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A. B. King tells Theodore Roosevelt that arbitration treaties are not the answer because individuals need higher morality in order for peace to last. The Church can provide the higher morality the world needs, but if the church could present it using science, such as French scientists do, there would be more success as bringing people back to the Church.
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1911-12-12
Millard J. Bloomer thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his letter declining the invitation to the Citizen’s Peace Banquet. Bloomer explains his own beliefs around world peace as well as his understanding of the purpose of the banquet. Bloomer appreciates Roosevelt’s caution and will be wary of any request to act contrary to his convictions
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1911-12-13
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1915-10-15
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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1915-06-01
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
This article discusses relations between Great Britain and France, as well as the deployment of troops. Because of reports that the French Government has received concerning the Chinese territory along the Tonquin boarder, the number of European troops in Indo-China will be raised to 30,000. The article also notes that there are “vague reports that negotiations are in progress between Great Britain and other European Powers touching the future status of the valley of the Yangtse-kiang, looking to British predominance in the provinces boarding that stream.”
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1904-08-09
Theodore Roosevelt writes that he appreciated Georges Clemenceau’s editorial. He regrets that President Wilson has refused his offer to raise United States troops for the war effort. Roosevelt writes that he wanted to establish volunteer troops to offer France immediate relief on the front and criticizes President Wilson for his lack of bravery and inaction.
1917-06-06
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Belle Roosevelt to update her on the status of the family. Kermit Roosevelt has been stricken with malaria in Italy, Archie Roosevelt has been seriously wounded in action, and Ted Roosevelt has been gassed. Roosevelt’s youngest son Quentin has made it to France and is flying missions on the front.
1918-07-01
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Belle Roosevelt about Kermit Roosevelt transferring to the American army in France once he completes his work in Mesopotamia. Roosevelt is doing what he can to help Kermit make this transition. Roosevelt visits with family members, and has mostly recovered from his illness.
1918-04-21
Theodore Roosevelt tells Wm. F. Read, Jr. that he could have stirred up the American spirit by going to France.
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1917-06-04
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Sidney W. May for his letter and says he regrets not being allowed to take troops to France.
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1917-06-04
President Roosevelt introduces his cousin, Robert B. Roosevelt, and asks that every courtesy be extended to him in France.
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1908-10-06
President Roosevelt hopes the enclosure will be alright. He sends his regards to Robert B. Roosevelt and his family, and hopes they have a nice trip to France.
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1908-10-06
President Roosevelt responds to William I. Nichols’s letter to William Loeb by saying that any good guidance can be twisted to serve bad ends. The statistics surrounding the country’s birth rate, in particular a decrease in the Native American birth rate, prove his beliefs are correct. Roosevelt feels that no one should marry who can not support a family. He describes the sociological situation in France to support his points.
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1908-09-21
President Roosevelt tells Francis Davis Millet that he finds the American gold coin better than the Italian coin. Roosevelt enjoyed revisiting Gustave Le Bon’s book, and he is interested in the situation in France as it relates to the trend towards the two-child family.
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1908-09-19
With delight, President Roosevelt shares with Senator Lodge the newspaper account of a riot in Brownfield, Texas, over the erection of a Roosevelt statue. He is glad for the invitation from George Nathaniel Curzon, the Chancellor of Oxford, to present the Romanes lecture on his return from Africa. It is an honor, and it gives him a legitimate reason for visiting England. The matter of renominating Governor Charles Evans Hughes grows worse, and Roosevelt worries about the impact it may have on William H. Taft’s election.
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1908-08-18
President Roosevelt updates Henry Cabot Lodge on personal and political matters. Roosevelt feels obligated to enjoy a series of essays by Westerlick because his wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, assumes he would not care for them; the puzzling problem of the re-nomination for Charles Evans Hughes for governor of New York; the plans for Roosevelt’s upcoming African safari, and his desire to tour Europe on the way home as a private citizen without pomp; his plans to write for Scribner’s and The Outlook post-presidency, and his reasoning for selecting those offers.
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1908-08-08
President Roosevelt thanks Arthur Hamilton Lee for the painting, saying he is overwhelmed by Lee’s kindness and generosity, and the way in which he has read Roosevelt’s thoughts about the painting. Roosevelt mentions that Admiral William S. Cowles, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, and Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks recently attended the tricentennial celebrations in Québec, emphasizing the “hearty friendship” between the United States and England. Roosevelt thinks the British fleet should be kept up to the highest standards for the “peace of the world,” though he would like to limit the size of ships. Roosevelt’s African safari is coming up, and he hopes he can travel as a private person, but will pay his respects to various important personages along the way if need be.
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1908-08-07
President Roosevelt thanks Ambassador White for the clipping he recently sent and for hosting Admiral Charles H. Stockton in Paris. Roosevelt is anxious for the Great White Fleet to travel to the Pacific Ocean, because while he wants Japan to know he has nothing but friendly intentions, he also wants them to know he is not afraid of them. Roosevelt wishes Congress would provide adequate housing for American ambassadors abroad, but is afraid it will take some time to accomplish it.
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1907-07-30
President Roosevelt thanks Ambassador Jusserand and the government of France.
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1907-01-08
President Roosevelt tells British Ambassador to the United States Grey that Rennel Rodd was offered a position interacting with the US government, but turned it down. Roosevelt contrasts the attitudes and relations of a number of different countries with America and England, and takes a specific focus on Japan. Roosevelt notes that Japan has continued preparing for war over the last decade, and writes that there will be industrial competition between Japan and European countries. He also wonders if they are planning on invading America, Germany, or the Philippines. Roosevelt wants the United States and Japan to sign a treaty stating they will keep their citizens out of each other’s labor markets. Roosevelt closes by remarking on the similarities in governmental thinking and military approach between the United States and England.
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1906-12-19