Hermann Speck von Sternburg recounts a meeting between Sternburg and Count Arthur Paul Nicholas Cassini regarding the situation in the Far East. Sternburg discusses a lost opportunity at Liao Yang that could have brought the war to an end.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-20

Creator(s)

Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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:

Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 20, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48990. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908. Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Mar. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 10, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48990.

APA:

Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908., [1905, March 20]. Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48990.

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. July 10, 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.