Wars

J. M. Ross sends Theodore Roosevelt plans for a central bank and an affiliated system of banks, which he believes will conquer Wall Street. He has another “practical” plan for control of commerce by the people. Along with one for establishing an international peace fund, these plans will avert all wars. Ross asks for Roosevelt’s opinion and requests he send the proposals to the Nobel Peace Prize board.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-22

Creator(s)

Ross, J. M. (James Milton), 1870-1955

Theodore Roosevelt congratulates Belle Roosevelt on the birth of her new baby named Joseph Willard. Roosevelt also updates her on the status of the family. Quentin Roosevelt has been suffering from pneumonia, and Archie Roosevelt, like his father, has become very discouraged with issues relating to the war.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-01-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt would like to discuss the Goldwin Smith letters with Paul Dana. Smith’s suggested solution for the war seems good but Roosevelt doubts it could be carried out. He invites Dana and Mary Duncan Butler Dana to spend a night at the White House.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Dávila of Honduras gladly accepts President Roosevelt’s offer to participate in peace settlements with neighboring Central American republics. Honduras has remained, and will remain, neutral.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-30

Creator(s)

Dávila, Miguel R., 1856-1927

Acting Secretary of State Adee forwards William Loeb a message from Lientent Commander James H. Glennon from Acajutla, El Salvador, that the American armed steamer President will be transferred to El Salvador. Additionally, President Fernando Figueroa of El Salvador greatly desires American intervention. Adee suggests that while material aid is impracticable, a moral intervention would achieve the same goal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-20

Creator(s)

Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924

Acting Secretary of State Adee encloses related items for William Loeb to update President Roosevelt on the situation in Central America and to advise on how to handle the United States’ recognition of Honduras’ provisional government and neutrality.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-19

Creator(s)

Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924

President Roosevelt’s former classmate, James Ford Rhodes, reflects on Roosevelt’s administration and how it will be viewed by history. He believes three points will endure: the man whose critics called him a champion of war has become a peace keeper; Roosevelt has set a high standard of honesty in public service, and has inspired good young men to enter into politics; and his presidency has favored neither the rich nor the poor, but administered justice to both. Rhodes also reflects on the lives of the rich, comparing America’s wealthy with others in history, particularly those of the Roman Republic and Empire. He believes the Americans are better because of the use they make of their wealth. While the ancient Romans dedicated themselves to lives of sensual pleasure, the modern Americans live simply and give to educational and charitable causes.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-16

Creator(s)

Rhodes, James Ford, 1848-1927

Secretary of War Taft sends President Roosevelt a memorandum about the disbandment of an infantry battalion in October 1864.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-04

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

A memorandum from the War Department discusses the historical accuracy of an alleged order from the Civil War used by President Roosevelt as an exhibit accompanying a message to the Senate concerning the discharge of soldiers in Brownsville. The alleged order is from Robert E. Lee disbanding the 22nd Virginia Battalion in 1864 for poor conduct. A search of the Confederate archives does not substantiate this order, instead showing that a request to redistribute members of the Battalion was never followed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-03

Creator(s)

Ainsworth, Fred C. (Fred Crayton), 1852-1934

Arizona historian James H. McClintock writes to President Roosevelt to ask for his opinion on the task of writing a historical narrative on Cuba’s regiment. McClintock mentions that he can add to the work already completed by using official Cuban records.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-30

Creator(s)

McClintock, James H., 1864-1934

Acting Secretary of State Loomis forwards to William Loeb a message from Japan’s American Minister, along with military relics that the Japanese Minister of War has offered President Roosevelt and a letter from the Minister of War.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-08

Creator(s)

Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948

Ambassador Meyer informs Secretary of State Hay about the Russian Emperor’s belief that his people prefer war over peace. Meyer mentions that the Emperor agrees with President Roosevelt’s proposition, which is to be kept quiet, and the Emperor wishes for Roosevelt to directly convince Japan to agree for Russian and Japanese plenipotentiaries to meet and discuss peace. Meyer adds that the Emperor hopes for these events to happen soon before any attacks take place.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-07

Creator(s)

Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918

Russian troops bombarded the Japanese at Sandiapu, but neither took an advantage in the conflict and Japanese forces have been reinforced. Vice Admiral Rojestvensky’s fleet is believed to be near Madagascar, and the Japanese Navy is patrolling the South China Sea.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-03

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

A battle between the Russian and Japanese forces is reportedly taking place. While weather conditions prevented troop movement, both sides have been strengthening their lines. Japanese naval activity is ongoing near Java and Sumatra.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-27

Creator(s)

United States. Office of Naval Intelligence

President Roosevelt, dressed as a firefighter, drives away as a house labeled “Central America” catches on fire labeled “war.”

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Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-25

President Roosevelt greets Kermit Roosevelt after they both went hunting. The president carries two dead “war” dogs while Kermit holds a bear carcass.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-01

Creator(s)

Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949

President Roosevelt wears a “world’s champion peacemakers medal” as he looks over the globe and asks, “Any more peace needed down there, neighbors?” He holds olive branches and a dove in one hand and a “long distance peace telescope” in the other. “France” and John Bull hung each other on one side while “Spain” says, “He let me in on the peace ground floor.” A man in Africa holds a paper that reads, “all quiet across the Congo,” and says, “I’ll wire this to Teddy!” Meanwhile, Russian Emperor Nicholas II and Japanese Emperor Meiji bow toward one another. German Emperor William II puts his finger to his hand and says, “Well, I’ve got to keep quiet or Roosevelt will be after me.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-31

Creator(s)

Ritchie, William Norman, 1865?-1947 or 1948

Three panels depict President Roosevelt’s deeds. The first shows him charging up a hill with the caption of “first in war.” The second shows him holding an olive branch under a banner that reads, “Peace! in the name of humanity,” with the caption of “first in peace.” The third shows Japanese Emperor Meiji and Russian Tsar Nicholas II shaking hands with the caption of “first in the arts of diplomacy.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-11

Creator(s)

McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949

W. T. Stead relays the history of Russian Emperor Nicholas II’s reign up to this point, and asserts that his unpopularity with his people and inability to act rests on the bureaucracy built up by his ministers. Stead believes that Nicholas will be “emancipated” from the limits of autocracy and bureaucracy by the upcoming election of the Duma. When the Tsar and Duma meet, Stead predicts that they will be able to work well together.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-12

Creator(s)

Stead, W. T. (William Thomas), 1849-1912

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Arthur Hamilton Lee to discuss finding a place for his son, Kermit Roosevelt, with the British troops during their Mesopotamian campaign.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-06-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919