Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leonard Wood
President Roosevelt relays to General Wood the contents of a letter, from Hugh Douglas Wise, a sailor in the United States Navy, regarding conditions in the Philippines. Wise writes that people who have been in the Philippines for any length of time believe the only way to civilize districts containing bad elements is to “clean them out,” but politicians will not permit this. According to the sailor, there is only one officer who the bad Filipinos are afraid of, and that is Wood. Having said this, the sailor describes Wood’s actions as leading to the tensions in the Philippines.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-12
