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Letter from David Starr Jordan to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from David Starr Jordan to Theodore Roosevelt

David Starr Jordan thinks that if Americanism is the true motto of the country, then Japanese immigrants who meet all the qualifications should be naturalized as citizens. President Roosevelt and his administration have been successful in preventing the creation of a “Jim Crow” class while also protecting America’s dignity in interacting with Japan. Even in interfering in local matters, it has only been limited to when there are possible constitutional violations at stake, like when the local school board in San Francisco made their ruling about the Japanese school-aged children. There are definite economic advantages to maintaining trade with Asia, but an influx of immigration to the United States does raise some valid concerns along economic and social lines.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to say his travel plans to Harvard and Groton have leaked out, and mentions an article he read. Roosevelt also describes going for horseback rides through the snow, as well as a gift some sailors from the Louisiana gave to Mother. He adds that San Francisco mayor Eugene Schmitz and the school board have arrived to discuss letting Japanese children into their schools. Kermit appears to have taken notes on the back of the envelope.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1907-02-09

Memorandum on the Japanese question of emigration

Memorandum on the Japanese question of emigration

This memorandum details a political analysis of Japan’s willingness to go to war with the United States, partially over the Gentlemen’s Agreement of 1907 and anti-Japanese sentiments in the United States. The author concludes that a war with the United States would negatively affect Japanese finances and exports, with little to gain should they win. Also pondered are the root causes of Japanese migration to the United States and what Japan might stand to gain in a war with the United States, Russia, or China.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908