Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Subject(s): Alliances, Diplomatic etiquette, Germany, Great powers--Foreign relations, International relations, Japan, McCormick, Robert Sanderson, 1849-1919, Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918, Russia, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), World politics
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Cecil Spring Rice writes from his diplomatic posting in St. Petersburg, Russia. Russians are not happy with the Russo-Japanese War and are wary of foreigners, especially English and Americans. He sees Russia and Germany growing closer but doubts that they will ever reach an alliance. Spring Rice reflects on Russia’s relationships with the other great powers and sees Russia’s future as in the East. He suggests that Germany will end up allying with the victor of the Russo-Japanese War.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-05-25
Creator(s)
Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918
Recipient
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
11
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [May 25, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45479. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918. Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [25 May. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45479.
APA:
Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918., [1904, May 25]. Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45479.
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 11, 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.
