Anxious for a settlement – and so is the nation at large

Subject(s): Cuba, Reciprocity, Reciprocity (Commerce), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)

President Roosevelt stands and listens outside a door marked Congress with a giant hammer labeled “Cuban Question.” Uncle Sam stands behind him holding a giant scroll marked “Ship Canal” and “National Enterprise.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-15

Creator(s)

Swayze, R. C. (Robert Clyde), 1861-1911

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Printed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Cartoon

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:

Anxious for a settlement – and so is the nation at large. [June 15, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274589. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Swayze, R. C. (Robert Clyde), 1861-1911. Anxious for a settlement – and so is the nation at large. [15 Jun. 1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274589.

APA:

Swayze, R. C. (Robert Clyde), 1861-1911., [1902, June 15]. Anxious for a settlement – and so is the nation at large.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274589.

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 26, 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.