Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis E. Warren
Subject(s): Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917, Governmental investigations, Legislation, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Separation of powers, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States. Army, Warner, William, 1840-1916
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President Roosevelt tells Senator Warren that he agrees with the bill that Warren sent as representative of the views of Senators Henry Cabot Lodge and William Warner. Roosevelt also criticizes a bill from Senator Joseph Benson Foraker that would permit the companies who were discharged as a result of the Brownsville incident to, upon swearing an oath of innocence, rejoin the army. Roosevelt believes that many people from these companies either committed the attack or had knowledge of it, and that this bill therefore “amounts simply to a proposal to condone murder and perjury in the past and put a premium upon perjury in the future.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-03-09
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Warren, Francis E. (Francis Emroy), 1844-1929
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 Francis E. Warren. [March 9, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201929. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis E. Warren. [9 Mar. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201929.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, March 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis E. Warren.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201929.
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 30, 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.
