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Theodore Roosevelt comments on a recent article he wrote and provides his opinion on instances where a country, particularly the United States and France, force military service on individuals that are only nominally citizens, such as a child of French parents who happened to be born in the United States.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-06-01
Theodore Roosevelt was “astounded” by the letters John Milliken Parker shared and plans to use them in an article in the Metropolitan. Roosevelt asks Parker to tell him immediately if P. A. Lelong receives more information from President Wilson or Secretary of State Bryan. However, Roosevelt warns that Lelong cannot let Wilson or Bryan know that he has taken an interest in the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-05-03
Theodore Roosevelt writes J. Y. Brinton, praising Governor Martin Grove Brumbaugh for passing an effective Child Labor Bill. He comments on the Lelong case, in which Roosevelt asserts that P. A. Lelong had “beyond all shadow of a doubt” elected to be a United States citizen. When an alien becomes a citizen in good faith, Roosevelt says, he would protect him in every way.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-06-03