Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg
Subject(s): Asia, India, International relations, Islam, Japan
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President Roosevelt thinks that Ambassador Sternburg’s statement is interesting, and agrees that the movement Sternburg references is more likely to have started in India than in Japan. He does not believe that the Japanese will be converted to Islam, but the movement is still significant because it shows the solidarity of Asian peoples, and the leadership position that Japan has won in region.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-04-19
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908
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 Hermann Speck von Sternburg. [April 19, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195263. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg. [19 Apr. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195263.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, April 19]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195263.
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. March 5, 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.
