Letter from John B. Stout to Editors of the Outlook
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Editors of the Outlook
President Roosevelt addresses the entire editorial board of The Outlook, as he is unsure which particular editor “had his mind all turned askew” by the writings of William J. Long. Roosevelt appreciates The Outlook’s coverage of topics such as the Brownsville Incident, race relations in San Francisco, and railroad rate legislation, but he takes strong exception to The Outlook describing his distaste for Long’s writing a “controversy.” Roosevelt condems Long’s writings and describes him as a “cheap imposter” who does not observe nature but fabricates nature stories that could not possibly happen. Roosevelt takes issue with The Oulook’s assertions about his comments on Long’s writing, and discusses in detail the “mechanical”—not “mathematical”—impossibility of a wolf killing a caribou with a single bite as Long describes. Roosevelt suggests several naturalists in New York the editors can consult in matters of “nature fakers,” and offers to go page by page through one of Long’s books with The Outlook special nature editor.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-07-03
Letter from J. M. Cole to Editors of the Outlook
J. M. Cole recently read an article in Everybody’s magazine arraigning Theodore Roosevelt for his attitude towards Mormons and polygamy, particularly during the investigation of Senator Reed Smoot. If the Editors of The Outlook allow such articles to go unanswered, Cole says, he and others will stop reading Roosevelt’s reform articles in The Outlook. Cole is suspicious of Roosevelt’s links to Mormons, and wonders why he does not speak out against them more.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-07-06
Letter from W. M. West to Editors of the Outlook
W. M. West tells the editors of The Outlook that Theodore Roosevelt’s article “Christmas in Mid-Africa” renews his faith in Roosevelt’s character.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-02-04
Letter from B. Stuhlmüller to the Editors of the Outlook
Reverend Stuhlmüller enthusiastically greets the editors of The Outlook, wishes them a merry Christmas and happy New Year, and expresses his hope that Theodore Roosevelt returns home safely from Africa. He asks them to let him know when Roosevelt is back in the country.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-12-19