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Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Bryce

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Bryce

Theodore Roosevelt has received the first two volumes of Ambassador Bryce’s “classic” work. He remembers reading the proofs of the first edition thirty years ago while in the state legislature. Roosevelt agrees with Bryce that things are better than they were then. Roosevelt invites the ambassador and his wife to the White House so they can discuss the conditions of their countries the next time Bryce visits New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Bryce

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Bryce

Theodore Roosevelt argues in favor of a military draft and suggests that the lack of a draft has limited Great Britain’s strength. Roosevelt believes that President Wilson is motivated by fear of pacifist and German-American voters. Wilson also has the “Jeffersonian Buchanan tradition” of avoiding all physical danger. If he had been president, Roosevelt would have taken action after the invasion of Belgium or the sinking of the Lusitania and he believes the country would have supported him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-11-30