Letter from Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armored vessels, Disarmament--International cooperation, France, Germany, Gratitude, International Peace Conference, International relations, Netherlands--Hague, Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Reconciliation
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Senator Estournelles de Constant of France finds a letter from President Roosevelt to be “like the signal of a light-house above the fog” when compared to his communications with most European governments. He eagerly anticipates his meeting with Roosevelt in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, next spring. Estournelles de Constant notes the challenges of getting Germany and France to reconcile and predicts “brilliant failure” for the next conference of The Hague if arms limitation cannot be agreed upon.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-18
Creator(s)
Estournelles de Constant, Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet, baron d', 1852-1924
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
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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:
Letter from Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 18, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54628. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Estournelles de Constant, Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet, baron d’, 1852-1924. Letter from Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 Oct. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54628.
APA:
Estournelles de Constant, Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet, baron d’, 1852-1924., [1906, October 18]. Letter from Paul-Henri-Benjamin Balluet to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54628.
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. March 27, 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.
