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Cecil Spring Rice shares matters of foreign affairs regarding Russia, Japan, Germany, and other countries with First Lady Edith Roosevelt. Issues regarding the resolution of the Russo-Japanese War and terms for peace – as well as the situation within Russia, which Spring Rice says borders on anarchy – make up the bulk of the letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-29
John Muir writes that the first part of the trip in the Sierra with Theodore Roosevelt was the best. The letter Roosevelt gave Muir made things easy in Siberia and Manchuria. Muir traveled along through India, Egypt, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines. What Muir saw in the Philippines made him proud of his country. Muir believes Roosevelt will be elected.
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1904-10-27
Endicott Peabody, founder of the Groton School, introduces Edward C. Carter, a Harvard alumnus who has been doing missionary work for the YMCA in India. Carter and Logan Herbert Roots, another Harvard alumnus who is a missionary in China, have a plan to increase the number of Harvard men doing missionary work. Carter and Roots would like President Roosevelt to lend his name to the advisory council.
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1904-08-06
George W. Davis writes Adjutant General Corbin about a possible reduction in American troops in the Philippines. Davis asserts that a force made up of half Filippino troops would be less expensive to the American military and good for relations with Philippine government.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-05
This postcard shows an elephant assisting a man climb onto its back. Charles C. Myers explains that in India and Ceylon, elephants are trained to help with the heavy lifting in many industries, including construction.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Most all the heavy work is done by elephants. They are trained to do most anything and when building houses and bridges etc. elephants do all the lifting of heavy building material and they are indeed obedient servants.”
This postcard shows a colorized picture of a rubber plantation, where many workers are planting and caring for young rubber trees. Charles C. Myers adds that rubber is one of the principle products of southern India and Ceylon.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Scene on a rubber plantation. Planting and cultivating the young trees.”
Pamphlet describing the work done by Mission to Lepers in India and the East, a charity founded in 1874. The Mission to Lepers emphasizes the need for “the provision of food, shelter, medical relief, and Christian teaching” of those suffering from leprosy as “surely a part of the white man’s burden” at their asylums, hospitals, and homes in India, Ceylon, Burma, Siam, Japan, Korea, Sumatra, and the Philippine Islands.
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1911-06
“Particulars about missionary work in India & her foreign missions.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-13
The Philadelphia Evening Item reports on the good economic conditions in various industries, companies, and places in the United States and its trading partners, which it says “give[s] the lie to the calamity howlers.”
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1903-12-22
An older woman holds a paper that reads “Dear Mother Earth: I will soon be on my way to see you. T.R.” She points at “Great Britain,” “Russia,” “Africa,” “Asia,” “India,” and “Germany” and says, “Now you must ALL be on your good behavior.”
Cartoonist Ole May mixes a couple metaphors in this forecast of Theodore Roosevelt’s imminent departure for an African safari. Rather than showing African wildlife being warned, or being scared, of the Great White Hunter, the cartoon shows the great powers of the world (some represented by their traditional animal symbols like the British lion and the Russian bear) being lectured to watch after themselves when Roosevelt leaves the White House.
This article, identified as a “specimen of the utterances of the ultra element,” was sent to President Roosevelt with a letter on educational and cultural trends in China. The main article presents a translation of a pamphlet that had circulated in China lamenting the current international situation China finds itself in. The author highlights China’s former glory and present weakness, and lays out the steps it will be necessary to take for the preservation of the country and the resumption of strength. The reverse side of the page contains an interview with Japanese Prime Minister Saionji Kinmochi, a discussion of Australian trade with China, a report of a robbery in Hongkou, China, and a portion of an article on two new steamships.
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1906-04-12
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.
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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.
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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.
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1909-01-20
The Observer reports that President Roosevelt deserves appreciation from all Englishmen due to his favorable remarks concerning the British rule in India.
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1909-01-24
This note lists a number of books, letters, and topics that President Roosevelt has discussed and written about recently.
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1908-12
President Roosevelt is ending his time as president in “stormy fashion” as everyone in Congress now feels comfortable with attacking him. The press is also on the attack and Roosevelt has started two libel suits against the worst offenders. The statements he will make tomorrow regarding the British in India are being made at the suggestion of Mr. Morley and Mr. Bryce. Roosevelt has received a beautiful Holland rifle from his English friends for use on the African safari.
1909-01-17
Although he believes the rate bill will pass as it is, President Roosevelt believes he will be stuck in town because of an upcoming situation with the Panama Canal. He discusses the political sensitivity around hosting the Indian prince and princess, and provides an update on the outdoor activities of Archibald Roosevelt and Quentin Roosevelt.
1906-05-20
James Bronson Reynolds informs President of Columbia University Nicholas Murray Butler that, before pursuing studies in the law, he will take a year sabbatical traveling across Europe and in parts of Asia and Africa with Mrs. Reynolds. Reynolds relays that he will visit Gifford Pinchot in Washington, D.C., and inquires about employment possibilities with the National Government.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-01
John Barrett is preparing to meet with governments, leaders and royalty in the Far East to engage them in representing their country and culture at the St. Louis World’s Fair Exposition in 1904. The article includes the many achievements of Barrett.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-03