Phillips, Charles, 1880-1933

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-27

Creator(s)

Phillips, Charles, 1880-1933

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Charles Phillips thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his kind note. He also enjoyed the letter Roosevelt wrote congratulating Maurice Francis Egan on receiving the Laetare Medal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-06

Creator(s)

Phillips, Charles, 1880-1933

Charles Phillips notes the Catholic papers have reported on Theodore Roosevelt’s remarks on Catholics and the Young Men’s Christian Association. Phillips encloses his editorial on the subject.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-21

Charles Phillips extends sincere thanks. to Theodore Roosevelt, and will use what Roosevelt wrote to Cleveland H. Dodge regarding Catholics and the Y. M. C. A., omitting all names as Roosevelt requested. He explains that much of his interest comes through his association with Maurice Francis Egan, who also helped Phillips originally meet Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-27

Charles Phillips thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his letter and the copy of his letter to Cleveland Doge of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA). He is not surprised by what Roosevelt writes, and it confirms his high regard for him. Archbishop John Ireland recently withdrew his letter endorsing the YMCA since the restrictions against Catholics have not been removed. Ireland encouraged Phillips to continue writing about the good work that can be accomplished through ecumenical cooperation. Phillips agrees with Roosevelt that “it is of the utmost importance…that our people who are straight and decent shall associate together as much as possible without regard to theological differences.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-20

Charles Phillips sends Theodore Roosevelt a clipping from the San Francisco Monitor that he thinks he will be interested in.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-27

While Charles Phillips, editor of The Monitor, praises Theodore Roosevelt’s sentiments in wishing for greater cooperation between Catholics and Protestants, he criticizes Roosevelt’s specific praise of the Y. M. C. A. in this regard, as that organization does not allow Catholics to hold office. Phillips attests that the Y. M. C. A. “deliberately falsified its real attitude toward Catholics, in order to get money out of them for its new building.” While he acknowledges the good work the organization does, Phillips strongly objects to this hypocrisy and believes that Roosevelt will eventually agree with this sentiment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-25