Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis B. Loomis
Subject(s): Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Japan, Peace movements
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Theodore Roosevelt responds to Francis B. Loomis’ letter. In that letter, Loomis advocates for a “great peace meeting” and says that the Japanese question may lead into war. Roosevelt believes that peace meetings within the last fifteen years have been “a little worse than useless.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-11-09
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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 Francis B. Loomis. [November 9, 1914]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210598. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis B. Loomis. [9 Nov. 1914]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210598.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1914, November 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis B. Loomis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210598.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
