Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1914, Supplement, The World War

File No. 763.72116/79

The Secretary of State to the President of the American Institute of Architects ( R. Clipston Sturgis )

Department of State,
Washington , October 6, 1914.

Sir: The Secretary of State directs me to acknowledge the receipt, by reference from the White House, of your letter of September 24 protesting against the alleged destruction of architectural monuments in Europe, and in reply to inform you that your remarks have received the attention of the Department.²

I am [etc.]

Manton M. Wyvell )

Private Secretary

2. This was the phrase commonly employed in acknowledging the numerous letters from American citizens and organizations alleging inhumane or wantonly destructive acts on the part of belligerent forces and calling upon the Government to take some action in regard to them.