Letter from James Andrew Drain to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Militarism, Military readiness, Press and politics

James Andrew Drain’s magazine, Arms and the Man, has published an article with accurate, official statistics in response to Andrew Carnegie’s article about the cost of militarism. Drain hopes that Theodore Roosevelt can help give the article wide publicity.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1913-02-14

Creator(s)

Drain, James Andrew, 1870-1943

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

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 James Andrew Drain to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 14, 1913]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o95859. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Drain, James Andrew, 1870-1943. Letter from James Andrew Drain to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Feb. 1913]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o95859.

APA:

Drain, James Andrew, 1870-1943.: , [1913, February 14]. Letter from James Andrew Drain to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o95859.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.