Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Price Collier
Subject(s): Arbitration, International, Estournelles de Constant, Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet, baron d', 1852-1924, France, Great Britain, International relations, Speeches, addresses, etc., Treaties
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Theodore Roosevelt was very impressed by Price Collier’s recent Decoration Day address, and felt compelled to write to him about it. Roosevelt laments some of the forces at work in the international peace movement because of their “mushy sentimentality” and “maudlin confusion of right and wrong.” He feels that arbitration treaties are largely useless because they are not able to address the problems that plague countries internally, and are unlikely to be invoked in actual issues of international relations where the honor of countries is at play.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-06-12
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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 Price Collier. [June 12, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o218319. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Price Collier. [12 Jun. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o218319.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, June 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Price Collier.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o218319.
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 13, 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.
