after theyear or so hearings had started and this is evidenceher piece of showing senator smoot during his time was still doing his job as a senator with the direction of the president and was able to function as a senator at that time. letter thatpy of a is in the possession of the family, the smoot family. i wanted to bring it out because of some of the things, he gets president roosevelt felt about senator smoot. i have your letter, you are a start friend of the poorest service. as far as i have seen, -- forest service. you have been sound for the nation and the people of all questions that have come up. what you say carries great weight with me. senator, withg the very influence of president, he is able to lead a very positive impression. another thing i was impressed with as i read through some of , is how personal relationship he had often with these presidents. this letter here it from datedent woodrow wilson august 14, 1914. this is just a few months after president wilson had lost his first wife to illness. of course, this is also during the beginnings of world war i. a lot mu