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The Roosevelt administration is attempting to end the “nonsensical controversy” surrounding the Battle of Santiago. Admiral Sampson’s request for a hearing was rejected and General Miles was rebuked for publicly criticizing the naval court.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Alexander Brin for his letter. Roosevelt believes America’s influence in the world has waned because of the course the government has taken for the past year and a quarter. He does not think the U.S. would wield much authority at a peace conference, since the U.S. cannot even protect its own citizens, much less citizens of other nations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-11-20