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Theodore Roosevelt received Mary Patterson Elkinton Nitobé’s letter and magazine article featuring the tale of Lieutenant Sakuma. He agrees there should be a book about the heroism of Japanese soldiers for Japanese school children, and adds that American school children and the world would benefit from these lessons.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-10
Ralph Delahaye Paine would like President Roosevelt to read a book, paying special attention to the stories “A Victory Unforseen” (sic) and “Captain Arendt’s Choice.” The second story is based on a true story, the hero being Captain Gerhard C. Apfeld, who saved everyone aboard the American liner Waesland when it sunk quickly after a collision. Paine hopes that Roosevelt will meet with Apfeld, who is a close friend of Paine’s, and he would be happy to get Apfeld to Washington for such a meeting.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-23