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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 to William R. Castle

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00782.19 Author/Creator: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Place Written: Oyster Bay, New York Type: Typed letter signed Date: November 13, 1915 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Writes to the assistant dean at Harvard (later founder of a professional consular service of the United States). Roosevelt encloses an article (not included) from the November 1915 Metropolitan magazine which had been vetted by James Brown Scott, an expert on international law. Roosevelt condemns isolationism, pacifism, Wilson's neutrality policies, and American indifference to Germany's August 1914 invasion of Belgium in violation of the Hague and Geneva Conventions. Includes interlinear editing and manuscript comments by Roosevelt. Letter written on Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, letterhead.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Castle, William Richards, 1849-1935
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Scott, James Brown, 1866-1943

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