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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long

President Roosevelt is engaged in a dispute with Governor Long over an article published by Long. Roosevelt feels that Long suggested that Roosevelt advocated attacking the Spanish fleet without declaring war. Roosevelt admits that he wanted a declaration of war long before it was declared and wanted the Spanish Government warned that the departure of their fleet would be considered an act of war.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long

President Roosevelt has taken issue with an article written by Governor Long that appeared in the Outlook. The article suggests that Roosevelt, while Assistant Secretary to Long, wanted to send a squadron to attack the Spanish fleet while the United States was still at peace with Spain. President Roosevelt remembers events differently and considers Long’s accusation to be serious, especially since it appears to have been accepted by the public at large.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Memorandum from H. N. Manney to Theodore Roosevelt

Memorandum from H. N. Manney to Theodore Roosevelt

Retired Rear Admiral Manney outlines the reasons he believes sending the Great White Fleet to the Pacific Ocean is unwise given the tensions between the United States and Japan. Because Japan is not a wealthy nation, Manney believes it will not attack and occupy targets that would be expensive to win and maintain, and that therefore neither the Philippines nor Hawaii are in danger of attack. Rather, Manney describes in detail how the Japanese could gain control of bases from which to attack both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the United States, how such attacks would affect the U.S., and how long it would take the fleet to return to the Atlantic as a consequence. Because much more damage can be done to the United States on the Atlantic coast rather than the Pacific, it makes more sense to keep the fleet in the Atlantic, in case of war with Japan.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-19

Creator(s)

Manney, H. N. (Henry Newman), 1844-1915