Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Everett Hale
Subject(s): International relations, Military occupation, Philippine American War (Philippines : 1899-1902), Philippines, Religion and politics, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Sermons, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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President Roosevelt thanks Edward Everett Hale for sending the sermon by Mr. Cummings. Roosevelt finds it difficult “not to do harm to our brother by pretending to help him.” He asserts that he will not pull American officials out of the Philippines and allow the country to “wallow back into savagery.” Roosevelt struggles to know whether to leave the country alone or interfere, and how much he can and should prevent “interference by others.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-12-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Everett Hale. [December 17, 1901]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o180844. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Everett Hale. [17 Dec. 1901]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o180844.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1901, December 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Everett Hale. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o180844.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
