Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg
Subject(s): Hawaii, Japan, Mexico, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Soldiers
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President Roosevelt will show German Ambassador Sternburg’s letter to Secretary of State Elihu Root. He does not think that the settlement in Mexico and Hawaii of former Japanese soldiers is part of some plan by the government of Japan but rather believes it is due to their disinclination to return to a boring peacetime life.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-07-24
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
2
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 Hermann Speck von Sternburg. [July 24, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199859. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg. [24 Jul. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199859.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, July 24]. 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/o199859.
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 16, 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.
