'_..O.0.T0...T._..O0.L.0"". McADOO, COTTON It FRANKLIN 43 EXCHANGE PLACE • NEW YOftK July 5, 1921. Dear Mr • • Straight: Wi th apologies for a dictated lette r , a. 1 am under great pres.ure today, t encloGe copy of th e inlcription on th e toab of Alexa nder Hamilt on in the 'rri nlty churchyard.. t thought y-ou would be tnt,relted in s.'ing tbl.. I t 11 a beautiful t ribute , - longer than we want to put on the Treasury .tatu., but very luggeltivI for OUFI . 1ft. 'taUT told ttl that I"OU ho.d gotten Doct or Elliott t o IUg&llt an inacription, and that he woul d .Ind it to me. I ,hall b. glad to ... it . !be noxt time t have the ple.luTe of 'Iein& you I muet tell you a very acueing i ncident concerning the inlcription written by Doctor Elliott for the Post Office Building at .aehin,ton . I hope t hat you wl11 havi a delightful summer. If Mra. VcAd oo and I ahould b, mote ring to Cap. Ced we hope t o have a glimp•• of you . Mrl. 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IJ,di: -;f Iti ,6"->-. \ '- j . ~ ~ 1.~ J4a.,U~ly ~w- fl~f'u.4~. !_~. _ 74 J',:, ~ Jlw.; _ fv.,;~ i-li4 Q.j1a~4,-'y~/1,," ~ .~ I dJ~' ~~ -~r-k-5 ~Th:e--Wi=l;-l;a;--r-d=-;S;t--r-a-i:~ghl-rpna-p-er-. a-:t-:OC1"o:"r:=n=e,iTI,~",r:::;:ver:;;;'''~ty ,. - Willard Straight - fr~~~ /r~ J~ & ~ " tVt- aJuU4S ?1 1.<. ~ tcJL>-f I 6t~r ts-y~ d ,e..,..u...o.-,U-tJ.....-j".AJ7 •< ,< hd_Dt of ihe 1I11laft IlVaipt IMt sad1D« 'h. srant1Dlr &II propo. .' .1I.01uh ........a' to a . . Fef.z.aO. to 11&1' of .T. a ..... .Y'a-r-t .h .i _ ~OD red. GouUtuUOD !Ile WUlu4 Su.1&h' h.t ... MI of til. -.rioan L.poa •• oouUare4 oar.f1Ill7 .t • regalar ...tlDg til. propoae4 . .eD4l1ent to 'ho ... Yort 11'-'- CoD.tltuUon srmt1Dg war Tekrau en alleolu'. pr.- feraao. OTer all o'llar oaad14.to. for .ppo1aaen' an4 proaoUOD 1D til. 11'-'- CiTU SerTic.. Our Po.' eoui'.re ai. plOpoee4 ..cdaeD' .. a who113 uaJuUfiule ....lIU UPOD tIlo ••\libl18he4 .ar1' er.'. cf tile CiTU S.rY1c.. IIUU&r7 e.rY1c. i. DO lIdao of apeoial qu11fio.UOD for pull110 Benieo 1D ...1nl lU.. !Ille _ ......t wauld .u'-.'iaell7 ...te ob11ga'o17 ,he .ppoIDa8Dt ead pr_Uoa o,f 1IlIl' ntereaB po..1ag uaaiDatiou, oyor 1IlIl' o'her pereoD, DO . .tter _ _ baU.r quelif- ied 81Ieh otllor poreoD 111gb' be and eften i •• SerTie. 1a 'he .... i. DOt to be r_fte4 111 lower1ag tho ataDl.aft8 of our publie B.nioe. If aUiterJ treJa'. Ile. "nlope4 1DDa'.the qualUlae'loaa fOr otller .ern•• '- S'-'e and ••tl0D, 'ho•• ea'. Dew .Ulit1. . w111 be r_8Il1le4 re.fte4 "alar tIlo al.U. ern•. '0 II%JI".Wo can ... 1D th18 propoeel 0DlJ • tiallOa••t • U.pt to 011- '-1a oo. .th1Dg for Doth1D&. orate, . t tile of tho pulllic • • peramm' 01... of .U1tary offt.o. ho14ara who. 111 . '......07 of thl• 00IIpe'......daeDt ••~... iDa1l1liV to 1IJOIl opal teru. IIuoh aD .U.pt. 1a our oplDloD , 18 1ID~.1. . . an4 aIlolll.t be Yiprou.lJ 0".• • 111 all .....ra of tho Legion . . u.olatel7 aontZ'U7 to tho Fof...e4 pr1Dolpl.....d Ideal. of tile Lesion. ..W,F'" The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell nr,verstty ~ Ji~ .' { 111'8. \t11 d St 1130 P11th Av••• Be" York City. 1q deal' ~.. at t. J'OT. 15th. 1921. 1 l l-l j~ 1" j ,., l-r ""'M '""'t-'.q "--of! lcr--:l...... A. Historian ot the C Ub it dnol Tea upon i8 the reason tmoerto~•n•oou" r~eitth1engMtooe1n.. • a. eh I shOUld appreo • T.r, muoh it • lon will turnioh .... "ith a briet aoooant at 1Ir. Btra1!ht' e lite. Buoh as "aUld be enitable tor the purpO •• mentioned • alao a photograph at hia. It the preparing at thio 10 inoonvenient tor lOU and lon woUld preter to haTe ,.. call wa theonoluorn• • Cban. giTe verl lie. noh glad to taots ae do 80. loa ..e fit. I .hall Verl traI, lOur •• ~~~j.~ LIJ' A 11 ~+·1 1(': . ~ \ l' { 1 Ji{ ; j - ~ ~I 1 J J 1J ·c The Willard Straight Papers at Comel1 ff ~ ~~ ~ ,·rt-ff ~~ ~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ . ':, ' . ~fJ (4?~-,.J--~L-. ~~1n- ~,.,,(,;,J 1 .' ~4 ~.~~~ ~~ ~ . ~.~ ,,-,, ~, ,..t..J;,~ ~~~H......~ r~ ~ t .' .1 in-~. tl~j qt [ ~ f.1 ~ ~ -{~":".......j .-t....,. .to -k.v.. , ~ 1~ t--i« 1 .. -<..va-o ~ d'-. ~ - ~~rk~ t...:.. ~ H____.e .,..'hmeiW'il"lar~d ~S=tra:ig:ht:P:aLpe:rs~a~t C~o!rnlellJl",iveWrsflty~, ., SF • -- - 'he WiUard Straight Papers at Cornell mverslty '\UV!1 _ -- - The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell RJ11ersUy • New York , ~ece~er 16th, 1921 • it tb. present time tbe country .e.osto b, in the throes ot .atl-war b,.terla. rhia tollows logically the perIod ot war lever and 1_ ot tIl,.av notlonal character . hu t the present popularity of tbe reactIon agaill8t .ar will .an~ and a jingo pr ess or lome other instrument or mob p8ycholo~ wIll Wblp ap the t1~ ot the war tever agaIn unle•• - yes, unless there is created • dJtl'er8llt lort ot publio opi nion about ..'a r and the peoplee ot the wor ld reaoh, ·0 ••tile th.tr dtrterenoes by confsrence rather than conflict . ~o do our part In creating this new public opinion the Executive C03l:l1 t ••• 111 pr esent to the POlt at a meeting to b. held on January 5th tbe Idea of the preparation of a .ympo.lum or Itatament trom its memberi concernlne war. l' war worth ..bUs to the individual soleUsr? For tm, II1an who, as General 0 ·31aD tol~ us l&1t ~nth, goes out to tight to eecape the boredo~ ot everyday 11te. it •• atiatylnC exper ience? It it 1. not, thall 'We as a body prepare a ::esaage "TO THE umrno;m SOLDIER 07 THE NEXT WAR" fro_ tlttr T,tsrans of the last. It thIs me$.~e i. to be a true one, it must be written now beroro h, aemorlee at our eollectlve experienco are falsified by the ~l amour or pa.si~ ,.un. t we l".ave in "l11nd II the slmpleet sort of a pampblet, stuft that bo)" or t~e poolrao~ or .treet corner age will read and understand. it wil~ be popu- larised b7 illustrations from the brush ot Leroy Baldr idge. It may be that regardless ot the f~ct that mo dorn war il Jus t another kind or J~~l trlallsm with tho individual soldi er a mere cog In the machinery, re- ~~le.~ or Its filth, brut alIty and awrul laorltice , It! sma ll a nd ever-diminlsh- bS opper llI11ty tor IndivIdual inlth.tlve or «a1lantry" ,that war st1l1 orters e11- . .nt. or ad1'tlItnr. to SO"!38 men . Thele men "'e ,.ill remind that t or their adygnture -:be ~..Ja:ow. Soldi er pays ths prics . It I, pro~osed to ~l oBe with sa appeal to the men ot all ot t~~ ar~&. ot !he wcu"l:1 .ar to join wi th us in this effort to discredit the institution of -..r. as I has so rO:Il3.llt1clllly been por.trayed by the poeta of the foSBt, a=d In .x.r ~"..re to t!!e next 't'&nera ion tl:at they .hall not take up ar"!!9 act1!! until tM7 . . . t!zta:I.sted every effort at contarence and co nc.!1~3tlon , Fage No , 2 12 /16/21 All u&ual , th l!; .".111 be a dinner meet1 DC 7 P • .t!" at tt.e t.: t vic Club I but "for -:",nber& only" . Frederick p', l:ner, tho famous war oorre'J;O nditnt, -.bo hal probably £S9!l all '11 ch of 'oodern war as any other l t v inc Ar.l.9ric:ul, bas "ro",I'eo o eC"'l9 t o U:i a 'Ueetln c "to off eT hls lIervlc;es in Ms reat cau.e", aa Joe .rite. tram ;,'ashir::gton , ve ry truly yours I Zecrs t ary . The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell niverslty • -- , The JlTilJnrd Straight Paper. al Cornell niver8lty I • -- ~""T=h-e--;W=:il:':-a-r-d-:-:S:::t--r(-U·-gh-'t-O;P::a--p-er-s-a-t-C:;;o--m-e--l;"1-rUTn....-i,,-e-rs-ar:y:-- ........' . The W'illard Straight Paper. at Comell Univer81ty ., - ~"'l"'h-e--nW7ii0l"'l-ar-d;--Sn-t:r--0l-;·-g-;h:t--r;P;;a--per-8-a-:t-:cno-m-e,i"li".,.-n...i...,-,e-r-8,1rt:-y---.... ., COpT 1130 FlnH AvENUE Dear Jrr )(oAdoOI- 1 have just come from JIr haser'. studio where we haTe been disOU8s1ll8 some of the dstaUs of the Hamll ton statue. There .eems to be some difference of opinion about the in-soription, but haT1lI8 allted Dr Eliot to ~itl iIle oharacterization , 1 do not feel that ..... can use MJ othsr • 1 have just written him another letter aslt1ll8 whether h. would lilte to malte 8ZlY alteratione in the teD-but w'hen hi. f1nal answer comes 1 thinlt we sbal.l havs to let it stand. A. regards ths insoription on the baclt of the statue, Dr ftaeer and 1 both feel that it should b. entirelY eliminated. I thinlt the statue g~ in dignity and importance by hav1llg noth1ll8 but the phraees oharaoterie1ll8 Hamilton himself. In 8l\.V caee, I should not want 8l\.V referenoe to myself to appear. If you feel that sO,meth1ll8 should be .aid about the date of ereotion and the faot of your reeponsibUity for it,these fe", words could be out into the pedestal at the baclt. This decision is for you to malte -and JIr haeer is an.1t1ll8 your word. 1 ""'e impressed again to-day by the bellllty Of the statue. It is a great historio mOllUlllent, and ",111 be so acclaimed,1 am sur., bIf generations to oome. 1.0 one ooUld have done it a.s i'raser haa, 1130 FlnH AVENUE So lII10h of the oredit g088 to you that 1 want to t.uc. this opportunity of tbMlting you onee more for a.ll that you have done. You have IIbDwn the same effeotivens.. in putt1ll8 this through that you have IIbDwn in your great enterpr1Be. of state. 1 deepl:r appreoiate your untir1ll8 effort s from b.ginning to end. Hoping to see you in the near fUture, Sinoerely yours S1gned(Dorot~ straight) January 10, 1922. < The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell niver.ay '!'lWIII S'rIUICl!T POST. THE AHEIUCAII LmION • January 10, 1922. To all .-.ben ; The Pont held. meeting on the proposal, set forth in Norton's letter. to make a book on war,--a message TO THE UN- W. .RNO"'!! SOLDIER qr unus"".Ial meeting." ~T~f_l{IPr'Iu1 r~e\-'ol_r!a~n!otl~a.wpaLrhor se -.t.~,,"L..:.. tbotnrnwar -I ' and in writing, was that jt was tremendously worth doing. This was Colonel Fred Pa~r; he shnwed more fire than all the con- fessedly ~irile young members put together. The Post .oted to do it and appointed a temporary steering ecmaittee: Norton. Howard, Baldridg e, Angell 8l"Id 81a.nkenhorn. The Ccmm1ttee met and teels the flame thing which the Pr.&t discussion brought out-t hat the basis of the book must be a lot ot human documents (a) by Post members, ( b ) by buddies of members, h,.{e) by others whom we must reach out to f i ~d. To sense the book can grow, the C~ttee must have some of these statements to work on. Iou are asked to write ab!ut your war. What 5 truck ;you moat! write it as ahort 88 possible. Wri te what 70" _111 be trying to say t o some young . tellow reading war-scare headline8, perhaps in 1945. Then you won't be able to ~ it, at least not 80 olearly as you can record It now. Atter wrltlag, see it you have c cve red these questi ons: ~ did you go in? Wbat do you think of those r easons nOw? Wbat dId you see that changed your views? "This 1. the one kind ot war book that has never been written--and it ~ be the best." saId Colonel ?almer . What we write has to be the truth, ot course. The truth is hard t o catch. It means going oft by ourselyes and thinkinc hard and ?lrt ttn~ i t straiGl:lt. out. Will you get your document to the Commjttee (see under- 1I1gned address 1 nTHlll '!!If DAYS? The Post lacks the mambets' service records. Send on n Gc~rat e n?~T your military oblt,- - date In, dAte out, tra in l nc . ranka , eutfl t s . places of serYlce. oltatlons, dec,rations. Seweral ~er8 baTe written the Cenmlttec detailing t'le lr idfl8S of what the 00_ should cental0, to wham it 8ncu ld 08 addre8 ~ ej. ~ orsanised. etc. The Cemmlttee wan t a all t he le t.ters 0 .1.' t:.at sort it CaD get. Beber Blankenhorn 289 FOurth Avenue, New York. [c. I-'.-~.t.] !II! _OS L!IIICII . - . . . "10 TIE m'1' "AD'S Oll!ll!l!ll !SQIPIl!II tIM !oat .a:lte to get the storiea o~ "tenn. - their qwD DRNU...., of _ ~ CUd _ _ In _ , - portlaularl)' tbat wI11c1> . . . . . tJIeU P WlDt apbd.CIIl of WU'. We __t t.be _torie. ot u ~ .He1"a8 .. po.slble, - aa rep'!is [ ..t ...... peen». of &l.l who wre III 1IIl1fora.- .,'t1m«I" an .... to ..1to about twI' w. !7bat DQ _-1CIAI'elIrlte _ t _ wlll ... UJbII! to _ to 000De 1"ac t.ll"" 1'0041"1 _tt:n'll.... paa~ 1a 1945. FileD. 70U wontt be able t • ..,. it, at 1ea.t DOt eo c~q "" _ _ ftCord It DO'" _the....... the b••t - Ell !!!![, -l!e!d. !!l1 0.. b!4 to _t. . lsa't tMre _ eplaoSe, or a series of. bappemDgB, which ... up what - - to:roo>? ~. Ie . " a fat'07 ...1ttDg Job. _ . it 70U ODC' pIlt lId:o letters .b£Be - or WBDte4 to, except tor the cenaar. _ner.At!F wttins, see it your ItO!), suggests tbe these qaestl. .: t_......""....... CU. _ 110 tn! What do 70U thl,* of to ! What CUe! ,.,.. _ that; ~ 70111' rt..... (It o_pal? ""1• 1 , 'f_ ~ ....t to IN!'DIl aloag OM of J'01II" ... leUers helle, OJ> letter, . . . aol41er" letter you ODCe cut out of a p8l)8f', 1.,1118 """" '&be ..,-.. .• s . I _ a teparat. ~I' your 111111 tary obU ,~te ill, elate CRlt, train"•• ~. OII~f1ts. place, ot 1en'loe, CltattOD., 4ecorati01lI. II _ ooUl... ban CJthlng t. ~ .boat _ . 1ft'. sot it _.t ",11. C·"_"'IQ." ". W....._ . --ta17 12"1 at.. ftreet:. _ TOft••• Y. It ~ 1Ia'ft ....u.. wJIoIe Hori•• we *oald. 118ft, . . Ue t .. " " ,• • t _ . lett. _ _ \0 _ . The Willard Straighl Paper. al Cornell Unif1er.,'y • ." I do not knoll "hother thore is any suoh photograph in exiatenoe, or, in oaee thor. ia, if you ;av. it. Ho aaye he wr ote to Idre. Sanborn a bout it eome tima ago but did not racetve nny answer. , I waa told today th..t the Evening Poet ie so l d to Mr. Munsey. I am glad you did not , do anything to pr~.ent it. Faithfully your a, If! , ~ , HC/B • ~0- REPUBLIC 421 Wc:tc 21' 5tJWt NewYortlCity JW1uary 10 , 1922. liz., Ifillard Straight, 1130 iifth Avenu. City. ..... Dorothy: A man oam. into .e. me laat .... k nam.d. Kay. Ho aaid h. and his ..if....re v.ry ,young instruotora in the parkar Sohool noar Chioago at the time ..hen Willar d'. father and moth.r wera - teaching there. He came oatea- 01 blY in ardor to gi •• me information, but the onlY information he communioa- ted to me which I did not alr eady know ..as the stat.ment tbut Colonel Parker' e wifa mad. it diffioult for Mrs. Straight to work 10 t he Parker School, which wae the re... on ..hy sho "aa anXious to lea.e and go to Japan. The real obj.ct of bia visit, apparent ly, "as to ask me about a pbotograph ..hiah be aaid ho aent to 1i111ard at tho time Willard was appOinted Coneul at SeOuL .. He said th1s photograph rep~esented W11lard wb.n he was a child standing with othor oh1ldren pointing at a blackboard in aome school whore he Yr. wX..B.¥ being saya taught. It waa a hia boy. who has anapahot. aloe. died, ..... among the ohildran 1n the group and ho ..at ta .ory much to have the photograph baok E it 18 in etietence. - I , The Willard S'raight Papers a' Cornell River,,'y J an. 10th . 1130 FIrTH AVENUE Dear Dr Elio t, At t he reque s t o f l:r F.~rbert ':roly you '.'le re good enout91 t o o or!J~o se a n insc ri pti on f o r the statue of AleXlUlder HD.'lli lton ','1'i:lh i s t o be e rected in fro nt o f the ~reasury in IJash inb1;on . I n order to avoid an;; ~..oss ibl e ::.1st 3ke 1 ','ta nt to ~f~ r the i nscr iption t yo .... Iln:::e ::J re f or veriticct i on or cor rection . 1 understand it to be as follOTS; Aleaander H iIton _ ~_lu it. W:a;. 'h....r~ 1757---------- - - - -- - lBO. '- ..--' Gallant young Bo l dle r 1 ~ t he J~r ~or !~de ryendence ~ L- Brl111 nnt ' olitioal EssaJ'iSt 6Jld 1ofiStr.lc tive 9tates:rnan . As l irst Seoretor; of t he ~rea 5 rJ Iv Ie e~..tablls ~ ed ~ 5 ~t~ ./ \ Credit of the roascec t United / Have ::ou £lllY furthe r S lbb-estiona or co r~~ lOta to ~'ke to th is ? 4 8 the inscr1 4ti~n ~~st be c~t lr.to t~ e ,eaes tel next week 1 t:.e e1:T nr:ted :'our firwi ''lord on the 8ub;ezt . 1130 FIFTH AvENUE Alexander H~ 11to n 1757- 1804 Gallant young s old ie r in the \{ar fo r Indep9ndenoe Bri l liant pol l tical essayist al d Constructive Stat ~ s~ . As f~ rst sec r etary ot t t e ~reasury he estAbli shpd the credit or the nasce t uni ted S t8 t~ S. , The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell Rivers't] ~~M~~ _ ~. ~ ~- [. ~- ~~ ki ~.s' -~ - 1'; ~ . tJ c.-t:. ~ ~U!~~ t"o/.....-J.--;)'~~~ ~~ r~~L~s. 1fer"s~ Ir - The Willard Straight Papers' at Cornell Universlty , 1 . II I II I Ir The Willard Straight Papers- at Cornell University . 1 . / .)-- • « _<-""""e ,/, L~'- 4 ~ cLc:.,~ f ~ d:;. -:1::.. ...... r ..,1 :-. ' 'rr ~~~ W 0 MCADOO ~3 Ixchange .Placl January 17. 1922. DI... lira. 8tra1sht : I rlc.i••d a ttW day. a go your ••ry kind letter ot the t.nth inlt., and thank you warmly lor the gtn.roul oredit you gLT' mt tor the Alexander Hamilton .tatue, but ot cour•• I cannot Itt you giT' mt the credit which bllong. to you. You bayt don. .uoh • fine t hing for the country that mJ one regret about it ia ,our unwillingDl" to bayt the country kn~ who it. bln,ractor 11. S••• 4et I bop. that you ar. going to reI...... from the ••&1 of ••crtey aad let .t lay What I thiDk and taoW. I aa, of c,,,ra_, willing to accept &nJthiag that Doctor Illiott mAl tbiDk apprtpriat••t an Inlerip· t10n for the IIOD\IIIlnt. M regard. t he inlcription on tb. back, I think .. rae1 10• • difficulty, b,eau•• the pldl.tal hal bl.n triOtid through an appropriation of Coagr••• ·aad . . . .11 through .ub.criptiont rai ••d br tn. Al.xander Hamilton ...orial ".ociation. Natural1r tb. Go••~.Dt authoriti•• and the offlo.r. 01 the M..orial J8.ociatloD will want to ha•••oa••01c. in the matttr. I am 1nclined to th1nk that 1t w. tat. the inlttat1• • w.end propot•••m. appropriate inlcrlpt1on. . . can ~ld. it in the right dirtction, oth.rwi.t may rind a nry .laborat. la.criptlon on the back or tb••oDuw.nt Wbich I agre. with you and ur. Frater would bt uutortuD&t•• Pl.... b. . . .ur.d tbat I bav. '.'ry d,.irt to .tfac• .,••If .. .uch .. JOY ar. tffaciag yourt.lf for tht purpo., of contributing to t ht arti.tic beaut, and ,ff'et ot tAt. fiDe .oau.eot. The Willard Straight 1Papers at Cornell University • I •• z .... I wonder if TOU and Krl. MCAdoo and I could not "It at Mr. rra..r'. Itydio lOme tim. "ery lOOn to ••• thl at.atu. and to d1acull t he .ttar of the inecriptl... So.. .rt'raooD b.t••en tour and •• upt1."o.aewo'u''l'daiD.d,ta•t • "IT hll. thl bou••, Rh .on't you in.land.r call 328, and l.t ua Ie. ir .1 cannot arrange thi.! aln I ... at th. Tr....ury on Saturday lut I ... tald that the contract tor the pldlltal had Juat b... lit to Jlr. rru.r. I ft. "1"7 glad to llua thil. doni and With am art doht. aadada1"r'a!"UJoba. tor all .t wieh that ll, I you am, ha". 1Ir•• Willard SVa1&bt, 1130 rtrth .".-ul. K... Tort City .GII·, I January 18, 1922. Dear Dorothy: IIy Christmas holidays were sp.nt in the endeavor to accomplish for you what I hop.d would prove an acceptable Christmas present, the only one I felt it within my power to give. But the holidays proved insufficient to complete it as I had plannsd. Indeed, the time d.voted to this slight servico has boen quito out of proportion to the reoult. The old entri •• required much sxcision and throe re-writings w.ro necess- ary to cut dom the natural mistakes made by typists unfamiliar with my jargon and the Chino.e words. I have been waiting also for my 1908 diary, a separate volum., which Basil and James Hicks have so far boen unable to find among my books stored at "1716" -- only the scrap boo~ diaries for 1907 have been available for reference. Incomplete as it is, however, I am eending this faint echo of our days at Mukdsn trusting that it may prove intor•• ting to you and possibly of some informational val ue for the book whi ch Croly is preparing. But sa I read over these old records. they S8em very juvenile, very unworthy of the subject for which they are now revi.w.d. For the sake of reality, I bave resist.d the temptation to change the informal way in which they were written, and hav. cut out a great deal of the material which did not directly or indirectly concern Willard; but the story seems to be mostly tiffins and dinners. rides to Pei-ling, and the little incidents of our Consular lif. which seem.d to us at the tim. so important, What we considered the big thinge are hardly ment ioned. With the hope of making thi. inad.quat. r.cord more complete, I am trying now to supplement it by a brief appreciation of Willard's work at Mukd.n, his dif f iculties, .0his plans, his charact.r. Although I must do this from memory, my impressions at the time wero vivid that much still remains coh.rent. This additional memoir I shall hop. to send you by the first of n.xt w••k. I need hardly say tbat it bas been for me a very great pleasure to go back o....r the.. memori.. , and I take thi. opportunity again to expre•• my deep r.gret for the long d.lay ,"".M.'~~ ~. , The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell University fln-..... ~__-_ ... _ II....... .... P .._ IlAYMO:olO II. A.IINOT --1"-:0 :'i~~. A-,enue ~':t York Ci t; J,anuar ' 22 , 1922 7.::£ :::e=be~£ c~ the ROCllESTER llOIJER;T HI ST ORY CLUB wi sh to co~~e~:r£te the 11~e or. work of your l a te dieti n~ujehed hUsba'lc . I E....-:' -e~~:Jr1.. - t lerefor e to en t.1re \lhe~he r an accur at e ac"ou;-:" 0 ' -'-.::"- ~,~h t ' !l if E' is 1:1 - rint e..ld '::i'.ere t he Clu'o can o"'tai r. n f a ith!':1: l ! !!.ere ss i n c&.bi n et si ze or a lit~l e larger . If :-;):- ::i~l r e i n e n ough t o g ive us i "fCl'Ll&.t ion fror- whi ch we ~"': o _!a::: EUC!l fa ct s ae Vl il l help us to buther this RlIA , :r , f ai t hfully l~utU • Pr ee .:' . 1! . H. C. I '/ ithC' litnitt "1""6 i h.! <'C .-> J.c5-- r d-k~/~"'~0~o~: -"/ / .7e'd - ~.ez-Z~ c.. - - :T;;;h;;-e Willard Straighl- Papers at Cornell University .. - /z.r/£ ~ ~~~~~ ij~4-~. pc/~~~L ...--.,. _ / ,c/" >-?'~.... -"""9 //~.L.. ..:::/f-L. 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"J ( ;.:r. , :-as "'ir:~t on , ! . ..; . i . (; . lIarr l e '!'hf' I.d j·tltlut tiE'n( ral pE~~,& . (~ irm tUTE') (I ..t.) '. The Willard Sl.raight Papers at Cornell UniverSll.y MCAo"OO. COTTON. FRANKLIN N1!W YORK Mar ch 3 , 1922 . Dear lIrB . Stra i ght: Vie are gettin g of! to Ca lifornia today and much to my regre t I have b een unable to run in to Bee you, aB I fully int end ed to do before go in g. As i d e f rom the pl easure of see- in g you again , I wan t ed to tell you how deligh t ed Ur s . lIcAdoo and I are with the splendid work lIr. Fras er has done . I think h i s Al exand er Ham ilton is one of the finest t hings I hsve seen. It will c er t a in ly adorn the Treasury and will be a great add ition , a rti s tica lly and otherwise, to the City of Ile shington. Jd y chi ef r egret is t hat you are not willing to l et the public know of the fine thin g you have do ne for the country in connection with t his monument, but I thor oughly app reoia te your f eelings ab out it and it only makes me a dmire you a ll the more. I t ook the liberty of Vlritin g the Pres i dent tOday and eno l ose a copy of my l etter. I have assumed that you would ",ant me to foll oVl the mett er up in t hi s way , but if you prefer to h ave any other course taken there will not be the lea st embarrassment about it. I shall , in f act, be glad not only to have you expres s your Vlishes but to follow them. I wa n t ed to initiate the mat t er Vlit h the Proaident and the Secretary of the Tr easury be fore I started fo r Cal iforn ia. I have s ent the Secretary of the Tr eas ury , AX . liell on, a copy of my l etter to the Pr ·sident. Mrs . McAdoo an d I hope tha t you may be coming to C. lifornia some time and that you Vlill not f s il to let us kn ow if you do . We should like nothing better than the opportunity of gi ving you a genuine Western, Ea stern and Southern welc ome combined. If you should have oc aasion to Vlrite me ,s letter addressed simply Los )~ge l es , Cal i fo rnia , will ar Tive. Wi t h warm regard and every good wish. I am Mrs . \'Iillard Straight, 1130 Fifth Avenue, !leVi York City. l ""'tel, • ...,' , -.....'lo-. .-....... "'N",.. ..... _~.!.r._:"','.1r-.•...•:.:"..-..r.:.m..n-; . .. . .. ,_I _ &.a s ; _. . :m::.=-_-.. _ , - _ .... 'zatzrMaoo " ., _, .. , riDl"l ,' 'r '"".1.M. . s..,. u -:' ~ .....~tAl "'or;,,'?,:)~ '1; s ; :::"let :4V1I..1.c'.11..1..-s.r.ar.ar...,..~..1r.1f_1.t.1d.IMIt..,tI&..e'.."-..,.,......,.........,......=..I..l.id.•~I.k.U..~....,,-..•.-..•;.U,..".-...,..1.&~..._.. * ' -Ie _ . , ...... trtatzrlr .. I.V an e zaG ani .. !-Uidiars:::.I -.u:s,'&.u!"'...(...:.I'u&sIoZ:.U'-s.-f."...:.1t~: ::.:t .air .nil . . sr " , .. , ,I II ' ~ " ... 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Iho-,.,..... ,..._u.... _ a l. . . . . .. _ ........ I. C. " 3U-.uOGA'fi· 3 CWlI! - ISV t au: COOllTY. __________________________~x In ~h. I.iaU.r of u.. &a1.Jnl.uaUon on ~. Gooa •• CIIa"ol. _ Crdlh of IIUIIL S'U.lIGla' S&JIB(lIJI . Valu. of i et5te Be of !!&roh 8~. 1922• Doc.socl • ________________________ ~x ~ . 'AYLOR A COKPAMt - Bal ODoO of Accoun~s $oourl~10. - Pare 011 • • • _ Otl. ._ Proa,..,lnS .It Rofining Co• 16.936.68 1,000.00 •~hor S7curl~10. • • 16,628.00 Par8ClDal 11;_ • II....... ParnUuro , .~. ieU.toli 2.660.00 Bank Acooan~ - .nk.... ~~ C..,pm7, II. Y. Clt7 990,00 • • - JIarUau TlD.J'81'd lIational BaDIt 21.23 PKaS(JfAL l'RllEIm!Y - - - 'l'Cl'l'At •• RliL l'ROPRll!l'Y loaaWol a~ ~. VlD07ll1'tl. Hu.. • 4 .'00.00 lllUL _ PEllSCliAL l'HlIPSiftt - - !'Cl'l'AL t 8li.6f3.fi6 , The Willard Straight Papers at Cornea UnifJe"lly Jlarch twentieth. 1922. Hemorandum tor Wu Bogue . ChInese Piotures. I ~ sure there are some ChInese panels In tho uanbattan Itorehoua8 _ painted on SIlk. I bell0Te. The lIst whioh I made up at the time we were making an inventory f or the Estate, shows tbe following _ 6 Plcturea(packed in 3 boxes) _ $750 . 00 (Whether ohinese or not 1 do no t know) 14 Anti que Chinose silk painted panels _ $2000.00 These last nomad artic les were purchased by UaJor Straight In London when wo wero over there in the Sprln~ of 1916 and I don t t think th ey have e~er beeu taken out of tho oaso excopt t o check and &!'J)raiBe them . R. 11. Kinoaid.. 1 ..... ....~-..-y-. ..."..... ,.., S Apr1l 1933. Mr•• Wll1ard Stralght, _1130 Fifth: avenue, New York Clty. J:y dear lire . Straight: I am wrltlng a boot on the government'. programme of oompensatlon, hospltallzatlon and rehabl1ltatlon for exaervlce men. Thls, of oourse, trace. the tran.ltlon ot the Bureau of War Rlsk Insuranoe and the other government agenoles lnto the pre.ent Veteran.' Bureau. Major Stralght played .uoh an lmportant part ln taklng the War Rl.t Seotlon to Franc. and ln dlreotlng it there that I &111 wonderlng if I oould not talk the matter over wlth you. SOme of hi. r.port. have b.en plaoed in 'lIt/ hand. and I thought p.rhap. ln the lnterests of hlstorloal accuracy you might b. able to add to th•••• Yours .1noerely. Harold A. Llttledal•• The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell niverslty • .., • IIJftJtrJ<.4;r' -r~JiJ' ~-Vf rL J 4; Jml n,7{ "~~:m~ ~ """,m "'''' ~ - ~ , fr?,. f ~ ~dJ fv, 14 IrnJ/ ~ Ar~Ik - 4MthAu..;¥~ £. k~_ 4s,J Ih~ ~ It. JL;c _ .ftJ 4r~~ ~ ILf AJt M-t jJ h' In..(_ t rr;"" ~ J ~ IJ1/'!J~" J J r tvhJ f,( hi tlLd ~' ~_ pjM!~~~~ -k ~ 7£' k ~~ 4.J hJ ~ ;tr.J d ~~d.'~1~J ~--/O;-;r:-~iginal in private hands . ." rr--rt7Jh mr ~ 1 Pi rI/ ~ rIL 4-;uj' /!~ L -'rJ ~ u ~ J1~ ~- 4.I~ntL f /I /L 'rilAuvAJJ - !1. A1 kz />u<-d ~ ~~ /Jnn~_ ~ t)-~~~ 7~In J4 '/r'7 Ih 7r4 r ~ / kx1 uaJ/m ~ J.o _ ~~ ¥ 7'/};t;M' ;ht/ ~' 41 Mk ~~ ~ J.' ~L! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ rI ~ pJ~ - 4JhQ d0i i"1f ;J dI L' nd 41 ~~ _ A 4~Lt~f~~I~ ~ I if;;, j-t.. fd 4 j;:h.f r~ tlt:.~ -----:O~ri~ginal in private hands. illard 'Orni, at -• [ [flSr~r, l r, lJ.J ·1 A4 !lui AJ; M rT' +- /4 - .4.2.. II EAST SEVENTI ETH STREET 1J4I~~jh~- /n. ~~ aJ~ ~ f '1~ ~ 1 /Ju.. AJ ~ 11 -Mt., _ .tJ f' ~ jJ,~ hd... r~d.dIZD ~ ~ ~ ;f;;J - ~ k..o f'" 4../ r~ ~ ~ I?n?r. !ria. JJtiJr ~' ~ M /J.JtAI hJt ~ 4 .4 ~ -Nt;, !t.u, ~ ~ ~ ~ 'f!- M Jdllt 4r~ In 'J? 4j lL;o~­ AI It, I k krtt, I ~ 1~ - aJL~~ 1b1~_ ..La - --r;-O;:r;.l~g.lna 11· n pr iva te hands. ,I" I Willard Straight Papers at • A~'r~J ~ ~h j im~r- 1Wr !he Ih f - r>ril 26 ./22. Copy to isS rorley, rlho 81"0 e of the nast . She said that s he lalew the M :or e 8 be I in iact ,.hen ho VIPS born. In tellin~ one or two anecdotes of hil and his r'- rents and r ic ~e r t:.i... B 8ze1 , she 6pO.[8 of h1s char- acter when he war. a boy, how his eensitiveness would make him roeitively cry, the tears run dOl"ln his faoe because of his helrlessness to o . ntrol himself. Her boy sh o calle d h im . H w clean he always was in his habits and selectin~ his corpanions , that which, al- ways brought a lot of comfort' to Dr , :lainier. How h o could have gone to Weet-oint if he had tho money, yet she was I>lad th"t he didn ' t . HOf! he had inher i t ed his executive ability f ror hie motber. Howat ooe time, ehe was at ~ artha ' . Vineyard , when he was about f our and a helf years old I ehe happened to glanoe down t he street, Bnd eeeine a lot of boys in uniform who s ho Id be l eading them but young ' r . Willard the smallest of the lot, and he had on a old uniform wi th a wooden sword .,e!'laulotte e a8 they used to wear in those days and the Civ il war oap, Hor; wilful he was at t i mee , ye t never wioked , alweys ready to aot and always ready io orgarize any snd everything , quick to thi nk out :ple.ns . Of his ~ other : • he said t e at sbe as a wonderfull capable ~oman . even walle running her sohool duties, her horne life worked evenly and orderly. Sbe was an ext raordinary woman . IJ:bat sbe had contracted the eteeaee of •.hiob t ,'e both 6i ed fron him. Tho won- derful letters ",Mob ehe received fro", his otber, which have cvidently been placed among ~s . Sanborn's thin~ e possi bly in tl.e store - houee , for she could not find them, Of ~js Fatber : Brilliant man , clean and upright all through . now be said t o ldss l.orley at tbe tine tJ-at the aj or wae born . "Unto Il,e a eon 1s born". How he hod said to Ilrs . Straiebt at one t i me when tbey were talking about the youne man, "He eot e verythinz from us . so he cannot do anything wrong" . Of h is Sister: ' ow reserved and timid she V18S , due no doubt to the bringing uI' with .,bich ehe was subjected tc in her young days. Cf 1Or,3nnborn: \VI'et a wonderful spiritual uplifting it ~HlS for h i ll! E:1 noe the T'·aE Bln~ on of iaJs. Sanl-,om. tret it Vlaa the crly thine th.t had hel"ed hi to atand the ordeal , at,d t'"t -1'(, SOl]' om pOBsibl: felt that she could a ~ better work 'O,here she went to. ()f the chiloren : Shc thouCht tie t \fhitne would be a Original In private hands. , '- I ( . The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell Rlvers..t] ", 2 "wond erful charaoter t th~ t i e ...cAtlice '7:0 ld be a ~onorou8 g1 ver like her 1i'pt her . Cf wr . Sanborn : "he thought that the beEt thing waB f or th1ntB t o eo alone 11: e they were . thet later on perha"s thineB wo" ld wor l'e d out alo,,!! diffe rent lines . lloVi h is ohn dren we nt t o him for eve rything , ..nd haw he oould hel th"", v.ith the ir different difficulties , t ' Rt be wr s 11 .e a '" ,the, to them . She wo ld 11" e to have t he letters t o read tha t B ~t r!:d P'ht wrot e rUe s tCraokow1 zer a nar:.e tlBt she bad .forg otten fo r ye" rs, th- t wae jUEt brou!!'ht back to he r, and nny ot he r old art i oles frotl U 'eir f ri ends . , • \I The Willard Straight Papers at CorneU RIvers",. -. -- - ' .A - -The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell lIIl'ers",- .., • j •• The Willard Straight Papen at Cornell nlver.ity • , '-- HOWARD C. LAKE COU"'SIltLOR AT l.-• ......--aao.L256 BroadWay. Nlitw TORk June 16th, 1921!. Yr. Herbert Croly, Edi t or, The lIew Republio. #~2l W. 2let Street, II... York, lIew York. Dear 5ir:- Last week I telephoned the offlce of tho Estate of Willard Straight, and was told that you now had oharge of the preparation ot the me~ orla1 vol ume. Enclosed, is a copy of a letter written Mr.Fledler on the 5th day of October, 1921. I was told 9hortly after the writing of that letter, that the vol~e Y uld be Issued in Spring of 1921. I will be obliged to you, if you wll l wr1te me as frankly and t ully as your time parmlts. HCL:EI Yours v~ry truly, ~~~~ ~...T.-h~e..W--i-l;l-anr:d--S-;t-r-a;i-grhnt-=-P:a=-p=e=r-s::a;-t ;Corr:l=if-t,=l,.-nrr.;R::I;v;;e;r;:s:•"t•.,;. --'-' ,. A. I. r1~, J:eq., ' t.110 lmoadft, I.. Tort, •• , Dlar Mr. rltdler:- About .11 ,ean agQ . left with you four poetalw, two leuerl, t.o dra.1qre all4 t.o page. froe thl "Cornell WlclaW" for pOIUble u•• 1n a 1111&rd ftralB'lt __rlal "Oluml, .hloh ••1 thIn oontemplated. • I ha"e ne...r hard aDJthlng further about t1l8 matter I"olpt that I rlO.1"ed thl oopl.. at the _pe1n. ·U1&,· oontllnl~ an a ccount of h1. career 1n the Far ' la,t. Will you pIlase let ... know .hether th1a "01_ 11 atill 1n contemplation. If 80, of Oourl', I would 11t. 11k. t. raoel"e a copy. It and .hln you ha..e no further ...1 for tlI8 artlol.a I Iltt wlth you, I lhall want th.. baGt. BOLID • Yours nrJ tr.uly, - .' Willard Straight at ,,"6, • ~--~------- ~ - -'he Willard Straight Papers at Cornell Rlver8lty ~ . ?l..R c ""- ~ . (A. _e6t.(j' "-~ -u-~ ~. S~ __ _ ~ 'eY J.. ..._ o wA . , . L r--"#..- e ;:;t. ." ~6 "'4 ~ 'LP_ -f?c. ~RJ..~ ~ J.-r~~~~,L ~~cy~~ . , ~ ......... fiI.> t 1(, - . r• The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell nl•versdy .. 1M Willard Straight Papers at Cornell niversay -_-_-... ....-.. <---- ..-- c::nofeffJJmOf.l Y'NaP6U~W§otr/i 9J..4"V.' H6t. r,,. 'A_"~ 11... 1(0.>..... - 11_1J..11i.. y ; , ';;.;:;.;:;./{'".. 6ram.: Jr..-r, 41.... 347 .."D IS ON AVENUE HItW YORK June 28, 1922 My dear IIrs. Straight: On my return hom the 'ar East I have learned of the wonderflll gift which you have made to Oornell UniTersity. As an alnmnus of that institution, I doubly $Ppreciate it and am in a position to see what great good will be aooanplished. In the long line of Oornell men there has been none in my judgment who in his charaater and in hi. servioe typified and illustrated better than di4 IIr. Straight the most valuable traditions of Oornell and the ideals whiah we wish to hold in prominenae among the suaae.aiTe generation. of aollege men. What a splendid thing it is that you thus carry forward hi. work and spir1t. In my recent journey in whioh I traveled widely not only in Japan and Kore., but throughout Ohina, inaluding IIsnchuria, my work took me to plaoes where 1Ir. Straight labored and where he so worthily represente4 his nation. llhile this was the shortest of my five trips to the Orient, it proved to be the most ti mely in many respeats and I trust tho most hnitflll. With kindest regard., Sino~y nllard Stra1s:: IIrs. · lll50 l1fth ~venu., ft .. Ton: City. II - - he Willard Straight Papers at Cornell Rlver8lty ", w4t fwry )lnt,t Iw.c _ _ . . . . . . . .D.......-..a...~ Pld,N c.-e.rtiofI W. )I. I_'SHB.",UGH. Propril'IOr I • GIVE5 51,'*'._ TO comIEIL [1- ID -.U] ... ..tre, DDroth,. PaTH Wbltl!.f!1 Slra1&bt, "do -.dI tblap far eor-n. .......- alb" .. ' " fDQ' tblu mo.a. ,tUBI to lIl&ke lH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ..,u .. . tnuullated Into tact by the ereetJOD of • '1....._ ......... .. " ' .A: a ee~ter tor ~Ial and recreatloaal ••~bI. .,....... JI'u'_ .,...~ at tl1laea, H. Y, • TIw Willard Straight r apers at Cornell Rl•Verslty ., .CO ID,ELL t;Xln: nsrnITIL\C_\. :n."'\\~\·ORK \)1.' ' '.:IlI'nc: t; I'IU: S IIII'; ST .re. nil....d Straight 1130 Flfth ATIGUI J .. Tort Clty July 5. 1933 Dear Mr•• Stzaight: I haTe your letter ot JuDe 30th. whloh I haTe r.ad 111th oar. and beTe dbcuued lDtomally With the a_Hie. on GlGeral AcSalnl.tratlon of the Bo&rd of Truth.. of the OninuHy. 1. A. to th. _ of th. buildlq. I oan al.ur. you tbet the Trustee. oord1&lly weloo. . youz r.queat that the building bear th. name of Wl1l ard Straight. P.r.onelly I haTe glTen lOme thought to thi. and no beUer _ bu ooourr.d to me than 1111....d Straight 1Ial1. W• •lIall. hOlleTer. be guided by your Wi.he. in thl. matter and e&n doubtle...... riT. at a ..tiafactory oonolu.ion. 2. With regard to the oontrol of the bul1ding When collplet-ed and ln operation, I agr.e .ith you that thi. 1& a IIO.t lIIportant and n tal probl... I han already .t....ted to gather ua11"abllllnforaaUon regarding th• •yet. . of oontrcl ln .imllar bu11dinga ln typloal A-.rie&n unlTera1tl . . and 11111 haTe .uoh _terial &n&lyzed and reedy for pr"8Dtatlon and dl.oua.lon &8 • oon U praoUoabl.. 1fh1l. ibl. _tier hal not be.n torally dllou...d by the Tru.t.... I thhlt ibere 1. no doubt that ". _14 all agr.e "lth you that the prlary reepoIl81b111iy muat re.t ln the .tudenta th_alT.. but With euoh eateguarde through faoulty or other parUo1paiiOll 10bat oertain Tlial lntere.t. are proTlded for. I fancy . . . . . thl. probl_ trom much the .eme polnt of n .. u youruU and Will agre. 1I1thout difficulty &8 to the 111.. prcoedure. 3. Tou ere enUrely nlbt alec that the choloe of the '\lPIrint.ndent or warden 11 at yUal iaponano.. TM. oholce 1111110 b. made 111 th the uillOet oer. &lid I .6an ...ur. you tbet yoo ,,111 be thoroughly ooneulted befor. any .tep. ere taken. 4. It go.. 1I1thout ..,1IIg that your euggeetiona "lth regard to reeding _thr In the library or loungl ,,111 be mo.t ,,81co••. 5. At to _berlll1p in the >mlon, 11>1. i. ¬hlr que.tion 1Iblch hal 11010 be_ tor.ally di.cu.ned but to which tho.. of 1>8 110.10 lnter..ted ha•• pT" .011 thoapt. I bell. .e "e are all CODYinced that the oo1y . y 111 "hiob the >mlon could be made IUcc ...ful and 110. tlnanclal .t&bUlty UlUred 11 by compul.ory m_ber.hlp of the atlldent body. !llere _y be oertaln 1I1nor proble•• oall1ng for &4juetaenh. bat I think froll IUch .oundlq I CO l/NELL l KIVEHSITY ITi JACA. is EWYOIlK OI·'He,.: O.- 11U; I'IlE s mt:XT of Truotee HnUm.nt at I beTo b.en able to mak. tbet th. Board ,,111 cordially adopt a reoo..... ndation "ith regard to central oompul.ory memb.rahip and inolud. the noo•••ary f •• ln the r.gul.... bill. renderod to the .iud.nt. annually . The amount of .uGh ".11fee oan be deterlllned atter further analye1.. Tou ,,111 r.alise that on thll polnt. a. at on the other•• I am .p.llie oOlllltte. to repr ...nt til. Unlver.l ty in thll IIltter at I "1Ih to have 1 t fully reprl•• taUT' • Ily plan 1. not to conflne it to thl Board of Truat... but to brlng ln certlin repre••ntltlT" of oiber groupl who•• &4Tl0' "ould be .ound and helpful. I am lUTlng neat ,,".t for a 1I0nth" oomplet. Taoai1on Balmon fi.hlng in Canada. I .ball be baot Auguat 15th and. of oour... at your .ervlc. ln any way you deo1re. Th. temUy ,,111 illite 110. headquarhra he re for the IlUllllller, "' Ilro. Farrand 11 Ib.orbed ln gardening and the Tarlou. probl.m. whioh go 1I1th 110, "hlch .eem to bo inflnlte. She join. lie ln "ar...t rlgard. to you. I lhall prol>ably be ln Jew Tort for a oo.up1l of day. next "eet before leaTlng for the north and it you ere .10111 1I1thln reach .hall at l ... t call you cn tho t~.phone to ••• If ther. 1. any 1 ••lltano. I oan giT' you. ' Al. .y• • incerlly your •• £. -7"7.~ ;Z~~ L1Tlngiton Farrand II The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell Universlty .<, ..........n . . .. . . .T RIllV. JAMIES St'Ut.RIN , •• CO-'NT AvaNU. FOUNDED ISSI TI[LIE:,"HONIr 0878 MOANINOIIIDIi!: ~--. CORNELL UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANlA oFftCras "r:.!IQfT - - \'tell ,..stI)flI'f . - T1lLUl.. . . . ___ ~...y - - - UQtnU.A - - - .AU W . (lAH. ·U IOtIM w . TODfI. ~ ' .L~·" IOtIM p. ",-,1(1, ·U T. .. MKn1udj r k .I.fe-. Uur ~~ 1~ L\A..l-U1UVh ---=Th::e--:W:=il=la--rd-:--S:::'--rm-=.°-g-:h:-t-rP;;:'a-p-e-rs- a--t-:-C7'or-n--e;'"1TiU'-'ni'--ve-:::r~8'-;:-'Y:--'- ., ---------------- r ItA " '- t_ r.Atl'lfTT f..J ,t<. . ROCHESTER TIMES-UN IO N ""D ADVfRT1!>f..R Jul; 10 , I n? lir a . IHl laro. t}trairh t 1139 Flft t Avenue , .NS"·: Y o ri~ Ci ty . As one of t he Cornell ;:en .vho £r.e'" .•i llsrd Stro i gh t wa ll me] I be , er:ni tted t o cOf1.g r :.: t ulrte :tou end CDfl'IJ'lB n d y ou hi :-hl y for the 'IOn' erf ul 'llemor i:ll t ha t ~' O 'l £ T 8 to ~ i7e Cornell i n his h o no ~ Eve ry one of hiS f rie nds mu st hrve been thrilled by the 00- nouncemen t of your gi ft r r..d I em su re t ::at a ll \'1il l s pp r ec l o te "iho.t YOll hO';e decided to do . Cornell hliS needed ',',h at yo u have planned end i n YO llr de cis i on you a r ~ sureljpe rfe c tly cu r r yi ng out ioi r . ~trBi?,ht ' B wls r.. e s . di neerel, yours , C' tf'~U~ ~,--4 _ ur ellA.''''I. AcC ID&IfT -UlfD 1I......_ »"P.utTX.1IT JIlly 19, 1922. J.!ra. Willard D. Stro.1ght. 1130 Fifth Avenue• New York City, U. Y. ~ dear l'ro o Straight: Ae .. lI!8mber at the ola.. at 1901, Cornell tJn1..eraUy, I deaire to expreu to you -.r:t perao,*l aenle ot ..ery keen appreoiation at your moat generoua g;itt to the Univerdty in honor at llr. St.rai&ht, who ...... c1a..~te and triend. lILy I be permitted to say that your generoua g;itt, prompted, a. it must baTe been, by .. deaire to elevate the plane ot eduoation, a. wall a. i to .at. Cornell .. lJOre hutan place, will andear your name and meIDOry in the haarta and minda at an CornalUAna. The Willard Straight j rapers at Lomeli VRlversuy • ,9'I~H ~" ':1""",,.1' I#ti:ty.1 ~..u, ~,'iA"""'" - ".,!iI,.,..rAook c"o.. .. . " •••'. ....-...0. Yflu'Ctuf« .1ul7 20, 1922. ""C"i.<_.I.OK"""""w...".,.'0'.'.IK.l.U'..''','' ,___.._.._A. _ . _.. ",0,1.I1t"",,,W,. c,u..... w,....",., ..... ....... _, _'" lOW, r WIU>.". .../O .. ~ A_'"....,.0U'.> "''''''''', we. _ . O' '''-NIIO'''. ".,.• . ". lire. Williard B. Straight. W••tburg. Long Is18l1d. Dear Kr8. Straight: All a Cornell man of the Claas of 1906, I want to express to ;you the grat1tude I f.el for the s-neraaa provision ;you have made for the n_ Cornell lIn1an.. I maw of no more oonetruotiTe pl.... for the goocl of Cornell than those Whioh ;you have recent17 1lWIgurated. . When I entered Cornell in 1901 I waa a "",re kid of sixteen and at that imPre••laaabl. age Wh~ the hero-worship of older MIl who h&d made their ]Brit. .ent a great deal to me. One of the out.tancl1D& pereon&lltle. of the first fftfl we.n in Ith&o&, and eme .hoa I oounted it a verT great priTilege to maw, was • Inl" Straight. He oame baoll:: to help wlth the DeUa !1Ul Delta rushing, and on Tall;y Ho parties and other gala .Tente he waa so kind to me that he has e1wqa .toocl out in . , _r;y &8 a Prinoe of a fellaw, and Jtq great regret . .. thet he 0 ...... before Jtq time in College. I hope sometime that it ~ be Jtq priTl 1ege to meet ;you and to thank ;you in pereon for the hsndBOM thing whioh ;you haTe done for Jtq Ala& llater. 5inoere17 ;yours, CK ..." ..es 1t. lCe .... II: Y He A l.. DOW .II:CICCII KELLEY & BECKER C OUN SII: L.OtlUi "'T LAW 3 • • "''''OI SON AVENUE NEW YORK rc .... _ n ......I>I _ 'LT 12•• e ... . ..... . . ...."c... .. Jul;y 21, 1922• lira. Willard Straight, We.tbur;y, Long Ialand. Dear lIadam: Will ;you pormit me aa an alumnu8 of Cornell uniTersit;y to sB¥ that in my opinion ;your r ecent benefaotion to Cornell in the shape of funda for the establishment of a Cornell union, i8 one of the moat notable oontributions to !merioan eduoation which baa been mad~. It ahould be the oause of great aatisfaotion to ;you to Itnow that unII::nown numbers of stUdent generations will enJo;y the benefits of ;your goneroait;y, Ver;y tru17 youra, PresUent, CORBnL 1lIImRSIU CLlJll. 1$ --- 7""'- BIG .!!'e Willard Straight Papers at Cornell niversdy • .......'n,OHlO * ...81,1122. GINN AND COMPANY r ; r - r "15 ASl-UlUmoN PL.,\l'E 1I0::lTON ~ _, ~ ~ >- Dc. • The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell R•lVerSlty 8ETHLEHU4 SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION . LTD. FORE. RI"IE.R PLANT QUINCY, MASSAC HUSeTTS ~ ,war lin. Str"lcht: U .. 010.. peroODlll f n _ of 1aDZ _ _• I ...t to ."P.... ~ opp:eoaUOll !!f the litt tbat TOU ban __ to tbo lID1....i\7 of • Soc1&l lID1on. I _ ..... tbat tbon i. ""t!WIg _, could ban he.. d_ for _ lID1....it1 wIlioll would b. of .... heD8t1t '0 tbo . _ , lIoq .t larp thm .. litt ot thh tiDl. 1IUlard Straight . . ODO of tbo IIIOD in Coll... who. I t.lt. ,bad tbo int....,. of tbo . _ t bodJ .t heart••nd it 10 • fiDO '!WIg to f ..l tbat hie _.,. could he perpo.ted in • hulld1nl of th10 tiDl. nth b..t pereow wiobo•• I V,1'1 tJ'l1l11oun. ,f/)/kit••. ,_-. lin. W11lard St"1aht. 1Iuthuzi. ~ I.1.aD4. Now York. • ~";;'ln."h'e--'W;=il;;-l-ar-d:;-S-;::;t-r-a-i:-g-:h:-t--'-P=-a-pe-r-s-a-t-:cno-r~neli'i"l"UTn...i..-ve-r-s-',rt:-y~.....-...." ," - ~ --,:)-. .: .... .•• -. , TM Willard Straight Papers at Cornell Univer.ay £ • ~~4 ~ ~ ~~~ £ The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell Rivers't] ., - -- The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell ",•vers&ty ." THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES 120 BROADWAY. NCW YOAK ......."'Ie ...... "o o . WALTIUIt, .~cc:,"' eNT f.' u..ulta 10'. , . . ...... . I1IH.TON .T• • O'TON, ""A' • • c: ..... 1: ....... OU.".T. . .• ....I..LION 1'.1 W . A . OAY , ..... IIt S ID II!... T BOSTON, July 26, 1922. Ur•• W1llard D. StrD.1ght, "eetburg, Long leland, New York near Iladam: I am one of the thousands of Cornell Alumn1 Who apprec1ate your grea t g1ft to Cornell University an d Who look f orward to far reaching re.ults in the . development of character of thousands of college undergraduates through 1ntercour.s 1n thi s building. AlthoU@b I was a class mate of Hr. Streigh t and had s11ght acqua1ntance with him, I cannot claie to have known him well, but hi. career has certainl~ been an inspiration to all of us Who have been proud to apeak of him du ring many years a e a meaber of the claoe of 1901. It happens that I am al.o a member of the Board of Directors of tho Cornell University Chr1st1an Assoc1at10n and have been int1mately ae~~a1nted With Mr. R. H. Edwards for a great many years. I am. t h erefore, grateful in a spectal manner to you for your generoua support of the work Wh1ch Mr . Edwards is directing in all of i t. pha.es in Barnes Hall. I wish to thank you both for myself and for my boy Who expects to enter cornell about the time this n6W build1ng w1 11 be erocted and for the thousands of boys and girls who are already baing h elped year atter year at Barnes Hell for your gift to Cornsll. Sincerely yours . ~ft1.vJ~ ROT/IC ~t>1 GEORGE 8AIN CUMMINGS Arc"itecl "t -Ut SfCUIITY MUTUAL IUILDIJrlG IINCiHA"TON. NEW YOI" l~ 18ft. 1111. 1Ir. 111larl D. Stre1allt. ••etburr. ~. I •• I ~...t want . . toU JOo .... -saIlV fillo I think lOur g1tt of a Ullin to o-U 1JJl1nn1Q 1•• I . . are tllot ill no otller ~ eoall JOo _ .... ,ett.r fulfill... lIr Stra1&Ilt'. l ..ire aM bt_U... •• U_1 fo.l p.r.aoalll iDl.'tei to ,.... lion .1Mor.ll ,oar., The Willard Straight Papers at Corne University • TH E PITT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY I NCD",.DIIArro ENGI N EERS ·...aJ> CONTRACTORS 11:.0 . """ . " BAltGI:" • ",,,.oc.., C.L .W I LCD•• , ..u ....., . F"ULTON BUILDING PITTSBURGH , PA. July 28, 1922. lIy dear lira. Straight, As an alumnus of Cornell University I wiah to expreaa to you my appreciation of your generosity to the University in the gift which you have made in honor of your de- ceased husband. I W.8 a classmate of Mr. Straight, and re- member Tery well bis &en1al personality_ All CorneillaDs honor his memory and are proud that they haTe such a good friend in you. Your gift will indeed add greatly to the happineas of the Cor- nell students. Again expressing . , appreoiation, I am, lira. Williard D. Straight, 1130 Fifth Avenue, Wew York City. M. Y. The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell R•lver"ty ., . W . . . .. INLAV• .., .... • 0 ."0"0 STIIlI:CT NI:W Y OIllK - •. .vu~-CWI- f II The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell niverslty .., ( 1 /") 7-3 ~:, (.> . ---~ -~~-~--= ~~....c...- ~ ~ "> ~o..-(/ , ~ ~2UA./h 4~ Z:;- ~ tz:v- '~.rUA.."'" 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July 31. 1922 Yr• . Willard Str&ight Weatburg Long Isla.~d. W. Y. ~y dear Yrs. Straight: It is wlth mixed emotlons that I write to express to you my very great ~pre=latlon of what you propose to do for the benefit of Cornell Uni verai ty In bullding the 'Cornell Unlon". Because of my very frequent Vielt. to Ithaoa and Cornell Unlvsrslty I know how greatly a Cornell Unlon has been needed In years past and I know that I speak for many thousand. of Cornelllans When I express my great gratltude to you for what you are dolng In memory of my late classmate Wl l1ard. It may be of Intereet to you to know that In the Sprlng of 1901 when Cornell athletlc. were In a very serlous flnanclal oondition your husband Was one of those moat active In coming to the rescue and organizlng the Stun·t Brigade whloh later grew Into Spring Day. At that tlme though I Was an undergraduate In the College of LaW I la8 muoh older than my olassmates and my Wife and 11ttle glrl and I r.si~ed In Ithaca durlng the tlme that I Was attending the Law College. Ie owned a very beautlful blg black dog whc welghed about 180 pounds and IIIlard . or as we affectlonately oalled hl m Izzy. concelved the Idea of maklng a zebra out of the dcg. Yr•• Metcalf and our 11ttle glrl entered heartl1y Into the apl rlt of the occa.lcn and 1111ard and the rost cf tho oomml ttee ;alnted the yellc~ strl pe. on the dcg wh11e Mrs. Metcalf hsld hlm In the frcnt hall cf our amall house on Stewart Avenue. After tho dog was beautl tully deoorated he ahook h1m.elf vlgcrously and splattered our entlre first floor wlth yellow water cclor. after whlch It was necessary to glve hlm a ssocnd and more durable coatlng. Our col ored cook unfortunately did not know Wlllard as well as dili the rest of the family 80 that after the paintlng eplsode he did not stand very hlgh With her and she e>pressed herself very freely as belng entl rely eatlsfled that the dog shook lhe paint ell over the house for she sald he knew he wao belng malie a fool of. Because at my pClltlon cn the Executlve Comolttee of the Cornelllan Councl1 durlng the ~a.t year I have. of ccurse . known mors or Ie•• of your contemplated glft but I nevetthele•• am dellghtedly surprlsed at 1t. ~ltreence. All ble.elnge carry dl.appolntmente and our. 1. that Wl11ard cannot be present to know the great - 2- WILLIAM MnCAL.., ... ft . ......~IT,.. .U.,.." , ...0 ..... ........".u ,...ot .. . 're. lIillard Stralght Jul y 31. 1932 appreclatlon of every Cornelllan toward. hlm and ycu . 'Pleaee pardcn thl. l engthy letter and accept my heartlest thanks for the magnlflcent glft yau are ~aklng to the Unlveral t y. '{our . ver y truly IVJr/HAC AVUlard Str~hl NELLCt)K Ufo' ""T••'UI""CLUB 8•• L.oU . . .0., .lqut 1, 1922 • .r~. ar~ ~~ , ~ 7Jtu, J ~~~~r"'~~ '~a. ~.,,~~......~h_-'7;; ".'lIvg,1Ir.. 11.D. st~l@jlt, 4 HY LaIg 101... •• . r 40ar ..... Stnlpt: f St LoU., a. _11 ., In - a. P~..!!ll11lUY.~!!. f:r_.lift to I t!:...It 1..... ~U7-.11 Club 0 • If of 111. C......_ 7"" for IploD4U I 4o.lro to _loh 70U - " ~ fUUJic_, ba. b1o1o1..m_., __ .. ~tIalof all 00"", If mob a ... o.t_ 4_ r ~ ~"Jl' ,(aU~. ~~~ ~.;~.1T..u..J ~7.~:'- c::c:............L.....A. I ~ .liT . ;£ ,£ Ct4< Co L.£ ..-.. -'" _li 1....,......_&114toa_l tlo - lmoo.luIDl44b.eb_aM'"' l C_111.... ... ORr _ , 1a':F. (-I~4 r~ ~~~7,"'''«~;-,6 7~~7~ , StTlliglat at - - - - - - -"------------ . ~- --~- -~--- • L 1-" -~o\.] 0- Ai. .J..T.--.r '''''T~ , --_._--- ... -Augu.at • til, 1922. O.,.....J. T......,. ATTO..........T-4A. -" -. l.OU~tII, ..~ lira. Willard strus> to, Weatburg, Long ISland, #2 Be. York. lIy dear !frs. straight:- I traat y~u .ill DOt oonsUer it 811 intruaion if I tell you tile peraoDal joy and aatisfaoU on tbat, aa a Comelllan, your graoious gift in ... mory of your bas_ las giTen me, and I bolieve baa giT8D all tbe 811l1li11. It ..a my goQJ. for tan. 10 be present at tbe Board ....Ung WbSl tbo annoQDo_ent _ JUde by the president,of your generosity in oarryillg oat the prona1ona of Ilr. streigbt's will, It iB an ideel interpr.tation of biB wi.b.s and I bell ...... wl11 be of inoaloulable I· benefi t to tbe 1Jl11... rslty and tile ander grsdaste body, and iB a f1 tUng .•....orial to Ilr. straigbt • It _ my gooi for~. to me.t bim but on tbo oooaai on of a fe. of tbe Board meeUngs, aa be 00 soon after bis eleotion entered tbe BerTie. of biB oountry a b _ , but my bri.f aoquaintanoo wi1l1 bim . . my 1m01lil.edge of biB 11fe from ot ber., baa led me to bold biB in _ _ory. to y oa to roali•• tbe .f:lltotionate reooll.otion tbat BO !Dany of th. alumni baTe of IIr. Straigbt, and that tbi. building will evor stand 88 a monument to tbat memory and be of a d lasUng ua.fIlllnass to tbos. students of tbe years to ooma. ~U7Sino.roly yours, ...-:r--• 'lbe be.ullhl plan s~tted w111 make tb1e building one of arobiteotw81 _ U•• of tb. oampus and I Imow it will be a great 0 CIIt1Olation - - ---- Straight Papers at . H . L. . STIEVIENS 40 tUnAL lurltT .O.TOII, ........ August 11, 1922 • • My Dear Yrs. Straight: Please oermit me as one of the Alumni of Cornell University to express to you my sincere ap- preciation and gratitude for the magnificent gift which you have . just made to the University. The form which your gift has taken,of a SOo ia1 Union~is partiC- ularly fortunate at the present time, as this is one of the things of which Cornell has been in great need for years past. You have performed a s plendid ser- vice for the University. Very sincerely yours, ~~ 7 Ilro. Willard Straight, We stboro, Long Island. II . Y. .. .J . P . HARRtS VIC:II: _ los-rr (1 THE UNION TRUST COMPANY CLEVELAND Septellbar 6th" 1922 • a. : orotby iihitney Str aight, 1150 Fifth . venue, Hew York, 1l . Y., 1:y dear !.rs . Str a ight: As 8 former olassmate and friend of your l ata husband, and as an alucnua to whom Cornell and all or it. intarests are ~ery deer, I want to .~ea. to you ~ deep appre oiation of the wonderful gilt whioh you hays seen tit to bestow upon ~ Alaa ~ter 8S a permanent memorial to lllud Straight. I oongratulate you al ao upon the purpose to whioh you have designated your &itt., not only beo auss I happen to know that no cauae at Cornel l waa 0108er to lJ~lard'. baartthan the maintenanoe throughout the student body of 8 tine esprit de oorpa and. genuine sense of real demoor aoy , but eyeD .ore beoause to my mind no 8in~le Willard at z - 2- influence is going to oontribute more to the development ot oharaoter and high i dealiec than this wh ioh you ha ve now 80 Qun~icently provided . Al l Cornelilans owe you a deep debt of gratitude, a nd I know I aI:! voioing the sentiment ot thousands in trying to express to you in thi s poor way my own fsaling or appre oiation. Jffi : LR." Very sinoerely yours , _f'.--.-.--/,. -='?/~ C/ - ;:> - Willard Straight 3:l ttt.v..:u ~':-u ~et~ . 1f-'1- ~ """.~.~: ~~3~ ~ . 2~ .~~ t\..£dc.,.roe..(~. ~ ~ ,~ -t4 a...-..~ r~o\ ~ ~J ~a..-'~ ~ fh - j~~ ~ ~.-&-~~. 9a-. 1(,.;, ~~ ~ -1b -"7c • r~ ~ "'f1l--L .( ~ ...~ """..c(c, ""6> to '" a~ It\,.:t-., :J ~ ~ ~ ...~ ~ a:;( ~ ~~fu~~ ~ J- ~ tv' .,-:t- 1AA~ . 'nrd Straight Papers at I.e.. 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'I '''It t t ' l I ha"Ye c lr- \ou r~ll"!r"" lo1"'n i'1'!ld1p on '=17 ..........e zo·" If r E'Tt"lr rl'o"r.!:: '!11 In..:lin "'"ton "''1 :otn "1-,. 1'"O.J ! I l ! "ufh hie 11 t.fl e !r..C{ ID " 0 ,. +p]~E'd " the tj~e . r CHin no rp':!('''!lhpr ho'. I !"c}t ":'f'eol: '·11 t-t,- .. "I.,e. I :::-""!' [~"" 10'" ot' '1'" triC'iI not "'0 ..:'£'el - j ,i<'P o~... ,.r. 'H(, C!\!'t"r+ t};ln 40 o . ! ~ c, I • [" t!7f" r.r:Dr~rl e"Xce~.,,,, 111E'n I fJI' ro lor; 4 ,-, + : ~', d "":0 "'l'""p .. 0 .... tnt. ~ The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell Univer8lty • - • -~- ::cunn 0 f' 1'\ rlle- ll comi mr 1n w u1d Mrk p my }'E'''lrt r 't- ~H:I" fl "' ll l for "1 secor-d . . ':l· ....~r t.h,.. f"',.1 1 \lould I fd ""' , Pll t ~l-(' ne'X In p'cnf I lOU ' " "'r i nk trJ"t ncrh~nfl 1 '" rrd hit fO'"le of t ~ n1"' '''r . pl1o '\1f'l TlPA r Ly !:HH~ \~ :mId :"cf"l ha rrill ' 'l 1 nvp.r 'rr i n . ! "':lJ' rvrlled 0'1 '" )0 ... r"' l~Jt 1;'1 p. t if! iJ' hl:"".n 1 ( l r :-c 'ilh l c h ,,. ou1 " "' IJ Jrto "' '!:P r'l i Y;-o F' t ll:f lI ke +' ... . rl' 1 \t W!!r" r ot "' fT"j tU Q 1T1f"rc . It i F' r ... tll t. 'horr!1-1£' n!p-}d;I"Inre ''I t t1"'l"f" . ~hor.l· S .,u thrl e upcere. ~/ , ~~~ B. Wharton . 5 west 114th Street N61r York City. PlIASES of WAR - -~---- 1. Illusion A Boy, dllring his teens , saturated himself with the r omance and glories of \lar . All his readinjOs - poetry, prose. history - catJ.sed him to idealize war as the ultimate in life ·that a man could ex erience , as the rare jewel 1n the history of the world which came , at long intervals , into posses sion of the fortunate . He idolized soldiers as a clao s apar t from and above the average of men, as beings impervious to hardship , s toical , knowing no fear , Gods unto themselves. Ke dreaJ!led dreams of when he woul d be a man, that a war woul d happen and he would go. He knew there would be a fascination for him in t he pounding of cannon, in the staccatic sound of rifle fire . He longed to face death - but befo re his t houghts reached the oblivion of death they ended. The Boy grew into a Youth and 'IBJ' 2. War l Deep, black headlines in the newspaper s that unfix men, that welcomely overshadow t he disagreeable routine of their lives? ~uick nords on all men' s tongues - brave vlords l No longer is pain.taking consideration and Judgement exvect.e4. The voice of the Nation comcands - 'Rere, this is right; I lead, you follow, blindly , dumblyI , • • •• •• Spirit l the ruahinc f orward of a nat.lcD, Straight Papers at Page 2. its eyes fixed upon one goal . discarding all thin~s, good and bad , for the attainment of the one end . . .. ... .. Colors waving- - red , white and blue t ••••• The inspiration of countless men, no matter they are drab colored , dralm mystically into a unit and marching rythmically toward sacrifice ••••••••••• ~erotc. 'an~ covetted honour ! •••••.• .• ••••• The satisfaction of pity l .•.•.•••••• The pat hos of partinBs l . ••••••••••• SobbinS. soothing BobB ~ •••• •• ••••• War 1 Glorlous 1 One must go ! • .....•.. It was too grand to miss! .... This liar ! The Youth went . .n.. Actuality. 1.. At noon the July son beat uown Bcorchinely upon the hard. macadam road . From unde r the shuffl ing of 'myriad marching feett.rose a white cl oud of dust . It enveloped and follo\led the S10i DOVing column; it clung to shoes and lee.gins ; settled on heads , shoulders and paCAS ; t he men breathed it , their teeth gritted on it; it burned throat. anu choked lungs . From time t o time::: a creaking , t\'lO \,lheeled cart :passed by, its t \iO horses , in tandem, driv en by an aged1French c ountryman sitting sidevlays on h i s shafts . On top of the mountainous load cf beds , mattresses , wardrobes and all man- ner of housefurnisbings WOUl+e an old woman . Children fo l lo\1ea alongside and in rear . Bone seemed to notice the troops passing by; the minds of these French were fi lled with ~ visi~1'I\ of the 1home. they had left . Les Boches viennent , ~ ~-t I~ C31Ile ambulances and trucks . over the tailb6ards of which hunt, .oldiers , in torn , muddy clothing, with Page 3 . bandages , onet \,Ihlte , now red , on heads, shoulders and arms . They appeared'stupid , these wounded Amer icans, with the stupid~ty ot the mind which meets that lI11ich is too colo.sal to com rehend • .And in the other direction. forward as the troops were going, long con- voys of dirty French camions pounded and fla_ped by; batteries of ? 5 ' e , the pieces dravm by unkempt , emaciated horses j wagon trains and rolling kitcl1ens . In the sky ahead appear ed huge , .au- sage-anaped baloons turning lazily in the wind and showing on each side eyes of concentric red , V1hi te and blue ci. rcles . The whir of avions was c ons tantly in the air . At interval s alongside the road we re camouflaged guns - eight and ten- inch long rifles - manned by ununiformed Frenchmen . An excited command , f lame and black smoke belched forth~ a roar and the pr oj ec tile reverberated through the air . Among the marchin/, soldiers \tas the Boy \/ho had idee,lized and l onged for war . TllOugh his feet hurt him; his cloth ing chafed h is s wea t pourinG body ; his J.,ack depressed him; though his throat \iaS parched and it \'Ias not easy tu breathe yet he avpreciated "/he.t waa hapIJe nine . He sensed the drama. - the atmoB!lhere of dRnger, the s treng th of the mass 01' fresh trooi1s - Americana _ be i ~ fo rced fo rward to a id the tired French . sto.v the GelT~ drive on Paris . ncr , its pic t uresqueness. He knew , by this fi rst sight 01 - 'he Willard Straight Papers at Cornell R•lverslty .., Page 4. ~. I t rained - steadil y . The ~ater soaked t hr ough slicker and clothing and coursed dO\ID the body . Tae fields over which the me n marched were heavy with mud . It formed great clods abou t the feet , doubling , tri pling and 8.s s ec1 him and one of us lighted a cigal'et. t e for him . There was the one dovm in a deep dugol.lt , his , /Ounds 50 foul they smelled bj,lt he never evoke' s. word of complaint . They l/eren 't cO\,iards, I don ' t believe , s.n:y 01 them . I reApect them as soldiers ."But ," the ala l aay put in, "hall about atrocities? How c an y ou reconcile yourself with them?" • I think most 01 the atrocities were a f iction . I never saw any and I don't be lieve there were many more than have a l 'Ways be~n conunitted in war . Men can't 1;..0 out to kill each other and be very de licate and eentlemanly about it . We were trained to kil~ a \fo unded enemy in rear just a.3 the Germans were . There \\"8.6 a reason for it, of c ourse, s o he co ....ldn ' t cra\ll to an abandoned mach ine- (t\.1l1 and wi pe us out from the rear . But you were n ' t told of the ue1y thine s we may have done . Just as you \leren't told of the Bood things t he Ge rw~ns may nave done . "I felt I mhiBed an interesting OljV-~- tunity, after the ~~istic u , in never havinE met a Ge~, a young Gennan like me , who had been on the l ine opposite us . I should have shaken hiD hand , 5la~ped him on the back, sat at a c ate table '7ith him , boucht him drinks and found out which of us Bave the other the worst hell. I eee no reason ' Ihy I should hate the Germans Grantine they may have done VITong - militaristically - ie that any reaBon to continue to hate , now the war is ended'· The 010. lady r a i aed a hana in horror l, at SllCh heres~ : ' _ _ !!!..e Willard Straight Papers at Cornell Univemty ." Pa~e 12 . - Humph , you l1ave velY stranu€: not- 10ns , I must say . II This conversation alld others liice it 111Be t up in ,his mind a shar l) antac;onisco to the war and particularly its reection uron the civilian public . Still other incidents and observat i ons allerav 8ted the fee ling . A fe',1 01 them: The self - a!J}'J. eciat i on 01 the tar worker. He heard a \oloman , "an active "ar nOI"ker l - the 1,re85 .01.11a. have lA.belled her , criticize R d.ivision of combat troops 10r lailure to parade \/el l. Her soul was blind l the YoutiJ. thought as ne looked a t her . She couldn ' t see the befluty , the inspir ation of men eSC8.1')ed from out of the a\lfulnes ~ of \far , atell:)inG jubilantl in cratefulness for l ife . Ttl<=: narrow- mindedne 66 01 tae au.:'~os­ edly intelligent . In so trivial a fact aa the ubiquitious use 01 the term "Hun" for the Germans he felt tnere was an error . TJle Germans , he s~ id to himself , aren l t always go int:. to tre u.niversal pa.ri ahs bece.use of this \/ar . Tney '/ill be adm i t tea back into tne family of natior.~l other DeopleB "ho have wa"ed. \fars llave been . This attmulated maligning and hatred is pe t ty , pucril~ , snort- sighted . And for the same reason he felt tl1ere was an atsu.rt1ity in the elimination 01 the te aching of the German lanbu.age in scnools and colleges . "Th~ opportunism anu hy~oc'iTis 01 t c business r'l8.n , "ho rel;.arded the \181 muCJl 8S he r egaroeo. - lH.ttt.inb across" his product , as - an advertising campaicn to be follo,.ea. by action .- They , not all , 01" course , but many , Beemed unava.re 01 Palle 13. the significances behind the war and resultinb from i t - the d.SJ!l!Lbe to humanity and to economlC5 , so close and yet so distant tram them. There \las the di.al,!,ointment of the Treaty of Versailles , a frRnk avowal by the Allie. of .elfish interests and Bhort-sishted policies . Publication of the tl'eay shOwed that the diplomats had used. tj1t:: - \tar to end warM 8a a means of aSBuri ne the \'Iorld of another \'/al' . One , sLlch an one as the YOu.th, felt he had been duped , cruelly du!\ed . He knew the ideal iBnI 01 the American Boldier , the ideal iBJll of the man \lho e tops a street iil.ht when he seeD one of the b1'8\ilers get t ine the 'lorst of it , bec au se he hates unfair violence . The Germans seemed to undt!rstand it 11 no one else . He remernbered. 2 translation 01 a Gel-me.n a.ocumt::nt that had fallen into his hand~~-"·· L.he attitude of the .Amcr1c oJ.n 5010.ie1' is that of the BiB Br othe r . He thinks he >las broueht over here to save France .•... . • So close to this l idealiso, the sacri1ices and deaths of the \Jar , even tho~gh he had bet-un to think 01 it ali as sent1mental,?-Y futile , the dra.'"line of that treRty of lleace , or tlar , seemed blasphemous . And the illiberality o~ainst liberaliwn The hys teria and mental blindness of the \far anci the a1 ter-thc - ,":ar per iod , culJ!1inated in .c..' ,mv.e 9f I'eaction that swept over the country as a blight to progress and many of the finer Bocial inatinc t e . The bitterness , mental blindness and diotortion he felt to be not so ouch the fault of tlle individual as of the Covel'runent . Public opinion had been manufacture. and standardized by the covernment . The individual had yieldea up hi. !,he Willard Straight Papers at Cornell UniverSlty • -- -- .. P, age 14 . r1.;ht to indepe ndent t h 1nJ view ot the b el ilcerent= \orllich s:>e.red 1!le !!1<'UlY III uslons. G~nerat ~~~s credited wtth the phrase -Lafayette , • nous vOU t:.. · But the fact 13 t.l1at bls S)s1. co~lcuoue achleveaat In f'rllDce wu to bt.cIck the efforts of tbe Prclch Start to ~ control of the Anerlcan torcee and to use them as they " Id their own urian W!reenarle~ Haw could we eay -DOUII voila- aDd of tel" our s ervices ee ' ___-rIenne to tbe to~1CD ottlce wblch had drawn lJ!I serwret acresent~ with 'Rueda for depriving the Pol .. ot I~ca, end with Dre3t trlt1an tor the d Ivld lng UJ) tlle B!)OU e of tile ,.aatral '!II::l'tree. '!'uI"key and aa any other eu.,. state. as 'he Willard Straight Papers at Cornell University ,. Pace 2 tn dttt,caatlo ctl"Cloa long: b~tore we calle into tbe wer, So I do not tn tile leo-at eha:re tbo aurprised ladlEDallon of thole who UPbrntd the Prench to'ay. lfY IlttecUoo tOT' Ute Prcncl fa of t.oo tnUaste a kind to be t. Uta toasL In n uence4 bll Cl1ytblnr the Qu~t "'OresT or a PreDch utntster ~ay 88Y or do. t Joined the aray to fight but QB often ba~~cned In such ,C~3e3 I s ww aor~ ectual tl gbtlng ss Q correspvD1ent before I Jo 1ned the aI"r.lY than I d6d CI! a 8ol 1 1er~ Ttt!'Ou~out tbe " ar I "as tn the rO'~l on whi ch the r eur cal l ed. the front., hut In real t t y d~tng va~tQU8 et~ tr Jobs , I \m e net th er 1 ylng I n tlle mud nor ODe Job I h~d whon t be Americ an W'r"f!('1 took Cl'1~r a sector ot tb~ front WQ.I 1.0 orgBDlze t or battle-order the tnterrorrntlou or pr lBoncre of the In thle ~oontact with the Vlck of ~one 150,000 pr1:!oners I c8lIle to knOW' '"fc.trly well e'tenta md tnt.entlana On both 8tde~ or the llneJ ~ At the Arlsttce I went ~ forward to the OenanD bo:'der with the Army of ~ccupo.t1\Al. Afterward8 on the A~18tlce OO!l!!lleeloo and on varl :.oue CCl1n le r!ione In Ger~ny I .aw at ftrat hand the breakdown ot t he nld Oe'l'allD !:IIm)tIl"'e and tbe rel ation s of thed_ new oermany with the Alll e e. . . 8a ....erleane in my O!'linl on tsUed to ruage condItione Iu ~ eo that we could exerctse the "-"f"t'"AeratlnI~> and construotlve influence tn ~ean attal1"8 "tell our !)art in tbe war and our wos]. th opened betore Uh 1'tIer were u1 tra..nattonoll.t. and wa~protlteers In Prance """ _Ilantl- -"~ ..-t oat to ...__ and sal vare to t Ffl!l..} personal protlt what ws. left of weal th In oeutzo~l -~",_..' '!'O uke this l)II.slble they tound it then and: .tUl tlnd. tt etteetlTe to aU. the ~ a!)pear tborourhly bold and bn.d. TO take one inetance "it)) which I &II. part;toularly Tb. tt1"ftt t..W.0UI III tllu lo.wl'IUt1ODal ca=oufiaC'. 1e one which o:ppetlla t.o the llearU t..,..ot all wbo I_let. OIl aaklnc the war out .. a ttDe ~b~ linc exPerience aDd ytetory nt-the ODe .",.... acIll8'l' ! ...1. of' 32Dkl It baa bH'D u.t!'4 by prof••alouai aaldlere Page 3 ttnda a~rt aaong aome of our own mUltary eQerta who h:!ve 1t'rltten eed-ottICI:I ntudles ,bout Aaerles's Pa.t In the rreat~ c;;.ey groa -ly exc,uer:lted tile 3trencth :lDd: ferocity ot the Oe!"!llUl forcee 011ttotll tsaues well •• tona of C'OYenlaeat , 10-·........., aDd eYeD .'u-v"u"I' . . 1.'..1_'- were ~e .,. .ldo the P1"Ohlel!l ot !)attiDC the world. to work at recoutnctlcm, UDd. . t~ ~ poe"tble cond Itt one. But au:»er-:patrlota BUd :Proftteera of all klDda a.:nac tbe Dltea had a aord.td tDtereat In k..-...-~IDC -, CI4 Ive the atllte at alDd fttch extatM ...IDC tJae war. Slnoc, Uc:y unrted, Ue Allied. aDd a8eocJated arales baTe wt.ID tU. 100 Per'oent YIet.ory t.he sOl 41 era _ust be eharced nth reconetructln.c Europe. . T'bsr kt!'!Jt 1Il1YI the tl.tIOD ot a large Oe:raan sn.y rcc4y to strike n""'olo at "'ance tor Ot'er e. year crter tIae 1 sat Th-,real oeraaJl aUltary foraatton had dlee'O. pear-'t I;:V. ... , .-d __ e ~1l'",tOD of tlIIe JtIUneland seen :l 111lltary necesatty whe reas tt "rca e oonltent aource of frtctton aDd a nate of. raoney which sbOuld have been used' recooetructlng the des*royed are:e.a. These hcae II.Utt.ru-Ieta en.ed 1!1 nuaber or h~t 1 ~e8x-.lble ecc.moI:ltc JI-.... -----~....-,." ......f.t.d •~...~...... O,uytce Instead 0.' .~'~".. "~. _~~r. t they CUDtrlbated t.o k!!e'!J ~ro!,~ an anaed en., an~ foater ed tbe tf btrt18t _ .. - - h:l.tred whJcIl .tn1 blockti 8DY The Willard Straight Papers at Comeu University ., - , p~olonred mtltt~ry occu~att ~n, snnttBry cordona, and the like . ha.ve kept 111111"ns of lI"len tlOblltzed. who ehould be beck 01. producUve labor themselvce, Inet03d of bein& ueed tCl prevent "tber~ fDDa worklni. I hcve be~n on eeveral military commlesions ond never yet h~ve seen c allitary org~nlzatlon which does ~roductive '~rk. In the" very nature ~raies are deetructtve. When given charge ot econoalc ente~rlscs they obstruct not construct. ~e snubbed the friendly a.dvances frOD ijercanYJ who really d.orwaD:ted to hel!' !,!ut ~ro!)e In order. ~e colled their desire tor democratic .....,·tiax IOveru.nt a by:')Ocrtttcal etfort to tha consequenc~s of deteat. German bypocrttes there ~ere, statesmen who aY~ntght changed thetr coate ~d came ~ut ' tor freedoa of l'eo~e". 1\\1\" there -':01.. diplomats tn oth er" countries who mouthed pretty Wilsonian phraees ae B blind tor sordid ends. Tn oer.sany t visited untversitiee, ~e Into contact with ~• .,eol'le 3J\d KnW tllat there were Oeru.ans In all classes ellger for a better order of thIn,s. The rebutf tbese new Oanana recalve4 from the Alliee silenced soce ot the ttmld ones and embittered .any others. It encourared the mon~rcbl.tel ailitarlsts, and pan-oeraana to ouae out of biding and ahout -I told YOro.- The Oerman revoluUCln which m.tght hc.ve been etaething wn.a et111-born. ~~eie no doubt that to a gre~t extent the Idecls and tm.,etue for !l better world order cc.me from Aseries. These ideole Infiuenced profoundlY ,eo~es In all ,arts ot ~uro~e. ~ut ~ fter we s~'ed tho~e 8eed ~ on fore1gn 8011 we Jolne~ tllo~e o t the Allt ce who iQ3gtn~ tt nec~ ~ s~~ ~ t~~r tb eQ out zl**-x agnin. puttlnc It enotller t~Yt the Allt~! etnce t be ~lstlce h~vc too otten been tlehtlng OF pAJO~ SA~~~ GRI~FlrH Forreerly at G 2D - CenAral tat! A. E. F. Later in cna rga of prisoners. Headquarters first army at Ligny and at SouIll,. . later attacaeJ to t he Reparati ons ' Cocrnlssion at Spa. Sent on missions to Berlin In bAhalt of the Peace Conferenoe. and to Poland . Was traIned tor the dIplo~tic servi ce 1n schools abroad . Acted as corr espondent tor newspapers before America entered the ~ar and 80 made ful l obse rvations ot operati ons v;1th thf." French and Britis h and Ce~an a~les . OriGi nated 5008 extraordinary tactios In th~ hRndling of pr i soners . v:hlch ,;ere daring. anel extrp.MPly su,censtul . Cave InvnlllR.llle 00o ation to the A ~ E. :. tlelJ propaganda against the Uerman arMY. ~Dnro~4 orlff1th I'ora.e~ly !laJor Int. • The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell Rlverllty .,. • I , • L ~ - 1..1, Dear le.lr•• lit tore - Korto1'1 bal )')Oked. lie - 1 hoped to orpnin ftll' thoQ(lhtl - wt hi. la.hiDI wor4. ban It1ID« .. lata p~t"a-"' aotton. So hen go8. - It I baye a .Oft In 1945. (haying three, the ohanoe. . . . . ...th8r .troneer that one at th.. _Ill 'urti•• than that 1 ~11 be on baDd. 1ft'to ct.l ute 81htol, bit b"r. the 'Ml8'le. calliltg and. '1lY' "Dad, what i, war lIke?" J 8h~11 tell bl& - " f'ar h the _It craFlonl ot all tnmIan tnatJtutlona. It 'H1I'!e that film time to t1ae we get 10 Ina!led up In petty squabble,. 10 lr.tttate4 and. exul"e1"ated. at the II&It7 ..,. ot .ome other tribe or race or nation that .e JUlt blow up. !ben .. CO to war. !.In«. ..rl .an, lou'll b.~e to CO - but don't tblnk It ,. all a pienta. It'l Bot all tQa. It br'nee out the b.lt and the ~r.t - and the _or.t 1. _t.g e o r a l 1 1 l 1 ! > P. . "".oat at !lOam war 11 T'ry dleagreea.ble; '0 IIOIt ot the aeD at the tront lt t •• long etese at drab m1eer, - to tho.. In tbe rear 1t 18 drab !IOnoton,.. It 70U 88t to the tront. 7011'11 be ueoatort- abl e D.1ae tenths ot the tt_ - the oth,r tMltb ,.ou Will el th,r be 10 exalted OJ" in suoh paIn that JOu'll perha'1"18 ren.btr It. But IIOIIt at «.... 11 o_4lDg _ nltlllS .. ll"1l1118 om p"ohlng _ ..ott,. (JOu n. .e,. "'Moll,. Ileep). You'll ItaJ"t: tn batIng eDe8body. and t1\ .... 10u'11 ..,. tIC) way that you tm-set nerythtng but 10111' Job. ADel you'll be tl .... aDd. .em' t gt"' a . - . . 'Row. there a?'8 a tft to lite.; aT' I, • great ad.enturl. '!'he, &I"e " hs lu.". ,hey are quartpNd ta,. fro. tbe 1'l"Ollt. In »101 01_ 1te4., ad. . . . JUlt 8DO'Q';' Inlpeattonl to tblnk it I. all Ye'J glorlo.. !taII,...,.e t1"8lh . . al_, 8D4 tbe ... at the t'Poat ...,,1•• tt... "-, t:beJ' 4aa't O#II"e .'bout that, ... tbe;J' are tnala -01I8b to wrUe l-S lett," a'bout tu-tlla _d ~tac~'l whIm ....1")'OM ,..... I. _lth puoload, 1"".'0\. .u~r \lie _. ""1 talk _ ... ft~17 - _".1"14\hOM _ _ Mill t~ H aN .. III .,lr1\ nat t..., ..,1Ieroaa. 't talk. ,.be, an lapro.ed; tbe7 hal" beo. . rwnl,. in • low 'elll' ot the teJ'll; tb., oU.... ha•• lo.t tatln,t In -.uood. TheJ &1"1 the glorlaD t .. who 181)""1 the I" tellon ..... ta. _U. . . . But tb17 arl not tb, at n pard.. !bey 414 not WiD , . nr. A, ""117 41 ...ter throwI up a cba.en tn wbo an JUlt 11M!" enouch to ••e It and JUlt tar enougb to elcape it. 10 war atllO bu ttl entourage at haPP7 oon~ert •• !fIh. _In gu.a",. h(Jll;I1'er. Ie ot two tn..... tboel who are callogl aDd blind - .0 that they do not re.l1)r und.rttaud wbat It 11 all about; aDd tho .. wbo are I • • lthe and WCIun4M. Joat ot th... are eru.htd. A. t .. cry out in 1IIIp.1Ib aDt the, .J"e cnlbt4 ..". 411411D. It 1, all .er, GUPlaua. Don't thln, m:r 'OD. t'bat 70U ,,111 bt Iloritt... Ute 11 soh the • •e ....en thouah deAth be beer. WbU. It lutl. it b&e "ttl plea,urea mel 1tI ,.rrorl. E1'n tbCNCh ,.,. 418, IB4 tblH 708 .,.. &Ol~ to die, JOG 'rill e.t the 'L" totMt, 11•• tbe . . . t ..l .... left .,,4 batl tb• •_ ptT'IOIl'. It JOU "n tI'M totON, aDd COM oat aUft. " '. 7CU will t ..l opont allll b..t IIrI4 aocrJ. AagrJ at _batt 4t ..._ Perbapa at "',"",047 ... .YlJl. ..111 ha." ,-.acJted ,ou, atMl ,.ou ....111 bat. th... And tben feu Will lOOk tor !!!!!., _41Ou .111 tld!M% IJ"'I aot eftr"7bo4J. SOMU.... 1t . . . . a. I"t theN ••,. Mal ot lIIII.. , e . '. o b 0 4 1 to b, 1111% .........ke4 10'" _ til.. 7CU .111 t~ - OD. the ace' tbat w.rt IIDd. \Ill lIP' that ... to .,... - ..., _111.. - 1. flYarJ _ - ... It _111 all loot Un a _ . J_e. . . .... - .. _ _ IIOr '0 pot. ~ It_II' win _ . _ - . . ItrlJoo - - "a. ..,........ _ .. _ _ .U..... - ... till. 411 It . _ tee -..... The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell nw• erslty • II I • 3. 0111 41.. 80 tM, the oar l1gbUT - PlaT , •• _ . Go iJ1to ~. _ _ fl.ld. - aa4 trllD48. Eb bim, YoUa. U... leur. lee EdltftJ"1 _ PaNcnm.•• dono qu J. n'l at plu.a plul proton4eaent - a'ut tout. talt I, taute 4, oett. de Horton qui 01 a talt eorlr8 •."aot que cee pen•••••• .ont tor..... vet Alter hi. It IOu doa't lIke It _ O...ld KIwIth. 'Pell. 12. 1922. the ROIlAJlCE or War . . seen by lUI II.P. br :.z.a. Riohard Connell, _ ...nth. sent ....n in my company plAyed the g'nme. That is, they RhlrJred thei;r duty whenever possible J B.nd save when the doughboy took to mu rderin ~ his mates, they tried to le""e hb alone. Mostly, "e soldiered. We were on the job only while our offieers' eyes were on us. In short, we were hypocrites. I do not think this helped our character•• The DOst suceessfUl M.P . I lolew was a former New York stool-pl,geon who l!SR.de his living 8Q.uealing on persons' who trusted him. SOlie or us called him 'The Rat'. He was hiCh1y thou ht of by the officers beoause he made so ERny arrests . He loved to *rail a tired . dOH '!;hboy and arrest b.im :for something or any thing . As douchboys are ~an, they are apt to break regulations, pnrtlculnrly since they are loaded down with them. For eXnD1Jle, wben we came hungry lIe_ _..I.I_..7l1!J!I!'.;...b..'.,"I~1f :1" •• lgt&, to st ,Oaer it irked 9)me of us that all the decent restaurants were "For Officers Only." lie did not l:l.ke eatin/'; in kitchens. But to say this, or to !::lake eTcn ages ture of prates t, was a crime. The Rat made JMJly arrests of men for the felony o~ .ant~ to eat a aqaare meal from a table 4._ , -..AI • Wiih.~ble clotb on it . He feared no one. Thnt is, ' l~ ~,.90 be bad. a .45 and , they didn t t. He loved J:IJl-M,C4Mu to bully wi th his loaded pistol. Our officers ofren _expreRsed the ~sh that .... we were all like The Rat. Th~s made some of us uncomfortable. It did not see desirable to some of us to be Rats. Yet he was Cited as an e.:J:aJ!Il)le of h1r;h class AI .P. 3. The I.P. job. brtn g~ out the bully in a mnn. His state of mind is much the same ns thnt at a second lieutenant "ho knows thot arter the wor he w111 have to return to his job as R Shipping clerk. For a lilllited Ii me he has almost unlimited authority. He .,akes the most or :11. It WRS in Pari. that the Military Pol1ce went the l1mt in bllllyism. Thank God my outfit WA. 1n a combat ,division rar from Paris. We knew what it means to a man';, to go OTer the top Rnd we were lenient. But in Paris, Beaven help the dou ghboyl Remember the Hard Boiled Smith cnseT He wns only one brute of many. It is fair to say that American prisoners of war fared better in GpM'1an hands than the dou g hlD y who r ell into the , clutChp~ of his, so ,to s p~ak, comrades in arms who ran RMUck as Paris, mi11tnry police. Americans unmerclrully beat other Americans 0" prins1plel Gull t had noth1n~ to do with it. The tru tl! about the reign of terror .hat was 'permt ted to Il 0 .-on in the Rue S. Anne, where the M.P. jail WAS, will never entirely be told. The men who could tell the worst part of it are dead, beaten to death br driven to suiCide by their fellow countrymen. Ifany of the men who were treated B.!! no slave owner treated his slaves, were not erim1n~ 1J8n1 bad overstayed their leave a few 'bours nnd were on the way back to their outfits. Others were innoc~nt even · o~ technical offenses. ~o matter. rr the", tr1ed to protest thei~.1nnocence they had their te.tb dr1Tcn down their throats by three, four, or fiTe armed Amf'rieans . Some of the men so treated had done heroic work at the ~ront. Tha t did not co lint w1th the II.!'. The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell River"ty .' • - • -- - 4. it""- 'force 1.n and about P:lris, any MOre than cOlmted yith the employers bnc . home af'ter the war. War glory i8 8S frsp11e and hollow as a Bucked eg~ . ~. One instance ! I reea]l how an outfit, unnccustomed to hard marChing, was marc hed six miles out of ita way, under a hot ,If'rench stin and 8 1b II pack, because one I dAnt t say the Paris Y. Ps were naturally more officer could not intelli~ently rend the map . He vicious than you or I. But the poison oC war warped. and wc-s on horsebnck . Al~o, he had been drinldn~. I could twisted their ainds and the .,enom that yas """]led into match that bit of caIID• • stupidity with others I .aw . them for use against the foe, they turned loose on the ir own kind. It 1 t 1s eTer your sad rate to be a When we were under 1'ire, for eX8J:lple,---bu't what,s t he use' '. Ask almos t any doughboy. dou ~hboy tn.. ,. the Lord of' Justice deliver you from I do not say that these two incompetents were the hands of your fellow soldiers, the tilitary Police . fair srum plcs of the officers of the A.E . F . But I do oay It is impossible to belieTe that the rank and .-file of the Pnri.s f.Ps could have acted 8S barbarously as they did ·without the knowledge and assistance of' their officers, and the Gen~ral start of the A.E.F. that t,hey were not unique, nnd I do say that any man who - goes to war stands 0 good chance of p19~1ng his life in the harrl s of men "hose jUdgment and character he cannot . are possibly respect. MOSr,t of us ~ average J'Ilen; in any .A word about oITlcers . Of the t:1t'~ or-rlcers with l" 'hO!!! I crone in contact of'tenest, tbe most mndft'ate thin~ I Can say 1s that one was a bully, a drunkard and a hyoneri te and thn t tb e ot her was a wenkling , n tW, 1'001 and u coward. This is notA my opinion. It was shared by most oen who saw these two at close ran~. It was based on the actions of the two ruen .•, Both were political apointee. . lIeHller "cnt through an ON'icers' Trainin~sehool. I honestly doubt tr either COQld ha?e lla'3sed that test. I 8l!t certain one could not have done so . Bis words and actions compel me to belleTe that he wa.s a moron Le. that he had the mind d: a twel.,e year old Child . Be did no t knOY hi. Job. Be h ad no spine. Yet he hnd nlmst unltm.tcd 'POwer to crr oree his nrde-J'f;, nn matter how t eeble-Dinded they were . • - -The Willard Straight war our rate 19 pretty ~Hre to be the ....erage fate • We won't be medal-decked generals; we won't ' eTen b9 lieutenants. Nearly all of us will be buck priTRteR . 1!hat did I get out of war? Let.s take 111 e credit side first . I had several seconds of excitement i . e . seein~ my friends mashed to bloody rags; I had five or six fairly pleasant (i . e , cha"pngne and CO gnac) evenings; I made a friend or two . Balanced •against this on the debit side, I had n('orly t wo years of dirt, boredom, '))Qor fbod, humiliation, verl!1in, disl;ttst with myselt and mankind, a feelin~ of futility, a sense that two precious years were bein~ snatched from my life, and loss of BPIt respect due to the fact that when a Roldier is not bein~ treated as if he were a machine or a fool, he iA being treated ns if he were a skunk or 8 lackey• Papers at Cornell nivers&ty e. Please recernber that I was one of the lucky ones . ~' I wns not wounded, I wns not l)Rssed, and when I re turned yn-salary and experien_ce! I got ry old job bock ~as only two years behind the cen who did not go to war. I mir::ht haTe been a rero likp • friend of Jline and baTe been f"ated to spend a lif"e of" pein draM ing a sbell-""'shed leg after oe in a steel frame, while!DY 1;*........ 1 country bound my wounds with .!. red tape and lef"t me to support myself on , >\40. a montb. I mi ght even hnve won a Distin~1shed Service Cross only to f"ind that I had to pawn it to keep my belly full for two days. Is war romantiC' Yes. As romantic 8S leprosy. .,,""" 78 Bedford st. J.T.e. llarell 2, 1922 Dear Blankenhorn: Thanks for your note. I enclose a !i1 art piece nbout III1self and the War. It, when the plan of the book is worked out, I'm not on 1I1 e rir,bt track, let me know. But please don I t use anythtn! under my signature till riTe aeen it. · Also, I think i t might be dangerous to use my exac t outfit etc as my remarks on ny offieers might be construed as libelous • lly best wishes 1'0r the book. But unless it h~ts the roaance or war, and hits it bard, I don't want to be in it. Yours sincerely, , • , -The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell Rlverslly \ SIlIVIC!! RlCORD :lnrolled in Air Beni ce -. Jul,. 9, 1917. --Rejected on account o~ detecti?e Ti.ion September 8, 1917. :lali.ted in «6~ Detach- ment :l1I81neen -- October 29, 1917. At CIUIIp DOTelUl -- November 21, 1917 to January 1, 1918, )(ade b.ter :lnglneer, Senior Grade, Bmbarked for ~ce -- December 17, 1917 January 2, 1918, landing at St.Nazaire. Sent to Brut -- January 29, 1918. Serred at Breat tram that date to June 16, 1919 a. Railroad Traneportation Officer and Officer in charge of troop IoT.ent•• COIIIIIIieslonecl 2nd Lieut. T.C. -- July 31, 1918. CommiB.lone4 lat Lleut. T.O. -- J[ar 2, 1919 Returned to U~ted StateB and diecharged -- June 30, 1919, Cited ln General Ordere, B. O. S., No. 22 -- J[ay 17,1919. ·.or exceptionally meritoriou. Bervlce ln connectlon with the va.t volume of troop mov......nts through the ~ort of :areet and aa R. T. O. at that port. Cited b,. C. in C.. A. E. F. - April 19, 1919 ·.or exceptionally meritorloue and conspicuous service.-. Parker J[cCo11eeter. , hie.ory• I find that the,. d..U not "pon th••nnh WIll• •0ouplN sa durill8 tho•• tw :r.arl, b"t rather up.n th. iapreni. . . .1ab thoI. evlntl cr.at.d In .'. fo r.olVnt a:r aotivltl•• , to g,i" aI it "re an elaborated ••rrio. reoord. would b. to teU ' tIl. tale ae an obl.nlr would have I.t it 4OWD, but it would not b. th. .to1'7 of a:r ftr. '0 ditflrent were the ev.ntl of thl•• :rean trom the ordill&1'7 happenill81 of 4811,. peao.tIll 1iTi.. that thl,. were ' oon.tant17 arou.ing n.w Uipr.leionl and 1...atl0.1 ot IUch 1aetill8 vivi4D.II that, in retrolp.ot, the i~rlllio. . . . . . of tar grea•t•er .....t than the ev.ntl th....lv••• • .. ,0 I't':' tary experienoe, a. I reea11 it no., ft. a conltant lueo•••ion of new Uipre.lionl and .In.atlon., .oae p1."lI1t, oth.r. horrib17 unp1oaaant. It 11 a t.w of th••e whlch I will att~t t. d• • o r l b e , , Durlng the flr.t part of 1917 ••n our .ntrano. int. the Yar ft. b.comlng t.ain.nt, I gav•e much thOUiht to the qu..U.n of what I ehou1d do lt war mould b. d.c1ar.d, did not laT••• frs bell18 ov.rwhel••d, when we did dlo1arl war, with 'a pertect agony of doubt al to the cour.1 WIIlch I . . .14 pur."o. I do not think that I wal eT.r aovld to rell.t ai1ih1'7 ••nlo. on conlcientioul ,rounde for I felt th.n al I f.el now that, whatev.r one'l p.rlona1 Ti... al to war .may be, ••n a .tat. ot war aotual17 • aril.1 which arOUII. a whole natlon, any con.oi.ntiou. ObJ.ot.r 1• bound to endure .or. .•utf.ring at the handa ot publio opinlon than the ,ood to b. "riv.d trom hil mart:rrd_ - oan ponn17 "require Illa to inOll1', On ~. other hand, I . . .ur. that I . . undar .. lllaa1.. .. to ... 1l.~1•• iaU••nood b1 any ab.traot ldea 01' an indiTidual'. at)' to a. ltatl, I .. frw to •.,. that, a. I recall rq _re.a1_ of • _2. 1D .Ult&Z7 .enlee ft. Ju.t a. IDeTitabl. a. tb. . .thD'. _ tr....... late iIle war &114 tor _ch til. __ HueD, _~. b.oalli. DO IDd1Tldwll 001114 OODUDlle to UT' IIIIOna hl. t.11oft &D4 DOt be partii!1paUna ID iIle 0_011 C...... ., 40ubt fttI a. to _ether I should Cit IDto iIle .errlce at ODC. or cODtlDa' iD clTll1. . . .rt IlDtll tbe purpoe. ot thia cOIIDtl'7 bee... 1I0ro appareDt, aDd a. to _at IIl'a1lch I ehould go. I7 II1Dd • • in a tllZlUu aDd II1&II7 heated 41•• CIlI.loDa wiill otber. did not h.lp to 101Te the dlttlcult7 • • ID the Draft Ae~ was pa...d the horrora ot UDo o.rtaint7 were iae.reaeed tor th•• I d.lIata' Wh.iIler it ftl Dot 'nl'7o,,'. at;,. to awalt the operatiOD ot the dratt ratblll thaD to ruoh• p81l.....11 IDto IlDitorJII. I telt that the eDll.tmeDt ot emae betore the;r wer. drafte' would eaot a Iti,.. UpOD tho•• Who walted IlDtl1 thelr nwab.r. were callo" .1aal~, thoUCh I had reached the cODclu.io. iIlat it . . wrona to pemit TolllDtary eDlietaeDh at the e_e till. tbat tbe pOlio7 ot dratt1na had beoD dete:l'llliDed UPOD. I 7ielde4 to .0c1al .pr••81lft, iIlat oapelUna .eD.e that 1t wa. ""lna doDI". aDd about tbe tlret ot Jllly, lil? .1CDe' IlP ID ATiation. I rea==b.r that I cho•• thi. br&Dch ot th• •lrTloe IDtlrl~ tor ••ltll1h reaeoDa; tint, becauoe the adTIDtun aDd the ....ch. .leal alde ot It appealed to . ' , aDd e••oDd, beeau.e I ~l.ld that aD an.tor ..oritield le.. ot hie ID41TldIlalU7 thAD 41' a per.OD golDS IDto oiller braDche. ct the .errlc•• 1'11. dl.COT.1'7 b7 tbe JIe41cal _ _lDer that my e7" were tar tra pertect ft• •_ iIliDS or a JIlt; but although lt held IIp 1II;J call to acUn clut7, the "_CI that the authoriti•• hlgh.r ill oOllld be perna4ed to wain iIle 4atiei'Dc7 ot T1eiOD gtaTe me .... p.ace or 111D4. !bl . .Dill. that tollo..d were tul.4 with .ttort. to epeed the actiOD at the A7IIaY M41cal lIlilloriti•• , cro'ftDS dl.. p.t at I.m:t r--..~ aDd iIlI 411&7. IDoi4lDt thlHtO. Ilornr at the szowiDC allit&Z7 lDiIlu.ia. ot thl cOllDtr7 . .d at iIle npid cre.oeD4e iD iIle naaber ot uDitoZIU .eeD on the .treet. aDd at 1"'/,' '.• tie ..uuua ~"''''P' u. ~'- - .•.• .. . " - s- the .... tae dllcontant with ~ Oft wnaD1foZlllld con41Uoa. I reedl that men I wal in the . . . .117 of othere me were already in uniform I felt alao.t a 10C1&1 outcaet. • ... • eyer, ' I coneoled myee11' with hope until word c.e f~ the 1IIrpea- General'l oftioe that my defectiye Yilion wae a 41.ability Wbidl oould not be waiTed and that the air .'rTie. we. Dot for .e. there followed another period of uncertainty al to mat te do nlE&, aa4e aore 41lturbiDl by the "reat "oabl1ng ·lloae of the 4re1't. thie ended happily men an opportunity pre.ented 1't..11' of eDllot1Dc in a railroad detachm.nt Which was• te be rulhed to ~... &I HOD aa it could be orllanhed and equipped, and in Octob.r, 1118 ~ military career really bellan. !he two monthe apent in caa:\> brol\ilht bacll: racoll..... ~lIIIIPle" . tione of echool day8 and Yacationl in the ..... lecll: of rallP"!li- 11_.bil1tlea and the fact that every detal1 01' on"e dally rout1De was :\>lanned by 8ameone elae. !he Ichedule of drill, and athletio exeroie•• leeaed 11ke play and I could not cODcelT1 that ouch th1D1e could be aanl 8 work. We .e_d like .0 aany children mooe only care wal to be good. 0U&rd duV 1n the eDOW with the the~eter at thirty b.low ••ro ..... unca.- tortable, but eyen thiB •••ed to partake 01' the .pir1t of aport. !hen coae a per10d 01' such utter wretch.dna•• that eyen the .p1r1t of .port was loot 1n the exc••• 01' pby.1ca1 ai..ry. One n1aht .....ere herded on board a tran.port 1n I •• YoZk Barbor. !he t~.rature was ....11 below zero and a bitter wind . . blOwiDII aero•• the riTer. !he hatohe. 01' the Ih1p were all open &I loading wal beiDl oompleted, th.re _. no plaoe Wh.r. WI could get wam and the ODe blanket Whioh we oarried • • 11ttl. preteetioD aga1net the weather. l'e had had no food .ine. the ~ b.fer. and men our op1r1t. wer. ta.porarlly cheerall lIT the UlIlCUDc_nt lom.tae in the middle of the nipt 01' a 'el.ate4 •••• they I&Dk to .Ull lower depth. a. the 1'004 fra.. batora we .ould .at it. - The Willard Straight Papers ar LOmeu tJmve.e"J • .,- !II. 'Y07IICe we & ap.nllll•• .ore 41ucreeallle tllUl any to wh1ch I IT.r th...."t I l _ be1ql collld b• •lIbJ.ot... hr two ..Ole. .. ex1lt.d crnU4 ute tIM .tutt7 hOld ot the Ih~ Wi th I1ckn,," on "ery hud aD4 With no chaD•• to II.ap. trom the .1... 81_contact with oneI. teU..... I caD r.call nOW tile .teach ot that cClllpartaont, tile tloor ot the _ •• hall .nd 111pplrJ w1th op11led tooel, the tllt1l. Itt~t. at· p.r.eonll cllUll1nel., the p.Ur bl)le lipte ud tho 11., weary hOIlr. ., 4Il'laII... 7roa th1e con41t10n the thr1ll1 at arr1villg on fordln .011 afford.d 1 .u44ID and . .lc. .1 r.l~~f and in the J 07' of ••e1. the fa.cinat111g arch1teoture, the ~aint COItus.. an4 the p1ctureeque f1elc1o of lo..r Britt&n7 the a1 ••ry of tht vorase waB for,otten. .!he tllO ..altl ill 1 l __call.4 "re.t oaapl at .lIt • • azaire, where the routine of train111g camp weB ono. aere r._ • I....d, brought n.w iapre••10na. OUr outfit wae detailed to pltrol duty &l01l& the COUlltry roa4jand 1n tho outly1ng. vill as.., and for the f1r.t t1ae I ezper1enc.d the joy of ••• ill& tile IUD r .e ove the wnlt....Ih.d wal1. and brIghtly colored roof. of Bretiljpll fa... and the guilt7 f.eline of an 1ntrud.r in iuva41q village gros shop. kept b;y ~1et old la41.. 1n 11111 te oap•• 1'owerd the laot of 1_r:r, . lna I w.. eent to Brut where, IXcept tor oOC&l19nal tr1p. to other oorn.r. ot 7ranc., I rema1ned tor e1ghteln IlOIlth., tlrat II 'UI .Dlllhd lII&n and then a. an offioer. !he 110m 111 which I _. 0Il&\I&.d we. tar re. aoved tram -:r prITiou. 1dea ot a1li~ry lot~T1ii... It ft. 1 • oSl tUA t,O"l1 budne.. Job, handli. tho railr0a4 • " at Brut, and, IXCept for the hindran... and h.lp. rleultiDI troa ~ ora&nll&tlon, the .lrII;y 1ntna4ed 1te.lt oD17 .n .., IOralnal attain, Baill& 1 lIlc11er, ... lepeoial1y a:a on11lte4 _ . . . . altoa.ther othuiTO to JIll private Huib1l1U... with IIOlt troop. in h'ucl . . l1Ted coatortob17 .noll8l&. quartlrld 1n .lpol.on1. IltoDl bo.rreck. ~ the cent.r ot the oitr. But, 1IIIile ot n•••••itr aakine the be.t ot 1t, I hated 1t &ll,-hlTine lTery ..ek to IUbait to 1 41 .....U . phydc&l 1n.pection; be1ne The Willard Straight Papers at Lomell VnlVeTlnty .~ ~ .' ,...~ ro · " • Ii - III'I-"d and inftlt.d bl • low-~ lel'lU*t, bd. \hr_ cont.ct 1I1\h \hu. 'IIb_ I oOllld not bllt dial1k... b.l. bRlllad bl •• '.'1; haTina, 11k• • naacbtl bOJ, to , I t . pa.. to go out .t nl£ht; bdna tr.at.d .. In an 1111'erlor ala.. bl ••n 'IIb_ Z coa.14 not r ••p.ct; beina t.d 11k. an aniaal and ha..ing no op- portanit, tor the Bacr.d prlTl1.ge ot prlT&OJ. !h. receipt ot a ccami••lon obaDg.d .lIob ot \hi., ....er 11111 I torg.t the .on•• of lUIIZ'J 'llblob I 'lgI.rl.noed the Dlght a1'ter I had put on my bar. Wh.n for the tir.t t1ao in eight .Onth. I .tretched out b.t....n 11n.n all.et. In a roca aU 81 on. But eTen 'llbll. I waa an .al1ot.d man I had \he satlltaotlcn of ablorblna work. 'llben ail1tarJ red-tape or sca~ abeard lel.. of A.rIq d1001p11n. did '"not Interfere with it. ])I.-lna plan. for handlina the troop. and frelght, d.nloplna an organisatlon, worklJ11! out Id.a. tor nft facilities, conatant negotlatlon. with Tarioul 7rencb Official. _ all at thlo perllap. hardor work than I had ....1' .ncountered In 81 life - n. a .tiaulatina, intere.t1na elgleri.nc•• I thlnk What impre..ed .e abollt the War .. a 111101• .ore than ILZIYth1na ol.e .... that 1.t waa ....ntialq a tHaendoll' 1 - - -' bbl;l;.rtrn;;.;;•;;•• ' u"'nn.d..;;r;:{';;'I;lyn;;g;-ai'nM'''T';I;I;&ar.'y"eT.e....' aiT'' tne ~ _ a world c.,l.h In itlelf • contalnlna within it.elf all of the ..arlou. branch•• Of lnl!aotrJ Which, exi.tina .eparate trca each othor in c1T1liaD life, are r.quired for the 1I&1nt.nance Of a caaaMnit,. ADd fIrth.r, It waa, to ••, a wonderfUl .xa.pl. of man'. adaptabl1lt, . ,to DrW oonditlon., lino. alao.t all of ua ware doina .o.ethina for whlch we had had l1ttle prOTlou. tralnlna and doina it oath- factorlq; 11Tina und.r condition. 'llbich 1IOIl14 fonoerq h.T•••_I! ..-arable and ....how putUna ap with th_. On the oth.r hand, althOUgh the ADQ' O"anhaUon _e aU of th10 hage undertaklna p..alble, I was continualq Texed at the baDdioop 'llbich AZ'aJ .r.d-tap. placed in the ..., at indiTldaal ID1t1atlTe and p&lned at the otfan••a to ODO'. p.r.oDal ••neibl11tl•• 1Ii11ob . .re O&ll••d b;y AZ'81 noUono and b;y the artiflclal diltlnoUone The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell VRlVersuy -.- I ahoul.d h",.. b.... ~... _, 1118'." I .... ..a. *.11 a' ,,_ell' of wDlAlll with " 'ralII orr Ua. 'nllk. " t.roop t.1'&111 due to 18""e. " lqtl&bb18 011 betweell UI "rloUl ... " ~J'8l1ch 10u.-chof d. (Jan &1Id &ll of WI 1IO~1118 tlTlr1e11l;f to "lIIral'.unlcl'8lllble tbe dlfUculiy. I _. ord.end p.I'obalta ,. the ofUce and thereup__a1d.d for t""lIty precloal .ll111t.. tor II" ha"l,.. my trellCh coat properly buttoll8d. B&II81ng GTer ."erythlng. ITID tot a pla•• 10 tr.r re- to.• .,.ed from tbe battle-front ~.It. _I the lOIdon "moephlrl of d."th and d••tructlon, and for me 11.1 InrluOIIoe .... uaa.oap"bl•• !here were ..omen and old men In aournll18. the boaplt&l traina full of _Ulat.d wr.cke of hUlll&lllty. the troop ah1PI with tbeir ber4a of hua&D cattle; t.bere ""re tbe 4&ye when raport would coae of " Tee.el t.rpedoed and a bedraggl.d BUrTl"or WORld be broa&bt b"ck to tell h10 .tory, and then on m:r trlp to the ~ront t.here • • 't.be terrlflc de.t.ruct.lon on all eld••• I ne"er will forget. t.he arrlTal of our flr.t bo.pltal t.raln. It wae at. nlght and t.be dartD.I. &4ded to the etf.ot. ~ . line of ambulanc•• . 4rawn un t aye One & 81ckening teallng and *en t.he t.rUn crawled In &lid the poor bandag.d. help18I' chap....re hud.d downfi* the _ l i i . _chl..... It ..... o".r •• "" 110 readlng had .,.er _de 1t that war _. nothill8 bu.t horrlbl. de- etruct.lon In tbe face of *lch men c.a••d to be p.rlOIl8 &D4 COQllted only ae "materlal", and wer. Talued and treated ae euch. , In .plte of .,..rythlng, ho"""er. ~ _ry of .., .1ArII13 experlence brlng. up aero happy thaD UJlbappy iaprua1on.. !'!l.re the j 07 of belng 111 an." count1'7 and .eeiD« new .urround1ngl, of me.tlng Inter••tlng people ~d of belng able to enjoy all of theee t.h1ng. wlthout thought. of t.he future. I rec&ll an GTer- n1ght t.r1p t.o a p1cture.qu......148 re.ort *ere the b-.y Itntcha4 out at our feet 1n a perrect. .&ai-clrcll on...ed with a "'1'. l1ghthou.e on e1 ther Up and *ere t.he h111e14a eloplng d01lll to .,- beach •• t1'llCrui 1110 ,...•• out in a little .otor boat io \h. enirance ot Bre.t Harbor to ..eet the COaT011 and 1I1tD...i", \he .Uni", lillbi ot \h. hqe Illipi co..ing in through the narre... ft. Ter'! tact that we were -I'lJ..embere ot the Am:! a4e po..ibl. del1l1bVlIl ...ociatlon. French people Which rip.n.d into the d• .,••i triendlhi,. ~o many wondertul t1llle.. !bere were 411••p.nt at b.autiful old chateaux: th.re were delici~1 liitle otticial dinner. with the ..ember. ot the Jrench lIi.don, pr.lided OTar b1 a d.ar 014 Colonel who.e .pe.ch ft. poetrJ, and th.r. were n.ning. ot alic with .DIIle ot the "Olt charlll1l1& people I haT' n.r ••t in ~ lit.. AU ot the.. thill&' ....re part ot -:r .nitar, .xperience and "aD1 ot them would not haTe b.en po••ibl. ezclJt tor the ~act that there ...... war and we wre a part ot the AlIlIrican Arrtq in Franc., I think _ t iJlprel,.d •• a. the ..o.t awful ,14e ot the War ft, the ignorance ot .o.t ot· the Army h.rd •• to what it ..... all about and a. to *7 th., were in it a~. the tall' enthueia... which were eroue04, the tal.e .pp.all wliich were ",ad, to h_ _otlOn. and the tall• . prejud,ice. whioh were inotill.d - 11IlIlfii'iIi" n r.reading .... ot the lehoro ....i.h I wrote at that t1ae I .. reainded that I t.lt then that the" ....il. whio~ an , ...ed to b./innita1>l. port ot the 1nlUtution ot War were .ore ,.riou, than the war'l ph7lioal horror, linc. th., would haT. a aore lalt111& .tt.ct apon the wrld. I telt th.n a. I t.el n.... that ....r could b. _ . 11.. pOllibl. onlJ it people oould b• •411- cated .0 that thlJ _ld d.lire to :tnow the tacta a. nearlJ a. the:r could b. :tnown and at ll..t n .... the reason. tor the1r 01lIl action" ADd 1t a I ... et allll ITer ha. to tao. the probl_ I hope, aboTe all thill&', that I ONI hll,p h1a to thlnk .iraipi. U, &tter couaUII& the OOlt, hi h. . the oaurqe to b. a oonlol.nti..1 o~loior, I will r..,.ot hia. 'I...t It h. thint. th. oo.t cr.at, I trait hi will tael thl i .... traDtlJ nowlJll that 1i 1. aut,. buline.., Dei bel. alllld b:r tllli .nthalia. . or b:r tulilh nlUon, ot ,101J' or Tirta. UI4 11111 pai to b1a..lt the real " _ tor bia .0Te. Straight Papers at LOlrne , ... lI&J'k n_an. 120 ... ..t 42Dd St....t.. ii_bet' ot' Sub-Coaltt.ee OD. eo.battlng V...rool D1....... Counoil of l ..t1on&l ;)of..,.•• Oot. 1917 - Jon. 1918. lot L1eut. Sonlt&ry Corp•• J OIl. 1918-000. 1918. Spoolal Ropro••ntatl•• of tho Secretary ot 1&1" f'Qr tbe ~1brc_ent ot Section. 12 and 1S of tho Soloct1. . Son1.. Act. MOJ 10. 1922 Tot Kr. H.b.r Blankenhorn, 2aG P'ourth AyenuI, In Iork. • I _ DO oar of _ t.nd guo Jo1Ding 8&.rlJ U & 011'111&0 with & group b.lD6 organised to anticiPAt e u tar U pO •• lbla, &D.d to ~b&1;, YIn'Hal dllh.18. in the draft &ray, . , _ediate task bee... that ot helping lobe AIIerle&.n pubUc to realize tb.e danger its 1180 faced troll tbe IOOUrg. ot proatitution wblch, at lolaes ot .abll1zat.lon, al.&Y8 d•••lopa rapidly to 8. wide-spread epldealc. Llt, aaQ1 othlra who ~an extra al1itary work with the IX- pectatloo of BOOn going into &etiTe allita:ry s8"101, I found lD,yself 800n "'pletel, abeorbed. int.o a rapidly growlag organlzatlon, with IS. probl-. before it 10 'Jut thAt it btrsan to appear alaoet bop",•• ot .,lutlon. The.ore Woraatioo we collected, the .&Star and .on intriC4te the puade beoaae. We learned tha.t the Allied Ami••••r. a.otually hulQ& a 1&J"88r D_ber of caau<iee tro. veo"erea.l die...... than ~ tho nghtlng at tho front. Troops in tra1nifl8 in England and france w.re be~ ra....ed. Our ow .ar Depart.ent wae, dthout tb. aid ot tb. public, po..d ••• to pl"ft"eat & .i.llar I1tu&tion tro. d.... ••loping 00 this sid.. An upect ot tbe .ituatloo wbiob W&8 .,.en IIOre tracio aDd tar-Haohlntf U... the t_porary 1noap~olt&t1on ot _bat troopo ... tile ",,0.lbU1t, and tho prob..bUlty or tb. p....an8Ilt blood t&iJlt .tUdl tbo. . .1t~ ,..eN&l affection .ould trail_it to tb. 11fo of tile nt.tl.. lipan tho1r retUrD r..,. duty. The Willard Straight rapers (U Ulrneu lJ"'IJt;'''~&J • • • • • ( • • 2. The task, therefbre, beeue one of arousing the public to & oon.oioueneaa of it' re8ponsibility. For it 18 from the civilian enY'ironaent that yiDarOU contaote co••• The Surgeon 'J GeneralIs Department. ot the War &nd NAVy Depart.8otlj &881Ited by the 00..1•• 100 on T~&inin& Csap Aotivitiea and the Aaerlcan Social Hygiene A••ceiat lon, taking a le.80n fro. Alliec. ftxparlence, orgsnhed. I!L plan - the first ot ita kind In bis- ~NCIAf'I tery,-to protect the Amerioan ArmyAtroa'ianereal d.isease. Thi. plan involved not only military regulatIons, education and enforoe- ment o'r Sections 2 and 13 of the Salective Service Act (designed to suppre8s proatltuiion within fifty miles ot any military camp or post, ~d to prevent the 8ale ot liquor to soldiers, ), but also the suppression of proltitution by the efforts ot Ule ohilian popula.tion in all territorial a"ailable to troops or from which recruits wara to co.e. Thia meant praotically the nation-wide suppress ion of this fo~ ot "Ice, 80 far a8 it W&8 hu.~ly pos8ible. The details at the plan and ita operatIon are all &Y&ilable in the record. of the War Depart.ent, Navy Depart.ent, Vld the harloM Soolal Kygiena A.soolation. It i8 enough for our purpose here to sll.1 that its degree ot sueoees astound8d the Allies and our own Amerlean skeptica. eoapared with the Allied Araiea, the Amerioan Aray had an at.oat unbaUen,bly low venare&1 rate, not only durill8 t.raining here, but throughout the operationl ot the A. E. F. ~. The Aa.riol!l1l ,,.,. .~t into actIon .1th t ...r yea.r..l cuea thaD any other I1my in the hllt0t7 ot the world. Thi, t .... _y be ..ttributod to .. nuaber of _ ••• _ .illt~.,. proph,lauo, ..cation or the troo'p' th•••lYea, strict .1lit!Ll'J polioing ot ezt~csntooaent territori8', the lupprelaloD ot prostItution in .biUa.."l oe.W\itl•• (betore the ligning ot the &1'IIhtlo., pra.otioally s"ery eegregated distriot &ad flYery known hou8e ot prosU tution .ithin I'$&oh ot troops was wiped. out of exlsteno.) and, lut but flU' rro. lesat, the natun.l InteUi&anoe and h.1gh standards ot the troops tbe.881yea. In aohievin& thia trIumph, .hich I believa .yery American ahoul~ be proud or, tbe United Sta.t8S uoYarrulent IUld tha berioan ~J and KaY1 acoo.pliabed wbat England, France and Italy had aald was lapoaa1ble. Ita significance to the Aaarioan raoe 11 llUe8.8urable. My abare in this wort wa9 small, but it covered ne~rly every phase of it except wbat was done abroad. It I .ere to appral •• the results at the Great 'ar tro. this point ot "iaw alone, .y ..tl- aate ot their value to huaanlty would be great indeed. For tb'.e ettort.. proved, tor the first Ua., that proatitution and the vener_ eal . .aM O&D. be suooes8fUlly 008ibatted by orgUlized ettort. The war prorided the ooou10n - without tb'. war or another, no such ettort ooul~ haTe been R&da. - -The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell niversd] .., 4. Seyond the taot that, due to tb•••rly .111tarlz&tlon ot ., oo-worlc.ra and .ye.lt, I beop_ 8. part ot the military organisation, I had no share in aray &otlyltl•• __ not eyan that share "blob. W&8 granted to tbo.e "bo got no turt,her than tbe AaerlOft.Q trs.1nil'l8 oaape. 5. CAlI a:~R BE AOOLISIIED7 Let ... be perfectly frank at tbo bog1nn1n&. I .. neither tor w&r nor !laiDst war. In an aoada.lo di8QUI.loD, It I, ea81 to 8&1, "I .. l8&1olt war", and It Bound, rather ,tupld to e.y, "I aa for wa.r". BJt you cannot make war U1 ab,tract and a.beolut. conception. There 1e no Bucb thing &8 a.b801ut. rlsht or wrons. The moral cod. changes oonstantly. We 8&Y it I, wrons to ktll, w..hen what mean I., "It Ie wrong to kill unl••••• find kililas necessary to the pr888rTatlon ot our satety and happiness." W. 8&Y peace Ie good, when .hat •• mean is, "Peace 18 good except "ben .ar is nece88ary~" War in the abstract seema to .e to be leas & aattsr of right or wrong tban _ a. lI1atter ot expedi..c1. The only way I can S88 to preTent war is to subst itute for it an expedient whioh will proTe equally .treativ•• Wart as we know it today, i. the result ot dlffereoce. of opinion between two groups, tbe _.bers ot which, u .ill be indicated, los. their indiyiduality under the stress ot e.otional stt.uli and beoome crowds. tmtU so•••&ohIn8ry oan be deyleed. b1 ..lob thos e differences of opinion can be settled br _utual co.pro.l••• before the groups bay. crystallized Into orowde, war will always be o possibility. It se8&S stupid, therefore, to inveigh agalnat war wb.n war cannot by any .tretoh of the intenect be CODeehed •• an abetra.ction, unl.e. the effort be to contrast war'. rewlt. untayorabl, with the possibilitie8 ot 80a. other expedleot tor the ..ttll ~ of international difficulties. The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell niverslty ., • 6. I should like to try to abow how futile it ia to combat wllr merely by argUilent or anti-war propaganda, without the aid or a logIcal, well-articulated substitute to otter in Ita place. Let. us analyze brlefiy,rlt.bout reference to historical causes, the psychological deyeloplleota which l&d up, first) to Germany1, war declaration, and, 8econd, to the entry of America into the Great 'Iar. Those .mo make war a&J be didded roughly into two genere.l 01ass8s -- fIrst, those .ho organize; and second, those who fight. For t he first cl&s8, war 18 an intellectual problea. For the aeo- ond it ie an &DottoRa! experience. Theae are generalizations, ot course, and muat be accepted as such. Another gene ralization __ war is a psychological result of eoonomi c pressurea. It arises flo_ ·1 want" or fros "You suat" __ uBually the fOrDer. The early ware ot oonquest were seldom national __ they .ere usually the expre8sion ot the pereonal aabitiOD ot the indi'fidua! ruler or a ruling Clique. Wara ot aggrea.ion, frankly and recognizably BUeh, canoot be natlonal -- an aggressiTe war becomes national only aa it beco... spiritual. By "splritual" 1 ••an "holy", in the 8808e tbat it 1. beiDg waged tor II. "causs", not ,,_rely tor aaterial gain. Aa soon as it beoolRee 11 war for & "o~uee", it becOmes a war ot deteo•• o. r 7. Thill pNal. . un be accepted, I beliel'., betore 80Cielll ".r}"ordloated ...tloDp _ly el. . .t in the national .ltuaUoe. The nation . . t b- •• --.,r crowd-, ae dlttereotiated rro. a group or indhid...u. .& IItady ot -odem war dey.lope theretbre in- acthUy detdgned to j!!!1Dt. war .vet hUB &S ita object t.he pre- yention ot IS. war crowd rrc. i'braiJ:tc, or the dissolution of .. war crowd already to__ Without att..ptt.& to go into the causes ot the Great lar, it is tairly easy to trace the toraation ot the "war orowd" in GelW.DY I 0'f8r 11 period of,..,... GemanJ~ and the world at large, hai ne'fer adopted ally _brUtate tbr -.r.. GeJ"Ully telt eoonoaio presnre fro. ( ber neighbor.. !It. aid -. wuat,- and she knew of no .lleaD. by .hich abe could aathJ'y Iler nat oUter than war. Therefore, abe prepared tor war. Through Jean or .ultary education, in .blob tbe "101di.r Id....• becue a tet'do - ' a _ioaal Ideal, throU&h the IlIOldioualy InteUI&..t .... ot MUoMllet pro_anda, through oooetantly plan- ning towarda II. • .lngle.ad - Weltaacht -- the Ger.a.n aiUtary organizers brought tllelr .Uaaal _oh1Del'1 to aD &bolt perfect atate of poteotlal IIilItuy .mod_y, ready tor ooordlDated actlOD at a Ib_ the - wt arr.hed dicb proylded aD. occu1oa, ...ter- lal prepo.rat1ne -los _ ,,"_ed, the .Illtary 01'1801..,.. at oooe • - ---"'""=r=h-e--:W:=il:::-'a-r-:d""S-=-t-r-(u'-'g-h-t,...P=-a-pe-r-s-a-t--C:;;-o-meU----;;;;-;r..-Rl-;-·11e-n...I..I::-:y-~ ., 8. tumed tJl.lr attention to tbe paychological d..a.nds ot the situa_ tion. The support ot the people .&8 ••sential and it was one thing whicb could not be bought by the ton or manufactured by the barr.l. It aust be atl.ulated. sJ.,..".J.J.... ao that the war.e.ti beco.. & apiritual crusade -- !Rainet an -sgr..81.8 and deTourIng anear whiob W&8 leaplng .at the nation'e th~atJ and In behalf or an ideal 80 ooncret. tbat its expression (nr) woQ}d be the nation&! ati_g. How eaay the task was! rtrat, defense -- defenae against vengeful France and perfIdious Albion. Second, Kultur. There you have the two ideas which aroused the Gel'll&ll people in support ot a war which , by any tors of ooldly analytical reaeoning as individuals, they would probably bave rejected. How quickly the anti_war Sooialists, the pacltlets, the intellectuale, fell before the psychological onslaught! By wa~ to,. of anti-war propaganda could that onslaught have been co.batted? 'llbat happened. in Germany was absolutely natural. It the allitariets had not provided a "cause", the people, once they tbund tb..selvea in danger, would have provided on8. The mere fact ot war ppoduced a crowd . The skilful "defense" and "Kultur" propagand& 4ulctlyenlarged, oon80lidated and fooused the crowd. \fithout it, the develo~ent would have been slower, but it would hav. been SUTe . By th.ir Very nature, crowds became proselytizers; in order to proselyte they must ha.s "causes", In order to pro.ate (or defend) causes, they .uat have org&ni~ation. Therefore, wbichever way you look at it, the war idea Is a orowd idea; and conver.ely, most reAl crowd ideaa po.s... the qualification for starting war, so long &8 there is DO sub.tituLe tor war. ! I 9. The American People .ere not. exception. t.o the ,.,era.l rule resardlng crowde and war. Go o"er ,our .~l'J ot tbe ..hree year.J (roll 1914 to 1917 and reoflll bow .any Indhldusle urxed t.he Preahlent. to join the Allies. But they reaain8d !~!!!A.Yldua.l! lind pe....rl.es until April 917. During the three years previous to th~t date speecb W&8 tree in America. Wbile there Was little doubt. u t.o the direct.ion tbe nation~l syapathy W~8 taking, the pro-Geraan sy.pathlzer could .~po8e hi.self without fear or iaprieonaent; and the p~Al11 .,.patblser was ~rul-..I... Dot to.llftLys ","';.'Bradd. with un&1loyed Applause. Belgium, tbe Gavell inoident, tbe Lualtaaia __ DOne or th••• W&s suffioient, alone or together, to produce a o&tiOft~l w~ crowd io America.. But 1f~r was in the air. It uruted on11 a apart - a .othating croltd idea. Then oame the 8ubma.rine attack8 of 191&-17, the President.s warnine, and finally his m88s6Ge to Congrese 10 April. ()yamig~t, t.be war-crowd formed -- the world must be a&de "sde ror de.ocracy" . •• hsd a C!Luse. 'lfe had a spiritu&! ras.aOn tor fighting. lar boca. &8 tn8.it&ble as sunrise. ~teyer we _&y now think ot war &15 an institution or of tbe Justific:ation for our entering the GreSot lar, I doubt it tH latiOfl could ha.ve beOOlll.8 a unit In support ot war, &S it Uftdoubtedl, ~ beOOiD8, .i thout sa..e such "-arU lrle!L" &8 tbis pbraae ot Wlleon'. provide t. 'e..." list rea80ns tor our acLlon by the 8core, but in t.bis one phl"l\se &ad its later rje.alo~eDt and .,.olutton .. C6D riM t.he '- The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell nW• er81ty • ... 10 . p.ychologlc~l binder and the e.otlonal etl.ulu8 wb i cb .ada the American War crowd. Yet I beliel'e tha.t it l11eon bad not pro.,ided the idea, eo•• one el•• would hay. prol'ided it or another. Froa this begInni06 we cm cb,.rt the ooura8 of Aaerica.' 8 110bilization alo~ two .ain linea -- first, tbe .atelia! prepsration. ; aeoond, tbe e.otional preparation. The .ateri&! preparation tor .ar i8 an Intelleotual problea in t he .&in __ Q. problell of organization, productIon &ad tnnsportatioD. In its solution ~9 repr~sented by the results ot Aa.r1c~ work in the Great War, th08e . bo _sire to prsyent further ware can find few helpful le8son8 __ it is largely an automatic, mechanical matter, &wen though it i8 depe~dent upon human actio n. The emotional preparation for war is, on the otber h~, ~ 00__ plex '-lld, t'rom the point ot' yiew of the anti-war analyst , a tar .ore pregnant pha8e. Even the briefest revie. ot America'S a.otional preparation for the Great War will reveal chI!LrI!Loteri8tios ot psychological ,.aotion w~iob .ill abo. the abaol ute futilit y ot anti-wa r pro~and& once the w~r idea i8 l ~unched. Let us work by a proces8 ot elimination, s t arting at the end and tr",vel1ng backw&rd. The fi nal expre8sion of war-psychology i5 the &ray. Tbe anDY (and in thia 'fOrd 1 include all mUitary and n'L'Yu ooahi!Lt torces) is the flghtlog machine . Ita 8uccess or failure in the tield "settles" the que8tioDs at iS8ue. 11. A nUllber or s1ncere and COD.8Cleatlou8 .en and wollen tried to obst ru ct the organi ZatIon ot the American A~J in ]917 by tbe ar- gument that war 18 wrong. Why .ere their efforte eo rutile? Because t.he orgMizatlon of an Amy to f1ght tbr a ·causs- 18 an ~­ tional matter, and emotion 18 as dirteroot fro. logic &8 the tide. &re different from a ra.U road train. Eyeo it there had been no conscriptIon, ."80 if every potential soldier could haYe been brought to listen to arguments against .ar a.od picturea or the horrors ot war, the Army would baTe been organi&ed, because tbe Aray .5.8 Yout.b, and Yo uth wants to right . To Touth, war is l'Olll!l.Oce -- & challenge to the s pirit of adventure &Dd contest. That i8 onB r eason. Then there i e p~t riotlem -- a mixture ot' rear ot public opinion, of the instinct of selt- presenation, of the aale instinct to prot ect tbe weak, and ot' the crowdGaotion .hich aakes the indiyidual do what others do. With frank a.c:III1iiratioD tor th_ conscientious objector who wIll resist all theae torces at the sacrifice ot bie poeitioD ,ib eociety, hie treedo. and &YeD hi. 11t'e, I ask, bow can the aYeree e youth " ru se to tight? He can't! And let us t ace facts __ be "on 't! So much for any ettort to prMeot the organhatlon ot an a.nny. The other ohief f actor in .a.r is the i80erd pubUc - The People __ wbo will pay the bills and reap the grief of the traaic sowing . How logicl!LI it sound. to 8ay that it' the publio would refuse to authorize the nece8sary expenditure and to allow ita BOD8 ~he Willard Straight Papers at Cornell nw• erstty - - 12. to Join th~ 4rmy, w~ r .auld be impossible! But again , how futile! The publio believes i n .~r! It 18 under attaok. Its highest prin oiples and ideale arB at stake. It bAa no <8rn~tive hut war. or courS8 i t .111 pay the bi ll s and Bend its sona __ and who Is to 81\1 that it la not right? To protect is natur'1l; to 8'icrifice is bolYi to "eep Is inevitable. The c~pltalt 8t , the aunitions maker , the profiteer -- "They a r e responsible ror '. a r!1t orhe t the Socidist . How pi tiful! 'Dha-t these unlmlldin'\tiv8, unorganized ind hlduMs , ..,hOS8 real pros- pe r i t.y de?snJa upon pel\ce, should be capable ot drivll1.3 UD , OOO , OOO poopl e i nt.o war .:.- how aba'urdl And yet -- and yet , the' lure of money- ma.k1ne, ('Iven though tempo rary , 1e another urge tha.t oontributss to the ~I\r psycho l ogy ~d r~ndeT8 ~ti-.ar propagan da powe rless . The Adminietntion -- the Government -- "11 is the r eal "ar-maker~, saya the An a rch ist. "No gOVSMlillent , no wa.r" . However jus ti fia.ble this cry ro~y h1va been in Ger~~lt we should be hard put t.o i t to rind evidence that the Government at the United States foroed America. into the Great War. The President crystalli zed the ri sing war-emoti on -- nation~li~ed the war ide~ . Congress was the enaottng instrument. But, if t he whole t ru t.h were known, I believe we should t't nd that t. he Governolent I S leadsrship into wa r '",as 8. merely apparent And superfiCial thing -- had it refused to assume that le~erbsip , ~r would have been forced upon it by public opinion. Yst Go.,ernments ~ lDalee w!.r , and wh!l.t propae8.0dp\ c"\n stop - .. 13. Up to this po int , we have assumed that the preventIon or war would ben.etit the world. There !l.re Many people who wIll dis"d ree __ oincerelx disag r ee . They say th&t war has been reeponsiblefor ne&rly svery gre&t apiritul\l step forw&ro in the hlatory ot civilization. Tbey wIll cite you Philip and Alexander, Cae8~r and N&pol eon , ~'l8hineton and Linco ln. They .ill cite the Gr eat 'liar it.selt. They .ill state t.he prinoiple of t.he sUrTival ot the tittest and the elimination of the b&ckward snd ineffective. They will ottsr the danger of over-populfl.ting t.he earth. They will a rgue t.he preserva.tion ot Chri stian i~eals or demoo racy or the supremacy ot the . b1te race, Therefore, t.hose who ho pe tor the abo lition ot war have not only to ooabat the constant material and emotion ~l preparation tor war, the natural instinct and wtll to war and the war-making r&Cto rs in the la~a ot economics ~d legislation; but they must combat alao .". oounter-prop!&'1Oda in favor of war a8 an institution . Give up? No __ Anti-war propaganda is ~ oecess~ry ad junct to conflt roctiTe anti-·n,r t.hinking . aut let U8 propagandi~e in favor of th i nkl98 tirst. Let us get a l ogi oal, etfective and efficient substitute for war &S 8. sst tIer ot differences. Then we shall havs something to otfer t.o the inte11!gent _an Md wom!Ul who ha.te war but can see no altema~he. This is, it sea.s to me, not t he pl ace to suggest the answer. Indeed I have no answeT. The League ot Nations? It haa tr~endous possibilities, but it needs g r eater thinking ~d greate r •, The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell Rivers't] .. - 14. eal eBlUMship tban it baa yet had. 01.aannament ~reelDent8? They orrer a splendid beginning . Open Covenants? Yes __ BGCret trs&tles are one ot the DOst Inaldloua oausse ot ware . But, &8 ~ beginning, l et U8 tace the t aot. tha.t l 1. War ONUlot be p r evented by &rgwnenta a&tLinst "ar. 2 . N~r c~not be preventAd once tbe war spirit begins to develop. ~~r cRnnot be prevented wlthout &. reaso nable, effioaoiouB ~nd e ffi cient a.lte rn !1t1v e met hod of' settling d1eput.M , wb i ch blls been aocepted , not alone by governments, but by the people whom they represent. ., , W.... lKJR'l'ON 121 Wate.. St., 11... Tort City. S!!!!ICE !!JlO!!J)' [ I-:..r--'4] - Dlc. 3, 1917) ) - Ila.r. 5, 19l9) -AlIlItant to SUpply Otticer, 'Jnal 0..,.... Tranaportat loD Esr.lel, Wew York, W. Y. The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell nwer81ty ", •• / "THE SUJU;T EIID 01 A ClWU!" 1 It 11 APril 6th , 1917. The pl!lC! II called In Ar abic "!h e [jurnt End Of A. Cind er" . .... e are a fe.. tru .,ll ers ot U:e export r oad . " II l oll abou t the Consul ' , r ooms in l imp ~htte suits or drill. He l a a very dec!n~ sort , thi s Consul . or the new· ,chool ..bleh Is de.tr ~Jl~ th e old com!: opara traditI on, which ~de or that ••r,le8 lOeb ~ lauib1ne stock . An A16b boy . ebony black , enters noilel••• l, an~ bacdl tim a me11 aee f rom the cable otric e, Le aving him to decode It . ..e i:O up too side or the Con3u!ate where , ~l th the aid or field hl~&.'" ~e can lee tt.a fir ing 11ne . Occast onally a Br Itish ,lane " t ak e. orf" for a.D obs ervation and then l ittle gray puffs fr om turkish ~ed Ger~ Archies mottle the dese rt. A ahout fro~ the Consul br ings us belo.. Zte expected haa happened. But lomeho~ ~e oan 't c onclDtr ate OD the gr eat news wi t hout a "p ee' , lv,hlch goes t or a drink e3.lt of Suez) • • e deaer-t t he COn!lulate fo r the neares t f;tn mil l. Under it s fr Iendly awnlrcs • • hile waI t ing fo r ou r "IHt~". we 8ee the camel carlYaa tro':l the Ye'UD Vall ey mak:iu" its way t hr ou,h the Needle ' s EY e and down the sand dt:lt D')U..D taJ.n 11de In t e the Cr encent, Each day prec is ely as t he su~ cro•••• tt~ maridian. these stately beasts, indtfferent to w~r , bearing tbeir oottee b-. burdons astride the I r M,., come thr oufi!'h tbe 11nes under t he :'lac of truce , carryl'ng a th in s tream of real lIocba to t he harel1lS or u Ce. lsc r i:ninatinl: Sult a ne. But now f or a t oas t . It se a-ne;l entirely up t o the Consu l . He 'n!l.ke! the eftort, but fails . i:.e kno'a his TIna and be simply couldn ' t drink. a lie. lI e' d been oat r;aa t too 100& and I .en too mch . .. e, too , bad be~n batting about di ver ' s part s and baJ r or~d a fe. coceluslocs on our o..n . :lo'!1ehow , none of us could see th!!l &:nod old U. S •• • pttine 'llixed up in aD imper1:l1 prbe fight f or tbe s t c.ke! or dl l o::2aCY . .. e waxed !l li t tl e cyntcal, in fact. at the thou~t of A~erlc~ 1eco~iUC Rea1 polIt lkers, " BOY . ano ther '·pe&" . The party grOd reueb , * •• • • • It Wa.I a.fter T.'ardl r epo rted along t he l ocal Rialto tt.at the Yankee. had fittlnrly celebrated their country' s entrance i nto the Great .ar. 11 On~ of th il gr oup ret~ ru. to the : tatel. He reads fo r t he first tl~e t~~ nobl Q addresse. ot ou r war Presldeat, .blch lee m t o ofter 8 ne"" hope fo r thll 'I.'ar. The id ea that 1 ould be tilde q fight for a nftw set of QUeensbury rules ,"'bi::h would cut out foul play i n t he 80- called "ba~kv.ord countr1e." appeals to him . A. Leal;'Ce Y"ttcb ,ould "3ake it po18 1ble for nf'tions to impo rt thei r raw oater tal. frOQ OTer.e~ wi tb ~.J t the necelI!Ilty of intriguing tor lI'ar-provoking concessions or alleJeo1 "pro.tect orateu" from whtch to obta in the'!l a nd \\o'O)ld at tbe sa'Le t1~ cake t he e:o::port 'fI8l'kets a fa i r field for all co~er. - seemed ~'eht il1 .or th fichtine fo r . SUch a .,;ar 9i0uld then actually become" A tar '10 ~ " u" . ....nd tiO tl.1s ideal gTowa upon him unti l ftnally - h. deter.:t~e! t o :olu up . Expo rt and Shipping eXI er l et:ee .,ualI t'J blm belt f or tbe car go transport serTloe. And a hundred 4413 a! sea aurIc. tbo proc eedtng t welve months. Inc l ud'ng an encounter or t~o ,i th "tin fish" t~ the Pa{::1t 2. arr~!ldlteraneant c ast. the nec.... .1aillCW' anJ. r omance around that untoll. The 1: .0 ::' . 5 . is jUl t 1» proc ess or orpni::at Ion . He entoll. with the 9r o~lB e or~bl rth a~ suppll-orrlc er aboard o~e of I ta T811ell . Bu t if h1~ choice !! 2de solely In ans",..r t o th e 0311 of .. the (;J"eat o.dventuJ:'e", be b O't:t-or hock . ior at the tlnt'¥ takel onr one aft er another ot the Ihlps ot t te Qarct~nt ~~Jne, and al th.~.r­ cency Fleet CorporatIon ~.~l~s t o deliT th e new ShlppinC Board boa t. , the work o :~ an A!slI taJlt 0 the Supply Officer at thll "American Port" ti es him tast to hi. po.t. ~d 10 tor :onths on end he YoTaDeles over ship ' s storel ~jth "Skipperl" ~ t~e1r ·C hi efS". "S houl~ a 7000 tOD dead \'. eight ~oll de~j[ tl'P5 r ate l~ feet of S/S" cables"? " How many Fall ons of lubricatt nc ot l st~uld ttl. to.nker reoul.ittou"? And then the l a st a ad rust of sto~1ng ort t~e CO~TOy. a~d a btt of cinch unt il th e next one Is ~ t on . t h . !at to a man ,to belteyed t tat out of all the ~ss on this side ~j all the blood1 tUli nel S on the other. comethir.. really construc t ive ~IGtt ':O::l!; - 1 !e~J ·,or tb whtle. II I ':'he ar-nht1ce. d~bllh.at1ont and .~ust ru; he .e t s back Int o civil lI fe arain , the lema ot U .. ~eat# of Vallal11es . APparantly so~eone haj sold him out . pOr t he tresty is of tbe a a~e old sturf . To the vtctor, t he spoI ls . Spotls of ~0a1. i r on. rubber, copra, etc . t o be fought tor all oyer a~1D as so~n a2 the Yancuished haTe re Gai ned su fficient st r engtb and ~art ~red f zr a tteW s e t of all ianc es . A" Leacu e, yes . BU t n league ignored by the E'.J e8li Pr~1ers and repldlat ed b ~' an American Senate. The ~rld 'aYed rro~ the ni~ht~e ot the 8wash-b~cklln~ Ger~n mili tary . but not Jet t~£bt t~e le~s~ t~~t there ~ill be no peac e unt 11 the econo:nic 1ntercSepenih::ce o~ I:ati ons Is r ecoi.'I11zed. llo peace I u~tt l here 1" proTlded s ame so rt • an tnternati oual Federal Trade co~­ 0:m!s~l on ( b e it called Lea~e or ~IGClat lon Nations) ~hc!e businesl i t is - to see that eact ot tbe great ~o~ciLg po~er s are permi tte d rree &0 ce £s · 0 He ru: ':lat ertab Tita! tb~ 3l1d t r ee marke t s fo r the ~al e ot thf' oil t-turned manurac t ur es. IV ~ o 1 tut tfl! ttat tor "': :J tie .ar has not yet been raueh t ou t . The '!ll1! tal7' and naval operat io=: ~ ~.a e ended, but they t.av e f&l1ed my ends . 1. tt.or er or e , pIedra a ~ODtlruOUI ser vi ce record "in the war to ~nd war" i n thG 001:1 way Th ere Yict or,. lies - t he application of the pr i ncipl es of i ~ter} ti (nal cooperatioD ~o tbe proble:!! ot world trade . a •• • •• l~ t be ~eaDtl~ , back at t hat ~rablaD ~ln mill , the crowd r ou nd one of it_ d~ rty marble top tables ~ t~e l~ ~!!:1 ne~ Yurko ;anuar~ 28th , 1922 . w. ~ . II 0 r t o n . The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell Univer8ity - .J Cyrus LORoy Baldr1d : e Volunteered 1n Frenc h Army June, 1917, aa Carnion driver; Chemin delOame., etc, eta . Volumteered Amerioan Army Ma y 1~18t prlTat8, infantry , una t. tached, as.1gned to Stai. and Stripes newspaper a s artist. Took part : BeHoau Wood; CBehlagtieuamu . ThiC..'J~i:~ihiel; Argonne; Disoharged, ~ay 1919; private. I First Draft of artiole . needs outting and r evi.ion. W111 show, however, what material! have: r The Willard Straight"-;P;;'"a-p-e-r-s-a-:-t~C"o-r-ne-:;,iJl-n::n::i=ve::r=slr;ty:;--~" " - - - - - - - - - -.'''---: (• cD been tore.d by G.rman artillery to lut down tho troe. ot hi. own orchard When war was deolared 1n 1914,1 wanted to see what 1t wou1d be l1ke. 1 wa. k een to experienoe for my. elf the thr111 , the glory, the adventure. So obtaining a Job as a pre •• oorre.pondent, 1 sailed 1m- mediately. At Ro.endaal, hoDant,my adventure began. lielgian re,.gee. - four time. • the population of the ' quiet village - deluged the railroad .tation, ~a.ked every houBe, and oam~ed in the narrow streete. Homelell, hungry to1k, de.olate and miserable: women whose brothers had been ahot down by their .ides; men whose only trace of wive. and s1.ters were • rumor. too horrible for belief; ohildren whimpering for their lost parenta,.pelling out the ohalked name. on fenoe po.ts to see it any fri ends had passed that way. A Jumble of people. Wha t w,. this war all about, 1 a.ked them. ~ lank1y, they shrugged their .hou1der•• 1n t he distance great guns had boomed; ~ their youngest son had thrown on hi. uniform of the "Guarde (; ivll " and run to the Hotel ,de ville the road past their co. ttage door had Jammed with fleeing oountry pe ople in a fren z y, crying tha t the ulans were burning house and field and spearing wi th long lanoe. babies pl aying in ,the streets -- they had thrown a few valu ables into a bundle and Joined the prooess10n. D1d they hate t he G er~ans, 1 a sked. ~hy no, one re, . iad, but he might- ily dieliked the French whom he had heard hi. unole aay were all "i mmoral. .Ye., replied another. For three generations a Ge.rman army had swept over hi. farm and distroyed hi. grape -vi nes: Hi. f•ather and hi. grand-father had hated the Germans. Another had been in the army, had shovelled f.verilhlY,di ggi ng gun emplaoementa in the woods outside Brus.els; ,and when ~he capitol had capitula t ed, had run home, .han~ed into oivilian olathe., a nd now meant to get behind Antwerp, Join n. army again and k111 Cermans be.ause they had captu' ed hi. town. One young farmer had lor that a .oigo gun oould demolish a town whioh had tired on advanoing teoop.. Hi. 8hty roaotion .eamed to bo that tho work wa. hard but th. 10UP wal good and the JOinted law u.ed to lut the tr. e. vory ingoniou •• A b.wildere. Jumble of p.ople: limpl• .tarmor., commonplaoa town.- mono Ovor them had ewept thil thing, War, oruahed thoir root., trampl.d their groWing fieldl, lut down their treel, killed haphazard . And' th.y wera fleoing in panio • Realioi·ng that this panio was unaate to ita line at lommunioation. , tho German army was already attempting to bring Belgian life back to normal. On one of th.ir special trains tor refugee. 1 went to Antwerp. 1n the. f1ve day. of, ite oocupation the ne.. government hed adapted i to elf porfe.tly • to the burgo mei.ter·. oftioe. and wae funotioning with all the red tape of centurie.. Indeed, in the wake of the fir.t rulh had oome a oertain oalm. On a Sunday in Brue.al. 1 bought a five tranc .oat on a hay riok ri gged up with plank b.nohea going out to light-Ioe the battle field. a. far as M.1ine., until at the river German lentrie••aid it would not be .ate to go further. For all the world like the rubber- neok wagons of peaoa... Bruasela', t oo excited. over the novelty of war 'tio do more than galp, ~ o oked on aa at a h~llday, a cir.ul. And truly the German troop ...ere . pectaole enoughl Kar.hing eight abraa.t along the oobb1ed roade, pioked men, athl. t i. produotl of the ·turnver••n, singing in trained ohorua8a their marlhel natlonal hymn.j all day long came this endlesl stream from the Rhine . All night ono heard that .teady tramp, tramp, olank of a .ab~o, tramp, tramp , tramp. And 1n a stupor the bewildere. people watohed. Then a. tho . people bought at the street oorn.r. tor a p ~nny ...h tho "dead list."jand al the .torie. of atrooitie. sproad, flamed ovor Bolg1um a dull hatred tor the oonquaror. . . orked out at tho 1a1Jn o'f p.... time., people diacovered that war had ohanged all valu•• ot 111•• r - The Willard Straight J Papers· at CorneU University ,. ., • II ,• - • 3 Aa tn a def~.tive mirror an image i. twi.ted, all lit. wa. detormed. lothing ttemained DO~!. In the .tream of war hy.taria, tho atro.ity • tori •• grow wilder and wild or , and everyone believed them all. Nor • were the.e ...ggeration. alone in the ~ elgian mind. The r, erman had a8 many .$orie. to toll a. the native. The Germans went about mtrdering b ' l Ithe wounded, • oL...- wbispered the rlemmiah botel keeper to me; and over a book of tbe Bavarian peasant would tell me how the French troop. out • off the ears of German victims and strung them on string. ,around their cartridge belt.. one German sentry was muo h worried at my ridIng a b1.oyole along the roads in the dusk. Some Belgian will think you are . '·a aoldier, po e"pl\lined, and w11l take a pot shot at you from an upper wirw.0w • U ' D ~nan .t·, the~nhabit!'Jlta epolbted i gut thee.all along the river where two hundred men pioked hJ lot from the mai n atreet had been lined up and shot. And the~d"" German guard there at the bridge told me how when the Germans had fir.t entered Dinant from all the hou.ea in the main street . had com~hots killing the marobing .ol diers. Civilians had been found in the house., there wa a no time for inquiry, they had been shot a. milita~y law required. These Be gians did not und eratand the rules of war , he said. That was it . The world had drowsed in peaoe. It mu.t learn t ha t f or war new "rules " are nSQ8S s ary. These, neoessities, 1 wall find.- ing , made life on all sid es horrible. Everyone 1 me t filled me with the ourrent tales whioh were apread from mouth to mouth.' A~t~oii'~?.....8.)..;..s.e..c.. At Florenne. after ni ghtfall the whole vi l lage came to the e.taminet wher, " had put up. Aa waa the rule of the- l1ommandateul.i in all, towns) people had to be in bed and all light. out at eight ~'olook ("German time" --tbe olooka of Belgium were Pruasiant.ed a. aoon aa the army .ame in), but thia night they oame to my balk room/and behind drawn blind. re8ited ~ atorie •• In a .orner a .chool g•trl laborioualy oopied aome page. of minutely written .anuaoript . I t was the national grape-vine preas at work . The.e aheeta were aeoretly pa••ed from hand to ha'iid: f L . , . village to village. More .torie., moro rumora ot what tho Gorman. were doing to Belgium • Gradually it oame over me how impossiblo and futile it we. to atto..pt to keep rules of bumani,ty in wai-'1;ime. It waa all barbaroua. .We were not u.ed to it. What waa an"atrooi ty" in 1914 beOlme the normal thing in 1915. What the world ahuddered at in the German methoda at the tirat, the whole world waa engaged in doing at tbe end. In tho.e tirat daya we were horrified by the au'marine. 1n January, 1922, the , Revue Militaire, offioial organ of the Frenoh miniatry of marine .aya: " Tho-(German" )lI;boat W&l W&l oompletely Juatif1ed • . . .• i t must b. re- , oogni.ed that tbe German W&l leader. had every right on their aide when tbey employed the lI;boat ••.•• t~o emplorment of the u-boat waa oarried out in a manner that was thoroughly .o rreot. ·' Talking with the Belgians 1 found that they did not waat tbe war, they desired onlU to be left in pea.e with their tiny ' gardens; now aa 1 talked with their enemy 1 found their point of view pitifully aimilar. No doubt there were those who wanted to fight. But in my thirty daya of tramping with them 1 did not meet ' De. Alwaya 1 heard the aame t hing: England W&l :;,Ii•' • Jealou. of the Fatherland, fran.e wa. inorea ing ii.!. .' ....&~her army. RUs8ia had attaohed them; surrounded by enemies, "tbeir very e"iatenae threatened by the oommer.ial rivalry of ~ritian, with their baokB . to the wall they had to fight - and fighting meant . getting through Belgium before the other fellow did. They were abaolutely ainoero. They wero Juat aa lin. ere aa iilill____1ill_7. . . . . . .1111.) .' fI....I..-e.c-. '5.,....,...;.. El)gl1 .h ••""',__... who told me that they were fighting f or their livea and the Belgiana who told me tbat they wero fighting for their •• And needle.s to aay 1 found theae German aoldiers the .ame .ort of tel lowS , &I the lI.ana and noi to whom 1 had known in Chioagu and Loa Angel.. and New York . At ~atre -Bra. ,near the aite of Waterl oo,l waa having ooft.e at a little bar. A German ot middlo age in apike helmet and hoavy boot. ~ng ~i'waa with a little Belgian oh11d on lap. :..ear. welled tro. j( - The Willard Straight Papers- at CorneUUniversity II •• • hi . IY••• "~t hOm& 1 have three ••*'*.*.'•.......'..'..'....... kinderloin who look Just 11ke you~ he l&il•l, " and. 1 Ihall n.ver .e. them again." ~a. he rOle ant _lung to hi __ houlder. hl. big hide oovered knap . aok, 1 thought pf how the ne~t day, that very afternoon, perhap., thi_ man, tron.formed into a beast in the delirlum of a oharge would b•• tlokl ng. a f oot of .te.l lnto 80me '~enohman - .ome man by nature Ju.t a. lnoifen.lye. Thu. with the , " 's ,ommis.ariate baklng bread ln long trenohe. tug l n t he bank. of the road _ide, a~c ountry l nn. woh &I ~lE"7""".s~, t he Hotel d e Houler. waBBe a whole olas. ,from P.eldelbarl unlver.ity wa s quartered, at Meubeu ge where among t he famous forts crumbled into du st 1 m••••d wlth a . quad who had been busln••• m.n in • the Phl1ipplne., or among the trugging pr l vat •• who alway. had a brother or fri end, Herr 2 ". Schmi dt who 11ve6 i n Ml1waukee _ did 1 know him'l - 1 .aw t hh i nvadi ng army of "barbarian•. " And J. f ound t ha t t hey w.re . i ck of the whol e war before ~ ~t.tma. of 1914 and that ao . oon a. t hey had oapt ur ed oaptur ed Calalo "next we. k" t hey ,ere go ing home to r est gladly 'i n peaoe f or t he end of t hei r daya. I l.I y own war exp~rien.e in t he German army oame to an abrupt end · one day a n offioer .topped hi. oar and. asked. me who l ' W&O. " An Ame r1oan .. "' He reaohed ou t I t oo k my hat off , and l ooked in the .weat band. for the d.eller'. mark. That was nat enough. "your po..?" He read i t , then turned. to a oyc,l e .o l d.ier and. told him to take me to Th! el', a pri.oner. "But ~ 1 have travell ed on this pa•• for week_, " I prote. ted.. "It 11 too good. to be true", he 1&111. So for a week whi le a oorp. of olerk••oruti nized my life hi. tory to ••e if 1 w.re a. important a Ipy a. they Rtppo.ed., 1 had the ohanoe of , ••••, .....xt••••• '.,'4ttwxwfu Iha.r1ng the life of a Gorporal,'a guard. ~ at the end a lIIO.t courteau. ofnoial conduoted De to tho bord.r, and bowing _aid that he wa. mOlt oharmed. to hav. -.4• t, f , 6 my aoquaintanoe, but that all artilto and writer. ·were h.n~lforth "verboten.. " 1 had had my adventure. 1 had had a ring.ide ••at at the war. When 1 .ailed. fr om New York l had felt like a boy l.aving I[lhool for the holiday,; 1 ...... balkr wi th a loathi,ng tor thi. • I, •• " murd.ering, and. alharned. of my e)ild.i.h ouriou.ity. 1 had ,een .nglilh, G.rman, Belgian youth. oaught in a heartle •• maohine whilh turned them into bealt. and. ground them into .th. mud. laX I never wanted. to g.t near thi. horror again _ tho mire of tren.he., the auf fering of inn.oent peopll. • ., . • (Then, briefly, my rea80n. for volunt.ering in the Frenoh army, and. a few inoident. whioh ohanged. my opinion. and gave me the .tand 1 now have) • .,f ' ( ~ - The Willard Straight JPapers- at Cornell University . II , OEO IIIQ[ ~ ."[11. " ........... CHIC ... OO . O.TO'" ... T ..... NT... 0 ........... . ....... ~"' ...... CI.CQ "0"'00'" TO "" 0 ... TO .0 "" .....V C ...... CUTT... ""11; . . . 0"' .... 11; \ ... .. NELSON. " ... "-...... , co.MPAIlY' PUBLISHERS 8 4 - 5 6 .... I ... TH AV~NU~ NEWYORK C.w ......"'. "• • _ . ...u . 0 . . 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We have only JUBt received the information which it waa necesaary .JvCor U8 to ~ve in or.:d\.er to make 'I quotation . - The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell niverslty ... .... -• ( I <..£I-;"'-/' 12.. ,....u>-<-;"A-, urLm-"o-n~3yJ at·l~lj:u·r.e,.Bnp~e"ss,J Thousands Pay Tribute to Heroes I, olfl'-ned by Ihc Jrren;::h 1I 1nlltriM Of Wl f alld th., N"...,. \.he AtnItrMltn WOInI'n " Ciulo, ~'flltr:IIU! t-'unoo·.\lnf!r1 ('. me, Ille (lo ~'c nllnel't of l.·'e1.,llo-liIO\·A klll. th e City oL P"I! 111111 th e ton.~iI ·U ttllt!rll l d o I~ :-'1.' 111'1. \I :l r~h :lt ~'ayoll " o[lu·la ll .l· reJlrelcll t.,;, \ tho Fr"lIeh 1J0l'':! rlllll ullI PII(I ,l(l'r 1110 1'~ ""lIlo"y :,.u~"'1 In r' I'IC" Ih l' ~'r" I I\'!1 nlld .\ ".e rlCIIll trooP] UII(1 Ih i! ltll e~ "r fo'rendt ,e hool,·hUdreli. Th e J.'l'('lIdl . 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(lit' ~lUlle 1!la~ of offclltllve. ..auld he rHIL 1111(1 Ihe frl'l,/$ lu !-'rllitee. li e derillred th!!:. h ud Ihe .h urriC!!.1I ftrnr .... beell bro. k.eu 111' lin d fed into tile Urll!.h aud hell('h fOrCl!8. the m orA le of Ih e ooutll ry ,",ollltl !rU\'c iJeell ailit/ereu Hlld Ule gr('nt I,repllrations [or extensivll w,rfl re li e- lu.Uy ,eoolllll li,be(l would hll\'1! bel'.li Ii lll llOaible. Colonel ClirletOIl ,", cCullocb, . ·ho eamo 10 Frlll~ aa a reprUMu,UI'e of , th e .hlle~ic'lI I.el!'i().ll . 81)()k(! boIh III Enlfll.'" I 111111 'n French. Colonl!llhll!lh \ . BaYlle, I ~onull~l1dllr of I'aris P a.l 0 1 Ihe .\III(' r. "be"1'1('111 Ltll'lOn, prlift,1 Ihl idull of ju.ti('e 8U.-\ wlli ('h wer.. fOreln04l in Ihe nl1\1,18 of Ille .\ mefit']1I11 ....Ilcll tht)· came 10 Jira nce. I .-\t thf' OOlI('I"lion of Ihe cere-mon... 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C. • I • • -- •• , The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell m•verslty ., ,- . ,- _qfrras, on December 1, 1918, OUf beloved classmate. flnjnr Wa! summoned to his Maker, when in the prime of life and while in the service of his country. and WfJrrtu. since gradu~tion from Cornell University, he had lived much among the Chinese people, and his affection for the Chinese and his desire to assist in their problems and to cement the friendship between China and the United States was one of the dominant pU.rpo:SCS of his active life, and WIJrrru. while in the service of China and his own country and in private life he strove: sincerely and effectively to create a better understanding between the two countries, and .~trtu. the things which he accomplished won the admiration and approval not only of his classmates but of leaders in statesmanship and leaders of finance of the two countries as well, and .~mu. the Class of 1901 recalls the strength of Major Straight's character, the depth of his feelinp , and the power of his creative ability, and I I I W4rr,u. the Class of 1901 , of Cornell University, on the occasion of this reunion, held June 15th to 17th, 1923, desires to fittingly recognize by an appropriate memorial the services which he rendered in promoting good feeling between China and the United States and to continue, if only in a minor degree, the work which he so nobly began, • II, it IrsullU'i). That the Class of 1901 , of Cornell University, does hereby establish the Wil1ard Straight Memorial at Cornell which shall consist of a fund to be raised immediately, which may be added to from time to time as circumstances may warrant, to be invested by the trustees of Cornell University, the an~ nual income of which shall be at the diJposal of the President of Cornell Univemty and shall be given to worthy, industrious but neWY Chinese students at Cornell to assist in their education, the student or students, or the number thereof to whom such annual income shall be given in any year, to be in the sole discretion of the President of CorneU University. ... it .Jttt14rr 1t801.,1I. That a committee be appointed by the P resident of the Senior Cla.ss of 1991 to collect the fund and to place it in the hands of the Treasurer of Cornell for investment and to complete the memorial. ... U .J'm14tr ItJiolp,b. That Major Straigbt'. widow be notified in a suitable manner of the establish~ ment of this memorial. The establishment of the Willard Straight Memorial by the Class of 1901, Cornell University, in the form and manner above provided for is particularly fitting, because the interest of the class in China, in her people, her progress, and her welfare, has been peculiarly stimulated not only by the life work of Willard Straight but by reason of the character, the personality, the- ideals and the achievements in international politics of His Ex. ctllenCf, the Honorable Sao-ICe AJfred Su, Chinese Minister to the United States, also a mmlbcr of our class. The foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Class of 1901, Cornell Univenity at Ithaca, New York, on June IS, 1923, on the occasion of the reunion of the Class. JAMFS O'MALLEY, PrttiJt",. CLARENCE H. FAY, StlTttM,. • The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell niverslty ." / . The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell m•verSlty .. · The Willard Straight 1Papers at Cornell University I l' END of film Please Rewind , MICROFILM by PHOTO SCIENCE of CORNELL UNIVERSITY ITHACA, NEW YORK 14850 197'/ I • The Willard Straight Papers at Cornell niverslty