Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas C. Friedlander
Subject(s): Alien labor, Chinese--Legal status, laws, etc., Boycotts, China, Emigration and immigration law, Foreign workers, Chinese--Legal status, laws, etc., Immigrants--Legal status, laws, etc., International relations, Sin, United States, United States. Bureau of Immigration, United States. Congress, United States. Department of State, United States. Dept. of State
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President Roosevelt tells Thomas C. Friedlander that the cause of the Chinese boycott is unjust and unfair provisions of the Chinese Exclusion Act and onerous immigration laws. Roosevelt and the State Department have made reforms in the Bureau of Immigration to help the situation, but the boycott’s root cause cannot be dealt with any further unless Congress passes legislation. He tells Friedlander that members of the Merchants Exchange should lobby their Congressmen to pass such a law.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-23
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Friedlander, Thomas C. (Thomas Cary), 1858-1917
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas C. Friedlander. [November 23, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193200. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas C. Friedlander. [23 Nov. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193200.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, November 23]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas C. Friedlander.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193200.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
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 Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
