Political cartoon on Samar campaign
Subject(s): Chaffee, Adna Romanza, 1842-1914, Day, Jean H. A. (Jean Horace Arthur), 1875-1932, Military orders, Orders, Preparation of (Military science), Philippine American War (Philippines : 1899-1902), Philippines--Samar, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Smith, Jacob H. (Jacob Hurd), 1840-1918, Waller, Littleton Waller Tazewell, 1856-1926, War crimes
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Political cartoon featuring military and government officials attempting to avoid blame for the Samar campaign during the Philippine American War. President Roosevelt holds up General Jacob H. Smith’s order to Major Litttleton Waller Tazewell Waller to “Kill every one over ten years.” Smith, Waller, General Adna Romanza Chaffee, Secretary of War Root, and Lieutenant John H. A. Day stand in a circle while looking at the order and pointing at each other.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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:
Political cartoon on Samar campaign. [December 18, 2025]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37608. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Nelan, Charles, 1859-1904. Political cartoon on Samar campaign. [18 Dec. 2025]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37608.
APA:
Nelan, Charles, 1859-1904., [2025, December 18]. Political cartoon on Samar campaign.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37608.
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 18, 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.
