Edward Marshall letter to Champ Clark - April 23, 1918
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April 23rd, 1918. Honr. Champ Clark. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., U..S. A. My dear Mr Speaker, Here is a voice from the tombs. I wish you to dictate a thousand words to your stenographer expressing the spirit of the American House of Representatives - the determination of our legislative body to see this war through and to a finish, and the belief of that body as a whole that it is a righteous war, wherein we are standing by the side of England, France and the other Allies, and are trying to do a God-like job – and send it over to me for publication on this side. I am at present reaching a larger public in Europe than any other six American writers, and am using this splendid opportunity to the best of my advantage. This particular statement I should like used in the “Sunday Times”, in which, each week, I write a department known as “American interpretations” It is of vital importance that this department and others of our contributions to the European press should be fed fully with the right kind of material. I am asking all my friends to help me. [page 1]
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Hon. Champ Clark. (Contd) I can assure you that American propaganda of the right kind very much is needed on this side of the water. I hope that you are might well, and that Mrs Clark and other members of your family are happy and contended in these war days. I also hope that you will command me for any service which it my lie in my power to render on this side of the ocean, and that you will some-times recall me as one of your most earnest admirers. Among other of our activities we are the sole representatives in America of the “L’Echo de Paris”, the most important newspaper of France, and it may be that Mr Gilbert Seldes, our American representative especially devoting his time to that job, may call upon you from time to time. If so be good to him; he is worth while. Won’t you present my compliments to any mutual friends? Very sincerely yours, Edward Marshall (This is the man who lost a leg at Santiago while representing Hearst. W.B.)
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[newspaper clipping] The Sunday Times, April 21, 1918. AMERICAN INTERPRETATIONS. American Sentiment and the New Irish Problem – How the Great Battle has influenced United States Opinion – Splendid Feeling between the two Navies – America’s Forces in the field. By EDWARD MARSHALL
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| Title | Edward Marshall letter to Champ Clark - April 23, 1918 |
| Creator | Marshall, Edward |
| Source | Marshall, Edward. Letter to Champ Clark. 23 April 1918. Clark, Champ (1850-1921) and Bennett Champ (1890-1954), Papers, 1853-1973. C0666. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this April 23, 1918 letter to Champ Clark, journalist Edward Marshall asked Clark for a statement about the United States' support of the Allies so he could publish it in European newspapers. Marshall also enclosed a newspaper article about American war sentiments. Champ Clark, a long-time resident of Bowling Green, Missouri, was a politician in the Democratic Party. He served as a representative of Missouri from 1893 to 1895 and from 1897 to 1921. From 1911 to 1919 he served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. |
| Subject LCSH | Clark, Champ, 1850-1921; World War, 1914-1918--Newspapers; World War, 1914-1918--Propaganda |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C0666 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | April 23, 1918 |
| Language | English |