Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Robert Carter
Subject(s): Atkinson, Alatau L. C. (Alatau Leonard Charles), 1871-1927, China, Chinese--Foreign relations, Governors--U.S. states, Hawaii, Hawthorne, Julian, 1846-1934, Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951, Legislation, Sin
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President Roosevelt was angered by the newspaper clipping Hawaiian Governor Carter shared with him about the treatment of some Chinese people, remarking “how can we expect decent treatment from the Chinese in Asia when we behave with such brutality toward them here?” He is sorry to hear about Lieutenant-Governor Alatau L. C. Atkinson and encourages Carter to not think about resigning unless in the case of ill-health. Roosevelt feels that the rate bill was passed in good shape, and he has not paid any attention to what Julian Hawthorne may have said about it, dismissing him as “an ordinary Hearst hireling.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-05-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Carter, George Robert, 1866-1933
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 George Robert Carter. [May 22, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195578. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Robert Carter. [22 May. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195578.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, May 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Robert Carter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195578.
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.
