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Letter from John William Burgess to Theodore Roosevelt

John William Burgess wishes to inform President Roosevelt regarding a misunderstanding during an interview that Burgess gave to a reporter from the New York Tribune. Burgess was not talking about Roosevelt’s opinion of the Monroe Doctrine, but about American politicians in general. In his role as the inaugural Roosevelt Professor at Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Berlin, Burgess has emphasized the separation of the professorship from “any relation to the diplomacy” between the United States and Germany.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-29

Creator(s)

Burgess, John William, 1844-1931

Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt

Nicholas Murray Butler writes to ensure that President Roosevelt knows the truth about Professor John William Burgess’ comments about the Monroe Doctrine, which were delivered as part of his inaugural address as Roosevelt Professor at Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Berlin. Burgess’ comments have been inaccurately reported in American papers, and Butler encloses two letters from Professor Wilhelm Paszkowski for context on the issue. Butler explains that he has learned of the motivation for the “malice” at the heart of the inaccuracies, and will explain to Roosevelt at their next meeting. He reassures Roosevelt that the Germans understood Burgess completely, and it was only the Americans who have been manipulated by the “lies.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-27

Creator(s)

Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947

Letter from John William Burgess to Theodore Roosevelt

John William Burgess, a prominent American political scientist, reports to President Roosevelt on the success of the Roosevelt Professorship, and the exchange program, at Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universita¨t Berlin. Burgess describes the impact of his inaugural address as Roosevelt Professor, that it was pre-approved by both the Prussian Ministry of Education and by Emperor Wilhelm II’s former tutor Georg Hinzpeter, and well-received by the Germans and by the Emperor himself. He says those who objected were Americans and Englishmen who oppose friendship between the United States and Germany. He says this press completely misrepresented what was said through the “journalistic hysteria” that was published in American papers. Burgess reports that the Roosevelt Professorship is now “on a foundation which cannot be shaken.” Burgess also expresses his view the issue of states’ rights and federal treaties, namely that the Constitution gives the president treaty-making powers which the citizens of the states are bound by just as they are to laws of Congress.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-18

Creator(s)

Burgess, John William, 1844-1931

Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt

Nicholas Murray Butler is giving President Roosevelt the schedule of his upcoming trip along with the address where he can be reached. He wants Roosevelt to know that he will be meeting with the Emperor at Wilhelmshohe in August to discuss the interchange of professors and educational subjects. Butler is also congratulating Roosevelt on his role in the Japan-Russian matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-15

Creator(s)

Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947

Letter from Fred W. Atkinson

Superintendent Atkinson requests that each division superintendent nominate one Filipino boy from each province in their division to travel to the United States for an education. He believes he will be able to secure the traveling, and perhaps living expenses for forty or fifty boys. The nominees should have a good command of the English language and be “bright, clean, ambitious, and healthy.” Atkinson instructs the superintendents to take their time and make a good selection. He further urges them to keep the matter quiet so that they will not be “pestered to death” by hopeful potential nominees or other interested parties.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-21

Creator(s)

Atkinson, Fred W. (Fred Washington), 1865-1941