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President Roosevelt tells Judge Campbell that there are no charges being brough against him, and will clarify the matter when they meet in the spring. Roosevelt also notes that the recent fights in Idaho and Colorado were in the name of “civilization.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-17
A larger-than-life “Spirit of Civilization” points with contempt to a man on a pedestal labeled “Russia.” Standing around the pedestal are John Bull, Uncle Sam, and symbolic representatives of other nations.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1903-06-17
Theodore Roosevelt writes to H. Rider Haggard to discuss the Progressive Party’s political platform.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-06-28
President Roosevelt has recently received a copy of Arthur James Balfour’s book Decadence through Viscount Arthur Hamilton Lee, and he writes to thank Balfour for it and offer his thoughts. Roosevelt believes that Balfour is essentially right about there being something that can lead to the downfall of nations, races, and so forth, and also that it is difficult to properly explain it. He discusses many examples, including that of Spain, the Roman Empire, and South America, and how he sees them fitting in to Balfour’s theories.
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1908-03-05
President Roosevelt thanks Edward Hardcastle for his letter, and remarks that he enjoyed reading Hardcastle’s account of his deer-stalking. He regrets that he believes his own hunting days are over, as he has been leading a sedentary life. Roosevelt expresses his admiration for New Zealand, and believes that it will become a model country.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-22
President Roosevelt sends Ambassador White a letter detailing some of his thoughts on reductions of armaments with the caveat that while White may use the letter when speaking with officials, he must realize that what Roosevelt writes is “tentative and suggestive,” and neither binding Roosevelt nor the United States to any official position. While Roosevelt agrees with British Secretary of War R. B. Haldane that it would be good to put limits on the growth of militaries, he does not think the United States can reduce its army or navy because of their already small size. He clarifies his relations with German Emperor William II, explaining that contrary to Haldane’s assumption his influence over him is very limited, and he does not know if he would be able to convince him of anything. Roosevelt is additionally hesitant about a policy of disarmament coming soon, and believes that while it may be possible to someday reduce armies and navies, he thinks that at present it would be “a great misfortune for the free peoples to disarm and leave the various military despotisms and military barbarians armed.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-14
President Roosevelt thanks Chief Justice John Grass of the Lakota, as well as the other Chiefs at Standing Rock, for the gift of a buffalo robe. Roosevelt appreciated what Grass said in his speech, and promises to “do everything I can for the Indians, and to strive as hard as I can for the day when the red man and the white will be treated just alike.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-31
Henry Ferdinand Suksdorf sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of his book Our Race Problem and asks for it to be reviewed in the Outlook.
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1911-09-09
President Cleveland appears as an explorer, with cabinet members John G. Carlisle and Walter Q. Gresham, in a jungle, where they have come across a band of monkeys labeled “D. Hill, C. Dana, W. Reid, Blackburn, Vest, Jones, Pugh, Foraker, Wolcott, Teller, Morgan, Peffer, [and] Stewart.” Caption: Pioneer Cleveland is bound to carry political enlightenment forward, even if the simian statesmen don’t like it.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1893-11-22
William II, German Emperor, with wings fashioned out of swords, rides on a large cannon being pulled and pushed by members of the clergy. Among the crowd following in the background are two banners that state “Love One Another” and “Come and Be Saved; If You Don’t ….”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-01-12
A female figure labeled “Civilization” pulls the pigtail labeled “Worn Out Traditions” of a man labeled “China.” She is holding a pair of scissors labeled “19th Century Progress” and is about to cut the pigtail. There are telegraph poles, plows, and locomotives hanging from her waist.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-10-19
Text of a speech by Wenceslau de Lima, Portugal’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, at a banquet in honor of the officers of the United States European Squadron. Lima welcomes the squadron and expresses admiration for the United States and President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-28