Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John St. Loe Strachey
Subject(s): Aoki, Shūzō, 1844-1914, Australia, Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815-1898, Churchill, Randolph Henry Spencer, Lord, 1849-1895, Durand, H. Mortimer (Henry Mortimer), 1850-1924, Emigration and immigration, England, France, Germany, Houtin, Albert, 1867-1926, International relations, Japan, McCall, Samuel W. (Samuel Walker), 1851-1923, Merry del Val, Raphael, 1865-1930, Navies, Pius X, Pope, 1835-1914, Sabatier, Paul, 1858-1928, Strachey, St. Loe, Mrs., 1866-1957, United States. Navy
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President Roosevelt was impressed with what John St. Loe Strachey had to say about Berlin and Paris and discusses his thoughts on the war scare between England and Germany two years prior. He tells Strachey that there are those who object to “keeping up the Navy” while also persuading him to come to terms with Japan, which he sees as “inviting trouble” and refusing to prepare if conflict with Japan became a reality. Roosevelt believes that the United States will have to adopt a similar policy on Japanese immigration as Australia but is confused as to why a country with a much smaller population and birth-rate adopted such a policy so soon.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Strachey, John St. Loe, 1860-1927
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 John St. Loe Strachey. [February 22, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198679. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John St. Loe Strachey. [22 Feb. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198679.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, February 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John St. Loe Strachey.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o198679.
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 27, 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.
