Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edmund J. James
Subject(s): Chinese, Education, International relations, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus)
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In a personal letter, President Roosevelt tells University of Illinois President Edmund James that the only present problem with the educational commission is “the ticklish condition of affairs in China” and the Chinese tendency “to interpret as weakness anything we do in the direction of treating them well.” He will take the matter in question up with Secretary of State Elihu Root to see if they can forward James’s scheme.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-03-03
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
James, Edmund J. (Edmund Janes), 1855-1925
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Edmund J. James. [March 3, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194822. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edmund J. James. [3 Mar. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194822.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, March 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edmund J. James.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o194822.
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. January 23, 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.
