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Theodore Roosevelt does not believe that President Woodrow Wilson’s administration will enter the war unless forced. If the United States joins the war, Roosevelt would like to raise a regiment to go fight, and asks John Campbell Greenway for his opinion regarding several people who Roosevelt believes could serve as leaders within this regiment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-06-22
President Roosevelt responds to the letter from Major Douglas Hughes Wise, enclosed in the letter from his father, John S. Wise. Roosevelt believes that the “Democrats and anti-imperialists” in Congress care little of the needs of the Filipino people, and makes legislation on the matter “almost impossible.” However, Roosevelt will share Major Wise’s letter with Governor-General of the Philippines James Francis Smith and Secretary of War William H. Taft, as he fundamentally agrees with it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-16
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-12
Secretary of War Taft forwards to President Roosevelt a letter from John S. Wise, with an enclosure from Hugh Wise, and advises taking what Wise says “with a grain of salt.” Taft does not think the situation is series enough to call for action, possibly referring to heightened tensions between the United States and Japan in recent weeks.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-22
John S. Wise encloses to President Roosevelt a letter from his son, Major Hugh Douglas Wise, who is commanding a battalion of Philippine scouts in the island of Samar. Wise believes that his son’s letter is a “strikingly clear apprehension” of the situation on the ground, and that Roosevelt will be glad to have a perspective that might differ from official communications. Wise is likely referring to Filipino insurgents recent violence against United States forces, and earlier tensions that year from the massacre of Moros by American troops.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-15