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President Roosevelt appreciates the clippings sent to him by Andrew Carnegie. He appreciates Carnegie’s advice on trade.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-23
President Roosevelt is glad British Ambassador James Bryce liked his speech on British rule in India, and will look up the article in the Methodist Review.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-20
President Roosevelt is glad that Edward Morley and John Grey liked his speech praising British colonial rule in India. However, Roosevelt feels he only said what needed to be said, especially since there is currently “agitation” in India which “foolish” Americans take “mischievous pleasure” in.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-21
President Roosevelt sends word to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson that he will be leaving public office in “a rather stormy fashion,” being attacked by both houses of Congress and by the press. James Bryce has remarked that bringing libel cases against the biggest two offenders in newspapers will be a service to the American public. Bryce and John Morley suggested Roosevelt make a statement about the British in India, which he plans to do presently. Some of Roosevelt’s English friends sent him a rifle for use on his African safari.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-17
Henry Beach Needham asks Frank Harper to thank Theodore Roosevelt for his invitation to visit when he gets to New York. He also sends an article that he wants Roosevelt to see. The article is a comparison of American and British imperialism in the Philippines and India, respectively.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-01
John Morley, Secretary of State for India, thanks President Roosevelt for his speech praising British rule in India. This speech was encouraging to those heading British rule and will put any misgivings to rest.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-22
Sir Edward Grey sent a telegram thanking President Roosevelt for his speech praising British rule in India. British Ambassador James Bryce believes Roosevelt’s speech will be similarly praised throughout Britain and India. Secretary of State for India John Morley will also be sending a note of thanks shortly.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-20
Sydney Brooks tells President Roosevelt how happy he, and others in England, are with the election of William H. Taft. The constitutionalists in England were “scandalized” by Roosevelt’s involvement in the campaign. Brooks has been spreading stories about Taft’s character in England, and the feeling toward him now is warm. He praises Roosevelt’s accomplishments in office and offers suggestions for the topic of his 1910 Romanes lecture. Finally, Brooks discusses the unfavorable view in the American press of British rule in India.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-11
During a speech given at the Methodist Episcopal Church of Africa’s diamond jubilee, President Roosevelt praises white imperialism. Roosevelt in particular eulogizes British imperialism in India, claiming the British administration to be a greater feat than any of the Roman Empire. Roosevelt states that English control prevents tyrannical leaders from oppressing the common masses. The second portion of this article describes the outrage incited by the summoning of the editors and correspondents of the New York World to testify in a case against Joseph Pulitzer for libeling the United States Government. Representative William F. Willett, of New York, went on an angry tirade against President Roosevelt. Once Willett was declared out of order and prevented from continuing, Senator Isidor Rayner, of Massachusetts, explained that the outrage was due to concerns over violation of the freedom of speech and press.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-19
In a response to President Roosevelt’s complimentary speech on British rule in India, the author of this article affirms that Roosevelt’s praise is both prized and justified. The author claims that the British administration in India removed cruel rulers, “established the reign of law” in India, and “indoctrinated” Indians with “the learning and theories of the West.” The author concludes that British administration needs to continue to press for social reform in India, in order to “save” Indians.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-19
The author of this article reviews a speech given by President Roosevelt praising British colonial rule in India. This testimony will do much to repair American opinion of British rule in India, which has been injured by “Anglophobes” and “sentimentalists” in India.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-20