Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. A. Gwynne
Theodore Roosevelt agreed to a meeting with Major Belcher under the impression that Belcher was a British officer who wished to discuss the “Oriental question” after serving in New Zealand and East Asia. He made it clear to Belcher that their conversation was not for publication and Belcher agreed. Many of the statements Belcher attributed to Roosevelt are “absurd falsehoods” and Roosevelt does not want anything from Belcher to be published. H. A. Gwynne should have contacted Roosevelt to determine if the interview was genuine.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-02-09