The United States, Theodore Roosevelt, and the establishment of the Hague Tribunal
Subject(s): Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Disarmament--International cooperation, Grey of Fallodon, Edward Grey, Viscount, 1862-1933, Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904, Hay, John, 1838-1905, International Peace Conference, Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Netherlands--Hague, Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918, Permanent Court of Arbitration, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941
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Serge Ricard studies the attitude of the United States government to arbitration and disarmament proposals put forward by the First and Second Hague Peace Conferences of 1899 and 1907. Ricard notes that the United States approved of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, but he stresses that the nation, especially under the administration of Theodore Roosevelt, did not pursue disarmament proposals. Ricard asserts that Roosevelt always favored preparedness over disarmament as the best means to avoid war, and he notes that the United States’ traditional policies of isolationism and non-interference in European affairs made it unlikely the country would embrace international bodies. Ricard notes that Secretary of State Elihu Root managed America’s participation in the Second Hague Peace Conference of 1907.
Six photographs and one illustration accompany the text.
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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2015
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Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
13
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Image
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Chicago:
The United States, Theodore Roosevelt, and the establishment of the Hague Tribunal. [2015]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308613. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Ricard, Serge. The United States, Theodore Roosevelt, and the establishment of the Hague Tribunal. [2015]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308613.
APA:
Ricard, Serge., [2015]. The United States, Theodore Roosevelt, and the establishment of the Hague Tribunal.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308613.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
