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President Roosevelt thanks Jacob Gould Schurman for the letter and promises to do everything he can to stop atrocities.
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1902-05-09
Governor Taft is to be instructed on his return to the Philippines to form a commission to investigate the conduct of the military government towards Filipinos and to investigate reported atrocities perpetrated by the army.
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1902-05-09
President Roosevelt assures Josephine Shaw Lowell that the War Department is doing everything within its power to prevent atrocities in the Philippines. Roosevelt claims that 99% of the cruelties are perpetrated by Filipino insurgents against American troops.
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1902-05-09
President Roosevelt and Secretary of War Elihu Root are dedicated to “discover and punish every instance of barbarity” committed by American troops in the Philippines. Investigations are ongoing and will be of a “thorough and sweeping character,” encompassing civil and military officials of the Philippines.
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1902-05-09
Major Cornelius Gardener wants to use native troops and complains about the actions of American soldiers in the Philippines, but President Roosevelt claims that most of the cruelties have been committed by native troops employed by the United States.
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1902-05-07
President Roosevelt will be active in stopping cruelties in the Philippines, including the “water-cure.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-03
President Roosevelt believes that the army in the Philippines has done “most admirable work” but promises to search out and punish incidents of misconduct.
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1902-05-03
The two-sided handbill features a reprint from the Boston Evening Transcript. The first side includes text referencing the United States’ neutrality in the “European War” and calling attention to an “editorial which appeared in the Providence Journal, soon after the start of the European War, and which was reprinted by the Boston Transcript, as shown on the following page.” On the reverse side, the cartoon entitled “Convicted!” shows a small girl, labeled “Belgium,” pointing at an over-sized German soldier. Below the cartoon is an editorial condemning German atrocities in Belgium.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1914-10-16
Theodore Roosevelt denies he is using a double standard regarding German and British violations of the rules of war. Germany has killed hundreds of Americans at sea while the British have interfered with American trade and mail. Roosevelt does not consider these violations in the same class. Roosevelt directs Albert Kuhn to his book, Fear God and Take Your Own Part, for further information on his views.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-05-10
Theodore Roosevelt has denounced Germany and been lenient with Great Britain because the British have interfered with commerce, but the Germans have killed hundreds of American citizens. A minor property offense can be ignored until action has been taken against murder. If he were president, Roosevelt would put a stop to the German campaign against American lives and then force the British to comply with the laws of war.
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1916-05-03
Theodore Roosevelt introduces Made in Germany by F. M. Sprague. He calls attention to what it says about the failure of the United States to perform its duty in relation to the world war.
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1915-08-16
Introduction for The Book of the Homeless edited by Edith Wharton. The book is being sold to raise funds for refugees of the world war and Theodore Roosevelt calls for Americans to help ease their suffering.
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1915
Theodore Roosevelt is disgusted by President Wilson’s actions after the sinking of the Lusitania. He is pleased that he spoke out publicly on the sinking.
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1915-06-04
Theodore Roosevelt has tried to convince the American people to do their duty regarding the war. However, they have been misled by many politicians and pacifists. Roosevelt suggests that Mrs. Antonio De Viti de Marco and her friends write to Jane Addams and other America pacifists to convince them that their demand for peace and ignorance of “hideous wrongdoing” is the “gravest crime against righteousness.”
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1915-06-01
Handwritten draft of Theodore Roosevelt’s lecture at Princeton. Roosevelt compares the ethics of a nation to ethics on an individual level. He calls for a balance between taking care of oneself (or nation) and paying one’s duty to others (at an international level). He points to Germany’s actions during the first World War as an extreme example of caring only for the individual. Roosevelt discusses the current state of the American military and the war with Germany, including reports from the government and newspapers. He presents a list of America’s shortcomings in not being prepared for the war and advises the young university men to learn from the lessons of the past and become leaders in the future.
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1917-11-16
Typed draft with handwritten edits of Theodore Roosevelt’s speech at the Columbia County Fair. Roosevelt says that while America is a melting pot of many cultures, it is still a single country. He calls for all citizens to be united under one flag and one language. He condemns Germany’s actions during the war and says anyone that does not fully support the United States is a traitor. Americans have an obligation to be loyal to their country and to demand justice for all men regardless of social class. The country needs to be better prepared for war in the future.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-09-05
Typed draft with edits of Theodore Roosevelt’s speech at the Columbia County Fair. Roosevelt says that while America is a melting pot of many cultures, it is still a single country. He calls for all citizens to be united under one flag and one language. He condemns Germany’s actions during the war and says anyone that does not fully support the United States is a traitor. Americans have an obligation to be loyal to their country and to demand justice for all men regardless of social class. The country needs to be better prepared for war in the future.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-09-05
Theodore Roosevelt thanks members of the Armed Forces for their service during World War I and praises men willing to fight for their country. He condemns the actions of Germany and says that the war is being fought for the greater good of America and for humanity. He gives several examples of Germany’s cruelty and ruthlessness, including the sinking of the Lusitania. He denies claims of the war being a “rich man’s” war but says that anti-war movements are backed by the wealthy for commercial reasons. Roosevelt calls for better preparedness in the future as well as the implementation of universal service.
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1917-09-24
Theodore Roosevelt speaks out about “the Hun within our gates”, or German Americans he says are helping Germany from within the United States. Roosevelt says the term Hun was attributed to the German forces by William II himself and that it matches the atrocities committed by the German military in Europe and Asia. He gives examples of the Huns within our gates, particularly pacifists, and compares them to the “Copperheads” of the Civil War era. He calls for all Americans, regardless of ethnic origins, to unite under one flag and one language.
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1917-09-27
Theodore Roosevelt says that because World War I is a war for democracy, it is essentially the working man’s war. The United States went to war with Germany because of its killing of innocent American civilians. He recognizes the sermons of Newell Dwight Hillis of Brooklyn, who has witnessed the “atrocities” of the German military firsthand. He says not only must America help countries in Europe, but it must also strengthen its military for the future.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-09-30