Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bulygin, Alexander, 1851-1919, Chamberlain, Joseph, 1836-1914, Cossacks, Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910, Grey, Albert Henry George Grey, Earl, 1851-1917, Haldane, R. B. Haldane (Richard Burdon Haldane), Viscount, 1856-1928, International relations, Japan, Keller, Ḟ. Ė. (Ḟeodor Ėduardovich), graf, 1850-1904, Kokovt︠s︡ov, Vladimir Nikolaevich, 1853-1943, Lansdowne, Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, Marquess of, 1845-1927, Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918, Meyer, Marian Alice Appleton, 1862-1935, Mukden, Battle of (China : 1905), Mukden, Battle of (Shenyang, Liaoning Sheng, China : 1905), Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918, Presidents--Inauguration, Revolution, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of, 1847-1929, Russia, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Spring Rice, Florence, Townley, Susan Mary Keppel, Lady, 1868-1953, Townley, Walter, United States, Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901, William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941
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Cecil Spring Rice updates Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt on the declining political and social situation in Russia. Although revolution seems to be in the air, Czar Nicholas seems impervious to demands for reform and determined to maintain the autocracy. Crowds are being shot down in the streets, including women and children; trains are being robbed of munitions; and a complete breakdown of order appears imminent. Spring Rice also describes Great Britain’s stance toward Russia, Japan, and America, particularly King Edward VII’s admiration for President Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-13
Creator(s)
Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918
Recipient
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
15
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. [March 13, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48926. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918. Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [13 Mar. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48926.
APA:
Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918., [1905, March 13]. Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48926.
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 5, 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.
