October 3rd, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt has received your letter and he would be very glad if you would come in and see him at The Outlook office on Friday next at about 11.30. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. Edwin Emerson, 226 Fifth Avenue, New York City. 14836[Bishop 991] October 3rd, 1911. Dear Joe: I have written to the Colonel saying that I value so much that personally autographed article of his that I shall have it bound so as to keep it permanently. I am so glad that he is pleased with Secretary Stimson. I knew he would be. I did not realize that you were so much of an ornithologist. Alas! I do not know anything about the Isthmus birds at all. Politics here are in chaos. I should be sure that either party would be defeated if it were not for the fact that the other is its opponent. Mrs. Roosevelt had a bad fall from her horse three days ago, and is still in much pain although on the high road to recovery. I shall tell her about your letter as soon as she is able to listen. With love to Mrs. Bishop, Ever yours, The Hon. Joseph B. Bishop, Ancon, C. Z. P. S. I got your boy round the other day and was greatly pleased to find that the St. Nicholas had accepted his story and had asked for another. I am sure he will make good.October 3rd, 1911. Dear Captain: Come in to see me on Friday morning next at about 11.30, and I am sure I shall be able to explain to you why I cannot have the kind of entertainment you suggest. Sincerely yours, Cact. J. W. Crawford, 45 Broadway, New York City. 6355October 3rd, 1911. My dear Colonel: Not only do I like your pamphlet on the Panama Canal, but I appreciate so much your inscription that I have had it bound so that I may keep it permanently. I really do not know that there is anything I am prouder of than of having had you connected with my administration. Very sincerely yours, Colonel George W. Goethals, Culebra, C. Z. 14837October 3rd, 1911. Dear Jack: The book has come, and not only have I enjoyed it, but Mrs Roosevelt has enjoyed it still more. It proves to be a book that she knew all about, and had long wanted to read and possess. But she is really put out, as am I, that you should have gotten through New York twice without coming out here, and especially that your family should have managed to escape us. Cannot I count on your letting us know the next time that your family is in this neighborhood? Ever yours, Mr. John C. Greenway, Warren, Arizona. 14838October 3rd, 1911. My dear Mr. Hanrick: That is very kind of you. Now I hardly know where to put those documents. If you have a good Texas Historical Society they should be put therein. Will you let me know? If not I shall put them in the New York Historical Society. Thanking you, I am, Sincerely yours, Mr. R. A. Hanrick, The Citizens National Bank, Waco, Texas. 14839October 3rd, 1911. My dear Madam: I have shown your letter to Mr. Roosevelt and he has sent it on th the President of the University of Virginia in the hope that he will be able to help the young men whom you call to Mr. Roosevelt's attention. This is all Mr. Roosevelt is able to do, and this he does very gladly and trusts that good will result. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mrs. J. Heinemann, Charlottesville, Va. 14840October 3rd, 1911. Dear John: It was mighty nice of you to wire me. Edith is out of danger, but has had a very bad shock. Christine was the first person to get to the house after I brought Edith back and was the greatest possible comfort and help. Again thanking you, Sincerely yours, The Hon. John Keen 14841October 3rd, 1911. My dear Mr. Ladd: I am very much interested in your letter. I shall look through that newspaper sheet at once. I confess I did not myself know about that provision of the Rhode Island Constitution. Thanking you, I am, Sincerely yours, Mr. Walter J. Ladd, Providence, R. I. 14842October 3rd 1911. Dear Cabot: It was very good of you to telegraph. On Saturday Edith, Archie and I were riding, and her horse, while at a gallop, deliberately swerved and whealed without any warning or cause. She fell heavily on the macadam. I got her back in a delivery automobile that was passing, but she did not fully regain consciousness for over twentyfour hours. The doctors say that no bones were broken, and that there was no concussion of the brain, and no danger of a serious kind; but she is in great pain, and may have to be in bed for a week or two. Were these Central American treaties reported out from your committee, and can you tell me as to one provision ? I had backed them on the supposition that the Government had as complete control as in the San Domingan case, but I am told that the companies or company interested in financing the State is to present five names from which the President is to choose one to supervise matters. This certainly does not seem to me to be a wise provision. Will you tell me what the facts are? I see that Cummins, with this usual desire to be on both sides, has announced that he will be for the arbitration treaty if the Senate is allowed to confirm the three commissioners, that Taft has answered that this was satisfactory to him. It would not be satisfactory, in my judgement, 148432 because it would not meet your argument, or Root's argument. There is this to be remembered also about the appointment of commissioners with full power to decide America's policy on vital matters. The very men who now demand that such commissioners shall be appointed on the ground that they would never abandon America's interest, would themselves raise a ferocious clamor against the commissioners when appointed if they were of the type they now say would undoubtedly be appointed. You say remember that McCall, and various other hypocrites and scoundrels, together with numbers of unthinking creatures, loudly assailed me for having put on the Alaska Commission you and Turner, just because you know the facts and were devoted to America's interest. Give my dearest love to Nannie. Tell John I hope he got my letter. Always yours, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Nahant, Mass. 14844October 3rd 1911. Dear Billy: I have just seen Douglas Robinson and Teddy Douglas. You recollect telling as about Jim Sherman's effort to have Petris sent up, and that you had blocked it. Well! the movement was not blocked. Petris was sent up and carried his town, which without him would have gone for Teddy; and he undoubtedly carried it by fraud. Of course he should not be allowed to remain twenty-four hours in the Government service. But I suppose it is useless to talk of turning him out when the Administration (and apparently I must include Root as well as Sherman and Barnes in the term "Administration") keeps Strebel in as Testmaster of Herkimer. Teddy Douglas won the primaries, taking to the Convention thirty-seven delegates to twenty-nine - the vote would have been thirty-six to thirty, but one of their own thirty men was so indignant at their deliberate theft of the six delgates that he walked out of the Convention with the thirty-six men who had been for Teddy Douglas. Not only were Sherman and Barnes in this business, which is quite dirty enough to be in their natural line, but Root, by acquiescence, was in it, and of course it was done because the Administration allowed it to be done. Personally I think the Administration is mistaken in the belief that in Herkimer County they can do 148452 without Teddy. I think he has the Republicans two to one behind him - and when I say "two to one" I am stating it conservatively. He could not have been beaten by all the fraud, chicanery, and bribery employed against him on behalf of Barnes, Sherman and the other bosses if it had not been for the Administration office holders, that is, if it had not been for the Administration. Now I do not think that this is a wise action on the part of the Administration. If the Direct Primary Bill goes through, Teddy and his friends will control that county absolutely, and without it they still have the majority of the voters; and even under the beneficent rule of Messrs Barnes and Sherman, with the authority to delegated to them by the Administration, the voters have a certain influence on election day. I do not suppose you can do anything about this, but I thought you ought to know the facts, and especially the facts about Petrie. Always yours, The Hon. William Loeb, Jr., Collectors of the Fort of New York, New York City. 14846October 3rd, 1911. Dear Mitchell: It was very nice of you to telegraph and I appreciate it. Mrs. Roosevelt had a great shock but is now out of danger, and I think will steadily get well. I am really pleased. Sincerely yours, Mr. R. C. Mitchell, New York Herald, New York City. 14847October 3rd, 1911. Dear Madam: Mr. Roosevelt has received your letter, but he is very sorry bot [sic] to be able to advise you in such a matter. Have you not some friend in your town who would be willing to help you in the case? Personally I think you would be very ill advised to send any money to a patent agent in Washington unless you first knew that your invention was of real value, and that you would be able to refund to yourself any outlay which you might have in securing the patent. There are thousands of inventions patented at Washington which never return a cent to the inventors and often it is only a waste of money to proceed with them. In any event you should get some good friend of yours to whom you can explain all the circumstances of the case to go into it with you and see if it is at all possible to make the thing pay. I hope you will be able to secure such co-operation. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mrs. Ruth Rex, Andover, Ohio. 14848October 3rd, 1911. Dear Mr. Robinson: Mr. Roosevelt wishes me to say that he would be glad if you would pay at once the enclosed bill from L. O. Wilson for $701.01. Faithfully yours, Secretary Douglas Robinson, Esq., 146 Broadway, New York City. 14849October 3rd, 1911. Dear Mr. Rowe: If I were making any addresses at all, I would make one to you. But I do not want you to ask me for one now. I still have one speech to which I am committed hanging over me, and I simply loathe making it. At the moment I have nothing that I wish to say, and there is nothing to which I object more than making speeches unless, as our Methodist brethern say, "it is borne in on me to testify." I would not be willing to address your Academy unless I could make an address worthy of it, and at this time I have not an opportunity to make such an address. I feel that to make an address such as your Academy is entitled to hear is something that no man should attempt unless he is able to give something that is really first rate, and I have not now got anything really first rate to give. Cannot you come on here and take lunch with me at The Outlook some Tuesday or Friday after the present month? I believe that if you come here, let me speak to you and show you just what is asked of me in the way of making addresses, and why I have had to stop short of making any speeches, that you would not only excuse me from speaking but most cordially sympathze with the fact that I do not speak. Very sincerely yours, President L. S. Rowe. 14850October 3rd, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt wishes me to thank you for your courtesy in sending him a copy of Professor Bassett's book "The Life of Andrew Jackson". He much appreciates your doing so. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. Harry P. Steges, Doubleday, Page & Co., Garden City, N. Y. 14851October 3rd, 1911. My dear Mr. Straus: I thank you for your letter and your kind offer to dispose of the letter of which you sent a copy. I appreciate your courtesy. I am glad to have seen a copy of the letter you sent, but as of course I have a number of letters from my uncle Robert addressed to me personally, I do not care to have this. None the less, let me repeat that I appreciate your courtesy in sending the copy of it to me. Sincerely yours, Mr. Philip G. Straus, Baltimore, Md. 14852October 3rd, 1911. My dear Dr. Talmage: That is admirable. I wish there were more men like you. Do you know Silas McBee of the Churchman? If not I must take the first opportunity to get you in touch with him. He is a man after your own heart. Sincerely yours, The Rev. Dr. George E. Talmage, Christ Church Rectory, Oyster Bay, N. Y. 14853October 3rd, 1911. My dear Mr. Tice; I am very much afraid I have no power to do anthing for you. I am appealed to again and again by good citizens engaged in work such as you are engaged in to help them, and nevertheless in matters of local concern no matter how vitally important they are it is usually impossible for me to do anything. I should suppose that the arousing of interest in your own community, and the seeing that the feeling of the community was given emphatic expression, would be the best way to produce results. Sincerely yours, Mr. Edward Tice, 1031 BROWN SREET, Peekskill, N. Y. 14854October 3rd, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt has received your letter, and he does not know how valuable these pistols might be. He is not a student in such matters. Would not your best plan be to get the advice of some connoisseur who might be able to help you dispose of the pistols. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. A. R. Vickers, Northfield, N. J. 14855October 3rd, 1911. Dear Madam: Mr. Roosevelt wishes me to thank you for your courtesy in sending him a copy of your little book. He much appreciates your doing so. Faithfully yours, Secretary Miss Arma Weatherford, 135 Chicago Ave, East Oakland, Cal. 14856October 4th, 1911. Dear Knox: If I wrote you a letter like that, it would mean that I should have to write innumerable other letters of the kind, as I know, my dear fellow, you will at once realize on thinking it over. You have no conception of the multitude of requests I receive for letters favoring candidates, or favoring particular measures. In this case I should want to go carefully through the proposed legislation, and compare it with what we are trying to do in New York and with what they have tried in Wisconsin. It seems to me that the New York court was all wrong, and there is much to be said in favor of fighting it out squarely and over-riding it. On the other hand there is much to be said for a law which shall allow both employer and employee to refuse to take advantage from it, and to abide by the old results, but which shall in such cases leave the employee no better off then he is now, by providing that if he refuses to go in under the law the employer shall not be deprived of any of his present defenses if he refuses to go under the law. With all good wishes, Sincerely yours, Mr. Frank Knox. 14857October 4th, 1911. Dear Teddy: It was very nice of you to send me that letter. Now by the message from your mother I learn that they apparently count you out. I do not understand the particulars of course, but I gather that you carried two towns which either on some technicality or without even a technical excuse, they robbed you of. It was a great triumph, in my judgment, to have made such a fight that they had to win against you by methods of this kind; and it puts you in the strongest kind of position for the next fight. If they get the open primaries, would in not benefit you? I am convinced that you are infinitely better off than if you had not made a fight, and I am inclined to feel that it may not be a bad thing to have been defeated in just the way they have defeated you. It may help you in the future more than a victory this off year would have helped you. Of course I cannot be sure about this, because I do not know the situation. But I am sure that the kind of fight you made and the outcome have been of enormous help to you and strengthen your position. Give my dearest love to Helen and the three babies. Ethel could not say enough about here and them, and about what a good father you are! 148582 We had a very anxious time with your aunt Edith. Your mother will tell you about it as I have written her. Theodore Douglas Robinson, Esq., Henderson House, Monawh, N. Y. 14859October 5th, 1911. My dear Mr. Barrance: I thank you for your letter, and appreciate it. Sincerely yours, Senor Cesar A. Barrance, Viceconsul de Cuba, Washington, D.C. 2748Bechly, FW October 5th, 1911. My dear Mr. Bechly: I wish I could accept, but it is a simple impossibility. I have received literally thousands of similar requests and with the best wishes in the world it has proved impossible for me to accept one in a hundred of these invitations. I deeply appreciate the courtesy and kindness of those who ask me to speak, but you have no conception of the drain it is upon me even to accept the very limited proportion that I am physically able to accept and I could not greatly increase this proportion or accept more of the invitations that come to me without absolutely abandoning all thought of any other work. Very sincerely yours, Mr. F. W. Bechly, Guthrie County Chautauqua Association, Guthrie Centre, Iowa.October 5th, 1911. My dear Sir: I wish it were possible for my friends to realize my position, not for my own sake, but because then they would understand just why it is that I cannot accept all the invitations which come to me. From now on I wish to avoid making any speech that I possibly can avoid, and greatly though I appreciate an invitation from such a body as the one you represent, it really is not possible for me to accept. I cannot undertake anything further of any kind or sort. Sincerely yours, Mr. George W. Bricker, Mens Club, Brooklyn, N.Y. 5216 (inverted)October 5th, 1911. Dear Mr. Carey: I thank you for your letter and appreciate it. Sincerely yours, Mr. R. E. Carey, 209 West 80th street, New York City. 14860October 5th, 1911. My dear Mr. Cool: I wish I could accept, but it is a simple impossibility. I have received literally thousands of similar requests and with the best wishes in the world it has proved impossible for me to accept one in a hundred of these invitations. I deeply appreciate the courtesy and kindness of those who ask me to speak, but you have no conception of the drain it is upon me even to accept the very limited proportion that I am physically able to accept and I could not greatly increase this proportion or accept more of the invitations that come to me without absolutely abandoning all thought of any other work. Very sincerely yours, Mr. James W. Cool, Minnesota Congregational Club, Minneapolis, Minn. 14861October 5th, 1911. My dear governor Dix: I have just received your letter asking me to send an autographed photograph of mine to place in your house with the photographs of the other ex-Governors of this State who are now living. I take pleasure in send you one accordingly. Very sincerely yours, The Hon. John A. Dix, Albany, New York. 14862October 5th, 1911. My dear Mr. Dunham: I am much pleased to receive your letter and I look forward to getting a copy of the paper. It seems to me that very rarely have even politicians of the lowest and basest type perpetrated a more outrageous action than that done in this case. But of course this is purely for you own information, as otherwise people would be sure to think that I was speaking in this way on account of my kinship with my nephew. Sincerely yours, Mr. G. E. Dunham, Utica Press, Utica, N. Y. 14863October 5th, 1911. Dear Mr. Einstein: I am most sincerely sorry that just at this moment Mrs Roosevelt should be in bed, so that I have to deny the pleasure of seeing you and your wife and daughter out here at Oyster Bay. Will you give my very warm regards to your wife? Can you not stop in to see me to-morrow? Very sincerely yours, The Hon. Louis Einstein, Holland House, New York City. 14864[*For nobody's eyes*] [*but yours.*] Sagamore Hill October 5th, 1911. Dear Gray: Here goes for a painfully inadequate effort to meet the request which you so solemnly made "in the name of the Gods of Mirth and Truth". I send you a copy of the letter I wrote Trevelyan, and I shall take up the story where I therein left it off, and tell you my experiences in England. Having been wired that I was appointed Special Ambassador, I felt of course that I must serve. Knowing the sweet reasonableness, not merely of Congress but of the general public, in such matters, I never accepted a dollar either directly or indirectly for my services, and declined to take advantage of the privilege proffered me of taking in my belongings free of duty. This did not make any difference, however, so far as Congress and the public were concerned; for at intervals since then Congress has at times proposed to investigate me to find out how much of the public money I spent, and to this day I am occasionally reproached with having taken my belongings in free - you doubtless remember Lounsbury's remark, of which I am so fond, about "the infinite capacity of the human brain to withstand the introduction of knowledge." While I was special ambassador, that is, until after the king's funeral, [?4866]2 I stayed at the Embassy, putting off until later my visit to a very old and valued friend, Arthur Lee, now a Member of Parliament, who had been the British Military Attache with our army in Cuba, and had then gone with us, the Rough Riders, and had afterwards been made an honorary member of the regiment. All through Africa, but especially in the Sudan and in Egypt, the British military and civil officers had been pathetically anxious that I should say something for them in London because they felt that the situation in Africa was not understood at home, and that somebody who was not afraid of criticism, and other consequences, ought to speak for them. I felt a very sincere desire to help them out, to lend a helping hand to Great Britain in its really admirable work in Africa; but I wanted to be sure that I would do good and not harm before I spoke. Accordingly I wished to find out just what the attitude of the responsible people in England would be if I made the kind of plea the officials and responsible people in Africa wished me to make. On my first interview with the king he himself breached the subject by thanking me for what I said at Khartoum, and especially at Cairo, saying how earnestly he wished something of the same kind, but stronger, could be said in London. I told him that I had thought of speaking in such vein [?4867]3 when I made my Guildhall address, but that I intended first of all to speak to Lord Cremer, the best authority on Egypt, and to Sir Edward Grey, the Cabinet Minister under whom Egypt was, so as to be sure that what I said would do good and not harm. The king strongly acquiesced in this proposal, and grew so interested in the subject that, although he had started to talk of my African hunt, he being himself a great sportsman, he dropped this and for nearly an hour discussed the situation as I had seen it from the Governmental and economic standpoint in the different British Protectorates and possessions in Africa. I saw Cremer at Whitelaw Reid's, and again, after making my speech, at the Stracheys. He very strongly urged me to make it, sending me a copy of his little book on "Modern Imperialism". He smiled quizzically when he said that he supposed I knew that I should be rabidly attacked for making it, but also supposed that I was hardened to such attacks; and I told him that I was. He then said very seriously that he thought it almost imperative that England should be told the truth by someone to whom England would listen, and at the moment England would listen to no other person as readily as to me, because the people of his way of thinking could only say what they had already often said, and the people of the other way of thinking simply refused to face the facts; and that 148684 what was needed was to have these facts brought to the attention of the public in some way that would force them to realize what was happening. I took the Ambassador with me to see Edward Grey, for at that time I did not know the latter, and did not wish to run any risk of difference of memory as to what occurred - Grey is one of the finest fellows I ever met, and now I should unhesitatingly see him and talk with him on any subject, knowing that I could trust his memory absolutely. I found that Grey was not merely acquiescent in my delivering the speech, but very anxious that I should deliver it. [Asquith] and Morley would, I know, and as Grey showed that he knew, disapprove, but this was evidently in Grey's mind merely another reason why I should make it. He was obviously very uneasy at the course his party was taking about Egypt. He was in the unpleasant position of finding his party associates tending as a whole to refuse to allow him to do what was necessary; and he wanted his hand forced. I told him that I should never tell anyone that I had seen him, and that he could absolutely disavow responsibility for all that I said; but he answered at once that if any debate arose upon it in the House of Commons he would state that he had seen me and talked the matter over, and that he not only approved of what I intended to say but believed that I was rendering a real service to Great Britain by saying it, and that I was 148695 strengthening his hands. I also spoke to Belfour, the leader of the Opposition; but I was sure in advance that Belfour would approve of my attitude. The speech itself when carefully over word by word with Arthur Lee and Cecil Spring Rice. When I was attacked in the House of Commons for having made the speech, Edward Grey stood straight to his guns and so did Belfour, and they spoke as follows: (I quote parts of the official report). Mr. A. J. Belfour: The Hon. Gentlemen the Member from Tyneside Division (Mr. J. M. Robertson) talked as if the recent speech of Mr. Roosevelt was an insult to the policy of this country, and in particular to the policy of the party of which the hon. Gentlemen is himself a Member. I was an auditor of that speech, and I hope I am not less sensitive than others, but I hope, though a party politician, I can put myself in the position of those who differ from me and look at myself with their eyes. Certainly I never heard a speech which dealt undoubtedly, I admit, with a Brittish problem, and in that sense no doubt compelled the speaker dealing with it to skate over thin ice - I never heard a speech with less deserved the charge of being an insult to the country whose hospitality he was far the moment enjoying. Sir, we do not always have justice done to us by foreign critics or by critics belonging to other nations. I do not like to use the word "foreign" as this connection. We do not always have justice from critics belonging to other nations, we do not always have our actions looked upon with sympathetic eye and with a true knowledge of the problems that have to be faced by the officials of a country like our own when they are dealing with races very differently situated from our own. That knowledge and that sympathy 148706 so often wanting in the spirit of critics that come from abroad, was conspicuous by its presence in the speech of Mr. Roosevelt, and no men acquainted with the difficulties with which we have got to deal, whether it be in Egypt, or other parts of Africa, or whether it be in India, no man acquainted with those difficulties could ask from anybody, not himself a member of our own nation, a kindlier, more appreciative and more sympathetic treatment of the problem with which we have had long to deal and of which America in her turn is now feeling the pinch. Mr. Roosevelt said nothing, in my judgment, at all events, to which the most sensitive Briton could take the smallest objection. He realized what I do not think the Member for the Tyneside Division or the Member for Darlington realized; that you cannot trust the problems with which we have to deal in Egypt or elsewhere as if they were problems affecting the Isle of Wight, or the West Riding of Yorkshire. Sir Edward Grey: I pass to the question of the Government of Egypt, I must deal with one or two points of criticism that have been made upon the speech of Mr. Roosevelt. The hon. Member for Rugby (Mr. Baird) placed an aspect upon the criticism in Mr. Roosevelt's speech which, until he spoke, had not occurred to me. He said he could not have believed that that speech whould have been made unless there had been some previous communication of Mr. Roosevelt's views to His Majesty's Government, and that if there had been any such communication it would be unfair to the public to withhold the knowledge of it, from which I infer that the impression produced on him was this: that in his mind and in the mind of others, if Mr. Roosevelt had made that speech without some previous communication of his views to His Majesty's Government, he would have been guilty of an act of grave discourtesy to a country offering him hospitality. If that is the view, based upon the criticism in Mr. Roosevelt's speech, I say frankly he communicated to me his views and his 48717 experience during his travels through British territory in Africa. He communicated to me his views with regard to what he had seen in East Africa, Uganda, the Soudan, and in Egypt. I seldom listen to anything with greater pleasure. If I had said that a public statement of his experience, which I know he wished to make, was in any degree likely to be embarrassing to me, I am quite certain he would have withheld them, but I did not think them in the least likely to be embarrassing to me. I made no suggestion to him whatever that he should make them public. I heard them repeated at the Guildhall substantially as they were repeated to me, and I listened to that speech with the greatest enjoyment. First of all I should have thought that to everybody the friendly intention of that speech would be obvious. In the next place, I eshould have thought that everybody would have felt that it was, taken as a whole, the greatest compliment to the work of one country in the world ever paid by a citizen of another. Of East Africa, Uganda, and the Soudan there has been no mention tonight, though there was mention of them in the speech. Why that part should have been omitted I cannot understand. I know when I heard the speech there would be some attempts to make use of some of the parts of it for party purposes, I did not think that mattered, provided that the substance of the speech was true. And in regard to Egypt itself, what was the substance of the speech? First of all, a statement that we have done the best work which has been done in Egypt in historical memory. In the next place, the opinion expressed that excessive complacency or weakness towards those opposing British occupation in Egypt had endangered that work. In the third place, the statement that we were in Egypt as trustees both for the Egyptian people and for foreign countries who had an interest in Egypt, and that, as trustees, the duty upon us lay of preserving order and it would be futile for us to remain if we did not do so. In the fourth place, the 148728 statement that Egypt would fall into a welter of chaos if not governed from outside, and that we were the people Mr. Roosevelt hoped and believed would undertake that duty. With the exception I should say of excessive complacency, there is not a single one of those statements which I am not prepared to endorse. Curson, Kitchener, Roberts, Beresford, Wingate, Rudyard Kipling and many others wrote me enthusiastic letters of thanks after I had made the speech. I think I showed you Kipling's and Lord Roberts' letters when you were out here last Fall. Most of the time we were in England we were guests of Arthur Lee, sometimes at his London House, and sometimes at his country place, Chequers Court, - a delightful place. I am exceedingly fond of Arthur Lee almost as fond as I am of Spring Rice, who was my best man when I was married, and I am equally fond of the wives of both of them. Arthur Lee had the most delightful parties imaginable at Chequers to meet us, just the right people - Balfour, Alfred Lyttleton, Oliver - who wrote "The Life of Hamilton" - Kitchener, Roberts and Lady Roberts, and a number of others. The only man I did not like was Kitchener. He is a strong man, but exceedingly bumptious, and everlastingly posing as a strong man, whereas Roberts is a particularly gentle, modest and considerate little fellow. Kitchener is a very powerful fellow, just about as powerful as 48739 Leonard Wood, but nothing like as attractive personally, and nothing like as modest. He suddenly attacked me on the subject of the Panama Canal, saying that it was a great mistake not to have made it a sea-level canal. I at first answered in a non-committal way, but he kept on the subject up and in a very loud voice repeated that it was a great mistake, that it was very foolish on our part, not to have had it a sea-level canal, and he could not understand why we did not build one. I said that our engineers on the ground reported that there were altogether too many difficulties and too few advantages in a sea-level canal, to which he responded: "I never regard difficulties, or pay heed to protests like that; all I would do in such a case would be to say 'I order that a sea-level canal be dug, and I wish to hear nothing more about it.'" I answered, "If you say so, I have no doubt you would have given such an order; but I wonder if you remember the conversation between Glendower and Hotspur, when Glendower says, 'I can call spirits from the vasty deep', and Hotspur answers, "So can I, and so can any man; but will they come?'" I think he did not entirely understand the quotation, but he reiterated that he would have ordered it to be a sea-level canal, and would have listened to no protests from the engineers. By this time I thought I might as well end the conversation, and I told him that Colonel Goethals who was actually 1487410 digging the canal was in my judgment the very best man in the world for the job, and the man whose opinion was best worth taking, that Goethals had never seen the Soudan, just as he, Kitchener, had never seen Panama, and that I would trust the opinion of Goethals rather than Kitchener as to Goethal's job in Panama just as I would trust the opinion of Kitchener rather than Goethals if Goethals should criticize Kitcheners job in the Soudan. Balfour, Lyttleton and Oliver were three of the most charming men whom I ever met. At first Balfour talked merely on general subjects; but I happened to make the remark that I had "never demanded of knowledge anything except that it should be valueless," which for some reason or another proved the key to unlock his intimate thoughts, and from that time he spoke of everything of the closest possible nature. I dislike Winston Churchill and would not meet him, but I was anxious to meet both Lloyd-George and John Burns, and I took a real fancy to both. John Burns struck me as having a saner judgment, Lloyd-George being very emotional; but of course Lloyd-George was the most powerful statesman I met in England, in fact the man of power. As regards internal politics, I was much more in sympathy with them than with Balfour and Lyttleton; but taking internal and external politics together, Edward Grey was the man 1487511 to whom I was really drawn. I was really too much driven while in England to enjoy things as I otherwise would have done, but I liked my visits to Oxford and particularly to Cambridge. At Oxford, although my reason for visiting England was primarily to deliver the Romanes lecture, I hardly got as much enjoyment as at Cambridge, just because i had to be officially received. It was an interesting ceremony, and Curson who made the address of welcome and introduction performed a feat of some interest therein because he actually made his Latin speech light and amusing. Moreover, being himself in the profession, as it were, he to my considerable amusement thoroughly understood that in making the speech I had sacrificed my audience of the moment to my larger audience. At its close he said to me with a grin that he wondered whether I would have the self-denial to do this, because the temptation always is to excite the applause and amusement of the moment in the audience, which in this case could only be done by sacrificing everything that would make the address of real weight and real consequence in the future. But the pageant was interesting. Moreover, in Oxford, as in Cambridge, I had taken advantage of my position by having all kinds of people asked to meet me - Kenneth Graham, the author of "Golden Days", for instance, 1487612 who proved simply charming; Oman, the "Art of War" man; Andrew Lang, and a number of other men whom I was anxious to see for some reasons, literary or scientific. In Oxford I of course enjoyed visiting four or five of the colleges. The whole life was charming, with an old-world flavor very attractive to me as an onlooker - I cannot understand any American failing to find it attractive as an onlooker, and on the other hand I cannot understand any American caring to be educated there rather than in one of his own universities. In one of the colleges the head, who was called "Provost" or "Dean", or something of the kind, at first blush seemed a learned, precise, rather dry and anything but humorous little fellow. However, in looking at the pictures of former members of the college, I commented upon he unattractive aspect of some dead men of note, whereupon he remarked: "Yes, he certainly looks as if he were mimsey." This opened a window into his character, and I at once responded that he had established much the same kind of bond with me that the Literary Ladies sought to establish with Senator Elijah Pegram by sending the message that they were both transcendental; and that the man in question certainly looked altogether as if he were a boregrove. He showed me the picture of Lewis Carrol himself, who it appeared had been a member of the college, and we got on famously for some minutes, until another incident occurred which showed 1487713 that I had been altogether too rash in assuming that because we had the same sense of humor on certain subject that therefore our minds would meet on all subjects. In a room where we went for tea, after showing me pictures of various very very ancient members of the college, he suddenly showed me the plaque of an Assyrian king, a plaque which no child of six could have failed to recognize as an Assyrian king. I looked solemnly at it, and said: "Ah! this graduate was obviously very early English". To my intense amusement, my good host became much embarrassed, and hastily changed the subject, obviously under the impression that I really did think that the Assyrian king was some Anglo-Saxon or other personage who had been connected with the college ! In Cambridge everything was more informal, and it was largely a reception by the students themselves. They greeted me just as the students of our own colleges would have greeted me. On my arrival they had formed in two long ranks, leaving a pathway for me to walk between them, and at the final turn in this pathway they had a Teddy Bear seated on the pavement with outstretched paw to greet me; and when I was given my degree in the chapel the students had rigged a kind of pulley arrangement by which they tried to let down a very large Teddy Bear upon me as I took the degree - I was told that when Kitchener was given his degree they let 1487814 down a Mahdi upon him, and a monkey on Darwin under similar circumstances. I spoke in the Union to the students, and it was exactly and precisely as if I had been speaking to the Harvard students in the Harvard Union. They understood everything I said and every allusion with exactly the same quickness that the Harvard boys would have shown, and responded to precisely the same appeals. Indeed I was interested to find that there was such exact similarity. And how beautiful Cambridge is ! Moreover, as I have a taste for ghost stories, I enjoyed meeting the head of one of the colleges - King - whose "Ghost Stories of an Antiquary" make, I think, the best volume of ghost stories I have ever read. At lunch I was much interested in meeting Mrs Sidgwick, Balfour's sister, the head of Girten, and also Butcher, the Greek scholar. My failure to establish a common basis of humor with my Oxford friend reminds me of an experience I had with "Punch". I like "Punch". It is almost the only humorous paper I know where the humor does not leave a bad taste in one's mouth; almost the only comic paper that is a gentleman's paper. They had a number of most amusing cartoons about me. Their letter-press was less successful. Once Mrs Roosevelt and I got three or four hours to ourselves, and visited the National Gallery. The London newspapers, while not so vicious and degraded as ours, are at 1487915 least as fatuous, and within an hour of my reaching the gallery they had three or four poor, seedy, foolish reporters following me around and trying to hear what I said. One of them, a reporter I think of the "Daily Chronicle", wrote among other things that, after looking at the picture of Derby Day, I remarked, "Tempora mutanur". Now I had never even seen the picture in question, and whatever I might have said I would not have said anything as inconceivably flat. However, "Punch" accepted it as true, and wrote a rather dreary would-be funny article upon it as a text. They were then told that it was not true, and while I was at Arthur Lee's country place, I received a telegram from Owen Seaman asking me if the statement that I had made such a remark was incorrect. It never occurred to me that he was serious, so I telegraphed back, "Statement incorrect. In commenting on pictures I never use any language as modern as Latin. On the occasion in question my quotations were from cuniform script, and the particular sentence referred to was the pre-Ninevites phrase 'Hully gee'." Seaman was immensely puzzled by the telegram, and finally concluded to accept it as a denial couched in queer language ! I had another funny experience, on this occasion with the editor of "The Times". A number of editors were invited to meet me at lunch. The first five or six spoke to me with the utmost solemnity, and by the time [14880]16 the editor of "The Times" had come up, I felt that the occasion had grown too funereal, and so I said to him, "It does not seem to me that you and I ought to waste our time in talking of merely frivolous subjects, and I should like to discuss with you the possible outcome of the controversy between Mr Johnson and Mr Jeffries. He looked at me perfectly solemnly, muttered something, and went on. Some months afterwards Sydney Brooks wrote me that this same editor had remarked to him after the Nevada prize ring fiasco that he had always been much puzzled by my remark, and thought I must have been laboring under some delusion because he did not know whether I referred to Dr. Johnson or Ben Johnson, and to Lord Jeffreys or the editor of the "Quarterly", and anyhow they were not any of them contemporaries, but he was now much struck by the coincidence that a negro and a white man who possessed the names I had mentioned had been engaged in a prize fight in America, and it was such an odd coincidence that he really thought he would have to write to me about it ! There was much that was both amusing and interesting in connection with my being special ambassador to the funeral of poor King Edward. All the special ambassadors were, of course, treated with much ceremony and pomp, and I was given special carriage of State and a guard of six magnificent grenadiers in bear skins, who lined up and saluted me whenever 1488117 I left or entered the Embassy, while the bugler sounded off - or whatever the technical expression is. Whitelaw Reid is thoroughly at home in all such matters, and was both dignified and efficient, and Harry White and my two special aides, Lord Cochrane and Captain Cunninghame R.N., accompanied me on all my formal calls. Not only all the kings I had met, but the two or three I had not previously met, were more than courteous, and the Kaiser made a point of showing his intimacy with me and of discriminating in my favor over all his fellow sovereigns. The only man among the royalties who obviously did not like me was the Archduke Ferdinand, who is an ultra-montane, and at bottom a furious reactionary in every way, political and ecclesiastical both. All of the special ambassadors were either sovereigns or princes of the blood royal, excepting Pichon, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, and myself. The night before the funeral there was a veritable wake, - I hardly know what else to call it. King George gave a dinner to the special ambassadors in Buckingham Palace, the palace in which the dead king his father was lying in state. There was some seventy of us all told. Each man as he arrive said some word of perfunctory condolence to the king our host, and then on with the revel ! It was not possible to keep up an artificial pretence of grief any longer, and nobody tried; and it was 1488218 precisely like any other entertainment. The king sat in the middle of one side of the table, and the Emperor opposite him, and the rest of us were arranged elsewhere without as far as I could judge much attention being paid to rank. I sat with Prince Henry of Prussia on my right hand, and on my left a tall, shambling young man in a light blue uniform, whose card proclaimed him to be the Prince of Cumberland, or Prince Somebody of Cumberland, I forget which. For lack of other subjects of conversation, I said to him that although his title was English, yet [that he] himself seemed to be German; and with a melancholy glance at the very vivacious Emperor, who was diagonally opposite us, he answered that he ought to be Prince of Brunswick and King of Hanover, and would be "if it were not for him", nodding his head to indicate the Emperor. I felt like suggesting to him to relieve his feelings by throwing a carafe at the usurper. As soon as I entered the room the Bulgarian Czar came up to speak to me, and to thank me for various things I had done for Bulgarians, a people who have always interested me and in whom I have always believed. He is a very competent fellow, but with some unattractive traits, and at the moment all the other sovereigns were angry with him because he had suddenly christened himself czar instead of king, which they regarded as bumptious. Moreover he had had an intricate row about precedence with 488319 the Archduke Ferdinand on the way to the funeral. The Archduke Ferdinand does not like Bulgaria or its czar, and insisted that as the heir apparent to a real and big empire he was entitled to precedence which the czar of course flatly denied; and they had a delightful row over the matter, as complicated and involved, and as utterly childish, as the rows in Washington when it used to be a matter of no small engineering skill to have Dewey, Cannon, Frye, and the Chief Justice, all dine at the White House and yet never meet - the speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, and the Chief Justice each pointing to the Constitution as giving him precedence, while my beloved Dewey triumphantly based his own claims on the number of guns fired for him when he went abored ship. With a fine sense of military subordination, by the way, the good Admiral insisted that he would walk behind the Secretary of the Navy, but ahead of all the other Cabinet officers; and as several of the latter went ahead of the Naval Secretary, this meant that Dewey would have been sandwiched in to a kind of Dodo race. Well, the czar and the Archduke came to London on the same express train. The Czar's private carriage was already on it, and the archduke had his put on at Vienna. Each wished to have his carriage ahead of the other, but the archduke triumphed and had his placed nearest the engine. 1488420 the czar's carriage coming next, and then the dining carriage. The archduke was much pleased at his success, and rode next the engine in purple splendor; and all went well until dinner time, when he sent word to the czar saying that he should like to walk through his carriage to the dining saloon, and the czar sent back word that he could not ! Accordingly, breathing stertorously, he had to wait until a station came, get out and get into the dining saloon, and after eating his dinner wait until another station was reached, get out again, and pop back into his own carriage. This struck all his brother royalties as a most serious matter, and the German Emperor had heatedly sided with the Austrians. Accordingly, while I was talking to the Czar, the Emperor suddenly walked up to us, thrust himself in ahead of the Czar, turned his back square to him and said to me: "Roosevelt, my friend, I want to introduce you to the King of Spain;" (then with a sudden ferocious glance over his shoulder at the Czar) "he is worth while talking to!" The King of Spain, by the way, was worth while talking to. I was much impressed by him. He at first thanked me for having behaved with such courtesy and consideration to Spain while I was President, and I told him of course I had simply done my duty, for which I deserved no thanks, and that anyhow it was a real pleasure for me to do anything 1488521 I could for Spain. He then said, looking me straight in the face, "I am glad to meet you, Mr. Roosevelt, I have admired your public career, and I have also admired your military career, though I am sorry that your honors should have been won at the expense of my countrymen." I bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I have always borne testimony, and I always shall bear testimony, to the gallantry and courage your countrymen showed in battle; although frankly I cannot speak as highly of their leadership." To which he responded: "I should think not! I should think not! but I am glad to have you speak thus of the courage of the soldiers, to which I answered that I could not speak too highly of the courage that the Spanish soldiers had shown under very depressing circumstances. He then went on to say that he wished personally to thank me for what I had done at the Vatican, because it had rendered his task in Spain much easier, as the attempted encroachments of the Vatican had become intolerable. He continued: "You will readily understand that I am not in favor of the anarchists, but I assure you that much though I object to the anarchists, I do not regard them as more dangerous to my country than are the ultra-clericals; of the two, I mind the extreme right even more than I mind the extreme left." This truck me as significant. The unfortunate Prince Consort of Holland was at the dinner. He 1488622 came up and began to talk with me, but the Emperor pounced on me again for some purpose, paying not the slightest heed to the wretched Prince George, who drifted off with fat meekness, and evidently was not regarded as the slightest consequence by anyone. The King of Denmark, a nice old boy, after greeting me introduced his brother, the King of Greece, also a nice old boy, but a preposterous character as a king. He was feebly clamoring that something ought to be done for Greece, in Crete and in Thesaly by the Powers, and on a later day saw me for an hour begging me to say something for Greece against Turkey, and repeating his complaints and requests over and over and over again, in response to my equally often reiterated statement that it was not a matter with which I could possible interfere or about which I could possibly say anything. My Guildhall speech, and the speech I had already made at Cairo, had evidently made him, and some other people, believe that I might as well keep my hand in by interfering with every conceivable matter which was none of my business. Among those present at the dinner were various representatives of the royal family of France, all of whom came up and were more than polite, partly on the strength of my having met the daughter of the Comte de Paris, the wife of an Italian duke, at Naples - a really charming woman, 14887 23 who had hunted in Africa, and got our ambassador to bring me out to tea - and partly on the strength of the Comte de Paris' presence with the Army of the Potomac. I think the consideration they were shown at the funeral was one of the reasons why Pichon was irritated. He is a queer-looking creature at best, but on this particular evening anger made him looked like a gargoyle. His clothes were stiff with gold lace and he wore sashes and orders, for I was the only man present in ordinary evening dress. He had all along held me as his natural companion and ally, because we represented the two republics, and were the only people present who were not royalties. Before dinner he got me aside and asked me in French, as he did not speak English, what colored coat my coachman had worn that evening. I told him I did not know; whereupon he answered that his coachman had a black coat. I nodded and said Yes, I thought mine had a black coat also. He responded with much violence that this was an outrage, a slight upon the two great republics, as all the Royalties' coachmen wore red coats, and that he would at once make a protest on behalf of us both. I told him to hold on, that he must not make any protest on my behalf, that I did not care what kind of coat my coachman wore, and would be perfectly willing to see him wear a green coat with yellow splashes - "un pale tot vert avec des taches jaunes," being my effort at idiomatic rendering of the idea, for I speak 1488824 French, I am sorry to say, as if it were a non-aryan tongue, without tense or gender, although with agglutinative vividness and fluency. My incautious incursion into levity in a foreign tongue not appropriate punishment, for I spent the next fifteen minuted in eradicating from Pichon's mind the belief that I was demanding these colors as my livery. However I think it had the effect of diverting him from his own woe, and nothing more happened that evening. But the next morning when at eight o'clock, in evening dress, I turned up at the palace to go to Windsor, I found Pichon waiting for me more angry than ever. He was to go in the same carriage with me, and walking hastily up, and his voice shaking, he pointed out the very gorgeous-looking carriage in which we were to go and said it was an outrage, that all the royalties had glass coaches and we did not. As I had never heard of a glass coach excepting in connection with Cinderella, I was less impressed by the omission than he was; and he continued that "ces Chinois" were put ahead of us. To this I answered that any people dressed as gorgeously as "ces Chinois" ought to go ahead of us; but he responded that it was not a laughing matter. Then he added that "ce Perse" had been put in with us, pointing out a Persian prince of the blood royal, a deprecatory, inoffensive-looking Levantine of Parisian education, who 1488925 was obviously ill at ease, but whom Pichon insisted upon regarding as somebody who wanted to be offensive. At this moment our coach drove up and Pichon bounced into it. I supposed he had gotten in to take the right-hand rear seat; as to which I was totally indifferent, for my experiences at the White House had given me a horror of squabbles over precedence, and the one thing upon which I had insisted with our ambassadors was that I should sit or walk or stand whenever any of my hosts wished me to. But Pichon was scrupulous in giving me precedence, although I have no idea whether I was entitled to it or not. He sat on the left rear seat himself, stretched his arm across the right seat and motioned me to get in so that "ce Perse" should not himself take the place of honor! Accordingly I got in, and the unfortunate Persian followed, looking about as unaggressive as a rabbit in a cage with two boa constrictors. As soon as we had started, Pichon's feelings overcame him again, and he pointed out the fact that we were following "toutes ces petites royantis", even "le rei du Portugal". I then spoke to him seriously, and said that in my judgment France and the United States were so important that it was of no earthly consequence whether their representatives went before or behind the representatives of utterly insignificant little states like Portugal, and that I thought it a great 1489026 mistake to make a fuss about it, because it showed a lack of self-confidence. He shook his head, and said that in Europe they regarded these things as of real importance, and that if I would not join him in a protest he would make one on his own account. I answered that I very earnestly hoped he would not make a row at a funeral (my French failed me at this point, and I tried alternately "funeraille" and "pomp funebre") that it would be sure to have a bad effect, and that if he was discontented the proper thing to do was to wait until the coronation and then have France stipulate in advance how her special ambassador should rank. He asked if I would join in such a proposal; and I answered that in the first place I should not be special ambassador, and in the next place that if I were I most emphatically would not care a rap where I was placed any more than I did at the moment, for I was merely trying on behalf of the American people to show in courteous fashion their sympathy for the British people, that I wanted to do whatever the British people wished done, and did not in the least care where I was placed. I also told him to wait and see how we were treated at Windsor Castle, for I believed he would find that every effort would be made to be more than attentive to us. Sure enough, after the funeral, when we had lunch at Windsor Castle, I was at the King's table and he was at the queen's. I think my advice had a sedative effect; 1489127 it certainly prevented any public explosion. Some days after the funeral Mrs Roosevelt and I were sent for separately to visit the Queen Mother, Queen Alexandra. I felt great sympathy for her. When Mrs Roosevelt called upon her, her sister the Dowager Empress of Russia was there. Both were very friendly, and at the end of the call solemnly asked Mrs Roosevelt if they could kiss her - Mrs Roosevelt being half of New England blood is not of an expansive temperament, and endured rather than enjoyed the ceremony. With me the poor lady was most pathetic. With an almost childlike pathos, she kept telling me how she had hated to leave Marlborough House for Buckingham Palace when her husband became king, and now how she hated having to leave Buckingham Palace after having grown accustomed to it; and she was not only pathetic but a little gruesome about the death of the king. She was very emotional, and almost hysterical, repeating, "Yes, they took him away from me, they took him away from me. They left him with me for nearly ten days, and then they took him away from me." Then with a sudden and total change of tone, and as if she was discussing something in which she had no personal interest, "You see, he was so wonderfully preserved. It must have been the oxegen they gave him before he died. It was most extraordinary. He was so well preserved." And then suddenly 1489228 changing back again, "But they took him away from me." I did not know quite what to say. I felt sincerely sorry for her, and sincerely sympathetic with her; and yet her's was such a singular mixture of genuine grief with queer curiosity about the dead mans' being "Wonderfully preserved" - precisely the kind of emotion I have more than once seen displayed in some country village where a poor widow was divided between genuine sorrow for the loss of her husband and an alert and self satisfied interest in the details of his death and burial. On another occasion Mrs Roosevelt and I took lunch with King George and Queen Mary. It was the day after the king's birthday, and his presents were all on a table in the corner, and by it another table with a cake. They were thoroughly pleasant, homelike people - and I was much amused by the way, to find that his sympathy went out to me because he knew that I had a horror of the type of American who wishes to hang around a foreign court, particularly the English court, and get social recognition. This is the type of American who, when wealthy enough - and the type is even more objectionable when wealthy than when poor - uses his money to marry his daughter to a foreigner of title and it is a type which, unlike his father, he thoroughly abhorrs, I am glad to say. Toward the end of lunch the children came in. He was telling me about them in advance. "They are all obedient 14893 29 except John ( youngest ) . I don't understand it . He is not obedient at all . Now you watch him when he comes in . He will go straight for that cake . You watch him . " In came the children , made their manners prettily , and then sure enough john , a nice , solid - look- ing little boy , made a beeline for the cake. The king turned to me with an air of pride in the the way the event had justified the prophesy . " There , didn't I tell you so ? Now you listen to the way he answers me . He isn't like any of the other children . You just listen . " Then to John , " John ! John , " What ? " The king , " Don't say ' What ' when I speak to you . Come here . " Turning to me , " Didn't I tell you so ? He is not obedient , and all ' the other children are so obedient . " John started solemnly towards us , and on the way he met a rather hairless little dog called " Happy " , which he stooped over and began to pat , at the time saying something to his father . The latter turned to me with another smile of triumph . " Did you hear that ! ' appy is ' airy ' Not an h to him ! I don't know where he gets it from ; it must be his nurse ! " I thoroughly liked the king . He had been much bothered over the accusat- ions brought against him that he was already secretly married and that he drank to excess , and wanted to know what I would ? his doing . I told him that unless the accusation app- eared in public , I would take no notice of it ; that 14894 30 of course if any public accusation was made it should be promptly and effectively met, but that it was always a mistake to refute private slander by a public statement. I managed to visit two or three of my old friends, spending either a weekend or a night at their houses, - Trevelyan, Edward North Buxton and Selous. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay in England. The men I met were delightful, and I felt at home with them. As a whole, they had my ideals and ways of looking at life. But the twenty four hours I really most enjoyed not only in England but in all Europe, were those I spent with Edward Grey the last twenty-four hours I was in England. He is very fond of birds, and I had been anxious to hear and see the English birds which I know so well in the books. He took me down to the Valley of the Itchen, which we tramped along, and then motored to an inn near the New Forest where we took tea (having already eaten our lunch on a bank); and then tramped through the New Forest, reaching the inn on the other side of it about nine in the evening, tired and happy and ready for a warm bath, a hot supper, and bed. Grey is not a brilliant man like Belfour, or a born leader like Lloyd-George, but he is the kind of high-minded public servant, as straight in all private as in all public relations, whom 1489531 It is essential for a country to have, and I do not remember ever meeting anyone else except Leonard Wood to whom I took so strong a fancy on such short acquaintance. Always yours, (Signed) Theodore Roosevelt 14896October 5th, 1911. My dear Mr. Holbrook: I wish I could accept, but it is a simple impossibility. I have received literally thousands of similar requests and with the best wishes in the world it has proved impossible for me to accept one in a hundred of these invitations. I deeply appreciate the courtesy and kindness of those who ask me to speak, but you have no conception of the drain it is upon me even to accept the very limited proportion that I am physically able to accept and I could not greatly increase this proportion or accept more of the invitations that come to me without absolutely abandoning all thought of any other work. Very sincerely yours, Mr. Alfred H. Holbrook, Men's Dederation of East Orange, New Jersey. 14897October 5th, 1911. Dear Mr. Howland: It was most kind of you to cable, and I deeply appreciate it. Mrs Roosevelt has had a very hard time. I think now she is on the way to recovery. By the way, she gave me Colonel Higgins' book. We appreciate your kind courtesy and are glad to get the book, and shall read it soon. Very sincerely yours, W.B. Howland, Esq. 14898October 5th, 1911. My dear Mr. Johnston: I wish I could accept, but it is a simple impossibility. I have received literally thousands of similar requests and with the best wishes in the world it has proved impossible for me to accept one in a hundred of these invitations. I deeply appreciate the courtesy and kindness of those who ask me to speak, but you have no conception of the drain it is upon me even to accept the very limited proportion that I am physically able to accept and I could not greatly increase this proportion or accept more of the invitations that come to me without absolutely abandoning all thought of any other work. Very sincerely yours, Rev. William T. Johnston, First Baptist Church, Bristol, Pa. 14899October 5th, 1911. My dear Mr. Kennedy: Yours is not only a most interesting but most enlightening letter, and I thank you for it. It seems to me that on all the points you mention I am in agreement with you. I value your letter and shall keep it by me. Sincerely yours, James Kennedy, Esq., Youngstown, Ohio. 14900October 5th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt receives every day a number of requests for subscriptions to various causes in which he believes, but I am sure on thinking it over you will see how impossible it is for him to comply in each case. He is by no means a rich man, and he is already doing all that it is possible for him to do in keeping up with the demands made upon him which he cannot well refuse. He is really sorry not to be able to do as you ask, and trusts you will understand and appreciate why he is unable to help you. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. Raymond Kersey, 140 Indiana Avenue, Dayton, Ohio. 14901 October 5th , 1911 . My dear Sir : Mr . Roosevelt wishes me to thank you for your courtesy in sending him a copy of the address which Mr. Perkins delivered in Detroit . Faithfully yours , Secretary Mr. M. Kihm , 91 Broadway , New York City . 14902 October 5th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt has asked me to acknowledge receipt of your letter and to express his regret that unfortunately he is unable to send the message you desire. He is approached in so many hundreds of cases for messages, that if he were to comply in one case he would be compelled in common fairness do so in all the other cases, and this would mean such a drain upon his time and energy that it would become simply unbearable. Besides this, the messages, by reason of their being so numerous, would utterly fail to achieve the object desired. He feels sure on thinking it over you will see how impossible is for him to comply. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. F. A. Kuhn, Buffalo, N. Y. 14903October 5th , 1911 . Dear Arthur : Your cable has come . We are not quite sure as to who the Port Augustus is , and so I do not try to cable back. It was characteristic of you both to cable us . Mrs. Roosevelt had a very narrow escape . Her horse wheeled suddenly and threw her on the macadam. She was unconscious for over twenty - four hours , and partially dislocated the three upper cervical vertebrae. They are now in place , and I believe that she is out of danger. But she is suffering very great pain, and I do not know when she will be able to get out of bed. Ethel has been a perfect trump. Again thanking you , my dear fellow , and with renewed love to Mrs . Lee, Always yours, Arthur Lee Esq ., M. P., 10 Chesterfield Street, London, W. 14904October 5th, 1911. My dear Madam: Mr. Roosevelt receives every day a number of requests for subscriptions to various causes in which he believes, but I am sure in thinking it over you will see how impossible it is for him to comply in each case. He is by no means a rich man, and he is already doing all that it is possible for him to do in keeping up with the demands made upon him which he well refuse. He is really sorry not to be able to do as you and trusts you will understand and appreciate why he is unable to help you. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mrs Fred B. Parker, Green Corner, Me. 14905October 5th 1911 . Dear Farsons: At the risk of being thought to advocate ethereal politics - although I pride myself on being a very practical politician - let me urge that you consider what I say in this letter . Under the Levy Law , as construed by the Appellate division of the Supreme Court , it appears that this year judges can be put only in one column . In order words, the Levy Law has worked exactly an [illegible] intended it should work , and forbids as far as it is possible by legislation to forbid any attempt to get judges out of politics , and to secure non - partisan judiciary. I think we should meet the issue fairly and equarely , and fight this year ( and as far as I am concerned, keep on fighting ) on the issue that we intend to secure the repeal of the Levy Act. To do so , in my judgement, we want to make our acts square with our words by announcing that as this year there is only a judiciary contest , the Republicans would not put the judges under the party emblem on the ticket, but would favor an independent judicial ticket which should include Scott , Fendleton and Fowler, the three judges now on the Bench , whom the Bar Association will in all probability endorse , and who are men of high character and reputs , Scott of course having more claims than the other two . The fourth judge and the sheriff could be 149062 fixed as the Republicans and the Independence League and others chose , although I should hope that a good Irish Catholic could be nominated against Cohelan, so as to prevent any attempt to inject questions of religion and race into the issue, Such action would not only be emphatically right , but I think it would be expedient. It would emphasize what Tammany many has done , and what our attitude is. The only people who would be put in an uncomfortable position would be the unfortunate judges themselves , for as they cannot appear on both tickets they could have to say , I presume, whether they would accept Tammany' s nomination or ours . If they accepted Tammany's nomination, we could then nominate a perfectly straight ticket against them and very possibly win . At least I think the fight would leave us inn better shape than before. Do let me see you when you get back to town , and give my warm regards to Mrs Parsons . Faithfully yours , The Hon. Herbert Parsons , 52 William Street , New York . 14907October 5th, 1911. My dear Mr. Phillips: I thank you for your letter and appreciate it. The article which you enclose is not one which really needs an answer. I never heard of the paper in which it appeared. Evidently the editor and whoever wrote that article are scoundrels of a very cheap type, and to answer them would be like using a Krupp gun to kill a cockroach. With hearty thanks, Sincerely yours, Mr. F. S. Phillips, 229 East 59th Street, Chicago, Ill. 14908 October 5th, 1911. Dear Jake: That is capital! I am really obliged to you. I may be able to use the deadly parallel column with it. Give my love to Mrs Riis. Ever yours, Mr. Jacob Riis, Richmond Hill, L. I. 14909October 5th, 1911. My dear Mr. Vance: I wish I could accept, but it is a simple impossibility. I have received literally thousands of similar requests and with the best wishes in the world it has proved impossible for me to accept one in a hundred of these invitations. I deeply appreciate the courtesy and kindness of those who ask me to speak, but you have no conception of the drain it is upon me even to accept the very limited proportion that I am physically able to accept and I could not greatly increase this proportion or accept more of the invitations that come to me without absolutely abandoning all thought of any other work. Very sincerely yours, Mr. J. H. Vance, San Antonio International Fair, San Antonio, Texas. 14910October 5th 1911. My dear Mr Walcott: Have you any idea when Holler is getting back ? And have you any idea when he will publish that study of the giant eland ? I am very anxious that he should get to work and make a permanent record of our trip - yours and mine ! To let it become another mere collecting trip, without making any use of the collections, would be a calamity. Also when will you be able to send the pair of rhinoceros to the American Museum of Natural History ? I know you have sent the elephant to the University of California, but Osborn mentioned to me the other day that he had not received the skins. He also told me that Jimmy Clark was to mount the white rhino group for the National Museum, which delights my soul. Give my love to all your people. Very sincerely yours, Dr. Charles D. Walcott, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. 14911October 5th, 1911. My dear Mr. Warriner: I wish I could accept, but it is a simple impossibility. I have received literally thousands of similar requests and with the best wishes in the world it has proved impossible for me to accept one in a hundred of these invitations. I deeply appreciate the courtesy and kindness of those who ask me to speak, but you have no conception of the drain it is upon me even to accept the very limited proportion that I am physically able to accept and I could not greatly increase this proportion or accept more of the invitations that come to me without absolutely abandoning all thought of any other work. Very sincerely yours, Mr. E. C. Warriner, Saginaw Public Schools, Saginaw, Mich. 14912 October 6th, 1911. Dear Barbour: It is fine to hear from you! Now remember that whenever the chance comes I want Mrs Barbour and you, and if possible the Phillips's, to come out to take lunch with us, and we will make Nicholas come too. If possible let me know in advance. Mrs Roosevelt had a very bad fall and is slowly getting better. Very sincerely yours, Mr. Thomas Barbour, Cambridge, Mass. 3656 October 6th, 1911. My dear Mr. Barrett: It was very kind of you to send me a copy of your history of the Farmers' Union. I appreciate your courtesy and I also appreciate your thoughtful reference to Mrs Roosevelt. Sincerely yours, Mr. C. S. Barrett, Union City, Ga. 2746 Berry, M. October 6th, 1911. My dear Miss Berry: The Outlook puts in only the articles which it thinks it ought to, without any regard to what its Contributing Editor says ! Whether they will put in such an article about you or not I do not know. I will see one of the editors at once and get him to write to you. Sincerely yours, Miss Martha Berry, The Berry School. 2195 October 6th, 1911. My dear General: That is more than kind of you, and I appreciate very deeply the feelings of both you and Mrs Bingham. You are one of the friends we have always valued. Mrs Roosevelt, I think, is now getting better. Sincerely yours, General T. A. Bingham, Saint Nicholas Club, New York City. 2710 October 6th, 1911. Dear Mr. Bonaparte: It was good to hear from you. Unfortunately the newspapers were more accurate than usual in this case. Mrs Roosevelt had a very bad fall. She is slowly recovering, but she is in great pain and confined to her bed, and I do not know when she will be up. Give my love to Mrs Bonaparte. Very sincerely yours, The Hon. Charles J. Bonaparte, Baltimore, Md. 25230 October 6th, 1911. My dear Dr. Bunnan: I am sincerely obliged to you for sending me the volume. The pioneers of whom you write must have been substantially like the pioneers of the same stock who were my ancestors in Pennsylvania. I look forward to reading the book. Sincerely yours, Dr. Theresa Bunnan, c/o J. P. Putnam Sons, New York City. 4357 October 6th, 1911. My dear Mr. Croly: Of course I will talk with you absolute freedom and I will consult with you as to how much of the talk can be published and how much can not be. The best plan is for you to come out for the night to Oyster Bay. Would Friday 13th do? You could take the 4.29 train from the Pennsylvania Station for Oyster Bay in the afternoon of that day. Very sincerely yours, Mr. Herbert Croly, Windsor, Vt. 6391 October 6th, 1911. My dear Cawein: I am really pleased at your sending me the volume of your poems, and the first chance I get I am going to look through and see if you have left out any of my favorites. I hope you have not. It was good to have Howells write the introduction. Give my regards to Mrs Cawein. Sincerely yours, Madison Cawein, Esq., Louisville, Ky. 14913October 6th, 1911. Dear Will: It is good to hear from you! Edith was completely unconscious for over twenty-four hours, and was not fully conscious for forty-eight hours. She had a very narrow escape. She is still in great pain, and I don't know when she will be able to get out of bed. Alex Lambert is to come out this evening and if there is the slightest reason I shall get him to have the best experts there are for a consultation. But I do not believe this will be necessary. Poor little Sheffield! I was afraid he would be homesick, but I know that the sturdy, manly little fellow will come through all right. I am extremely pleased that Anna is going up to him for his birthday. Teddy Douglas did wonderfully, and was only defeated by the most outrageous corruption. Yes, there is a grim irony in the talk about arbitration being finished off by the Turkish-Italian war. Ever yours, Admiral W. S. Cowles. 14914October 6th, 1911. Dear Mr. Ely: Mr. Roosevelt would be quite willing to have any of the gentlemen you mention as chairman of that meeting. Either one would do admirably, and I note that the chairman and Mr. Roosevelt will be the only speakers for the evening. This is just as it should be. When you have got the tickets ready, will you please forward me about a dozen fairly good seats and also tickets for a box. If there is any information you would like to have I hope you will write to me. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. Robert Erskine Ely, The Civic Forum. 14915October 6th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt did not receive the box which you [sent] to him on September 5th last. In some way it must have [gotten] lost in the mail. He is very sorry if this is the case. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. B. Emden, 1913 Commerce Ave, Houston, Texas. 14916 October 6th, 1911. My dear Judge Foster: I shall read that article with genuine interest. I am much pleased that you should send it to me, and I will write you about it as soon as I have read it. Indeed, it would be a pleasure to sit beside you as you suggest. Again thanking you, I am, Sincerely yours, Judge Warren W. Foster, Court of General Sessions. 14917 October 6th, 1911. My dear Madam: I appreciate your courtesy in sending me your son's book, and in expressing my appreciation let me also express to you my sympathy in the fact that it should have been published when your son is dead. With very sincere thanks, I am. Very truly yours, Mrs M. Gabriel, 656 Auburns Avenue, Buffalo, N. Y. 14918October 6th, 1911. My dear Comrade: It is nice to hear from you. Mrs. Roosevelt had a very bad fall, but she is slowly getting better. Sincerely yours, Mr. Tony Gavin, 276 Hampshire Street, Buffalo, N. Y. 14919 October 6th, 1911. My dear Judge: I wish I could have had the pleasure of seeing you. I look forward to seeing you when Mr. Connelly returns. With all good wishes, Sincerely yours, Judge Frederick W. Gnichtel, Trenton, N. J. 14920October 6th, 1911. Dear Mr. Groebl: I appreciate your letter and thank you for it. Sincerely yours, Mr. A.F. Groebl, Oyster Bay, N.Y. 14921 October 6th, 1911. My dear Mr. Hall: I do not know what advice to give you excepting to go back and surrender yourself, explain the circumstances, and show the authorities this letter. I am sure you would not write to me if you were not sincerely desirous of doing what is right. I also know from my own experience that sometimes what seems like desertion merely is an overstaying of leave. I have no power in connection with the Navy, and cannot ask favors in cases as to which I know nothing; but I take a very real and great interest in the enlisted men of the Navy, and if a man is of the right type, while I think he should be punished for a lapse of duty, I also like to see him given a chance to redeem himself. I advise you to surrender yourself, take what is coming to you without flinching, and then do your best to recover lost ground. You can show those to whom you surrender yourself this letter. Sincerely yours, Mr. George L. Hall, 4611 Park Ave, New York City. 14922October 6th, 1911. My dear Mr. Haskett: I thank you for your letter and appreciate it. I think Mrs. Roosevelt is now out of danger. Sincerely yours, Mr. Walter F. Haskett, Yonkers, N. Y. 14923 October 6th 1911. My dear General NH Henry: The bearer, Robert J. Neppert, was in the First Regular Cavalry with me at Las Guasimas and Santiago. He was appointed in the Custom House. He thinks he has not had justice in a recent action taken in reference to him, and wishes to have the opportunity to lay his case before you. A comrade who was a good soldier in actual service with me has a claim upon me, and I therefore give him this note, merely asking of your courtesy that you do whatever justice demands in the case. Sincerely yours, 14924 October 6th, 1911. Dear Mr. Hudson: It is kind of you to have sent me your book, and I appreciate your thoughtfulness. I always remember our friendship with pleasure. Do come in and see me sometime. Sincerely yours, William C. Hudson, Esq., c/o Couples, & Leon Co., 443 Fourth Ave, New York City. 14925 October 6th, 1911. My dear Mr. Jordan: Mrs. Roosevelt was much hurt. She is still in great pain and confined to her bed, and I do not know when she will be up, but I believe she is on the road to recovery. Sincerely yours, Mr. Francis Jordan, Glen Cove, L. I. 14926 October 6th, 1911. My dear Mr. Secretary: I was touched by your telegram. It was only the other day that Mrs Roosevelt and I were speaking of you and Mrs Knox, and agreeing that among all the pleasant companionships that we enjoyed while in the White House, there was none that we look back to with more pleasure than the companionship with you and Mrs Knox; and we appreciate it from every standpoint, for not only were you a power and strength to my administration, but you were a valued personal friend. Mrs Roosevelt had a very narrow escape. I think she is not out of danger, but she is still in great pain, and it will be sometime before she is able to leave her bed. Give my love to Mrs Knox. Always yours, The Hon. P. C. Knox, Secretary of State, Washington, D. C. 14927October 6th, 1911. Dear Grant: Edith had a very severe fall and was unconscious for over twenty-four hours. She is still in bed and in great pain, but I think is slowly recovering. On Thanksgiving Day we intend to be at Groton, and I look forward to seeing Kipper. Give my warmest love to Florence. A little later I do hope you and she can come out for a week-end, or a night, which ever suits you. Very sincerely yours, Mr. C. Grant La Farge, 124 East 22nd Street, New York City. 14928 October 6th, 1911. My dear Mr. Lewis: It is most kind of you to have wired, and I appreciate it. Mrs Roosevelt had a very narrow escape. She is still in great pain, and I do not know when she will be able to leave her bed. But I believe she is out of danger. Giver my warm regards to Mrs Lewis. Sincerely yours, Mr. L.L. Lewis, Richmond, Va. 14929October 6th, 1911. My dear Mr. Lockley: I wish I could advise you, but unfortunately my acquaintance with capitalists is very limited, and I have no idea as to who would be apt to go into such a business. I am very sorry. Sincerely yours, Mr. Fred Lockley, The Pacific Monthly, Portland, Ore. 14930 October 6th 1911. Dear Nick: This is to introduce Mr. Otto F. Klinke of the Secret Service. I saw a great deal of him while I was President, and I gained a very high opinion of him - and to the children his name is a tower of strength still. Mr. Klinke has certain ambitions which I desire he should have the chance to put before you. I can speak most highly of Mr. Klinke from my personal acquaintance with him. Always yours, The Hon. Nicholas Longworth, United States Congressman, Washington, D. C. 14931 October 6th, 1911. My dear Mr. Lutz: You really please me very much. I thank you for your letter. Sincerely yours, Mr. John A. Lutz, Lincoln, Ill. 14932 October 6th, 1911. Dear Mr. Mason: I look forward to receiving the book, and I appreciate your sending it to me. I think it would be fine to have his great grandson appear as a Forest Ranger. Whether it can be referred to in The Outlook, my dear fellow, I do not know. You understand, I am only a Contributing Editor, and I have to be very careful of making any requests or suggestions, but I shall bring it to their attention at once. Sincerely yours, Mr. Alfred Bishop Mason, University Club, New York City. 14933October 6th, 1911. My dear Mr. McVeagh: It is very kind of you to have telegraphed me, and I appreciate it. Mrs. Roosevelt had a narrow escape, but I believe she is now out of danger, although still in great pain. Again thanking you, Sincerely yours, The Hon. Wayne McVeagh, Brookfield Farm, Bryn Mawr, Pa. 14934 October 6th, 1911. My dear Mr. Mercer: You are very kind. I appreciate your writing to me. Mrs. Roosevelt is slowly recovering, but she is in great pain and will be confined to her bed for sometime. Will your give my warm regards to Mrs. Mercer and to your daughter Miss Jeanette. Sincerely yours, Mr. David H. Mercer, Washington, D. C. 14935 October 6th, 1911. Dear George: Mrs. Roosevelt had a narrow escape. She is now on the road to recovery, but is still in great pain, and how long she will be in bed I cannot say. The three upper neck vertebrae were slightly dislocated. She was not completely conscious for forty-eight hours afterwards. On the 11th I cannot be at the Overseers meeting. I am very sorry. I will try to be at one of the meetings later on and will see if we cannot double up at one of them. Ever yours, The Hon. George Von L. Meyer, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C. 14936 October 6th, 1911. My dear Mr. Mulry: The other day I went round to the Childrens Court, and grew much interested in certain work there; and afterwards saw Father Lynch, who has been at the head of the work for the Catholic children. Mrs Burks, who is the official representative of th Catholic societies, or some of them, in the court, is coming round next Friday at eleven o'clock to take me to the House of the Holy Family. I hope Father Lynch will be there. Could you not go with me? If so will you not be at the Outlook office at five minutes of eleven. With great regard, Sincerely yours, Mr. Thomas M. Mulry, 10 Perry Street, New York City. 14937October 6th, 1911. Dear General: It was good of you to wire. Mrs Roosevelt had a very narrow escape. She is now, I think, out of danger but is still in great pain. Give my love to Mrs Oliver and Marian. I hope Marian, by the way, got a line I wrote her congratulating her on the really admirable account of the snake dance. Sincerely yours, General Robert Shaw Oliver, Washington, D.C. 14938October 6th, 1911. My dear Governor: That is mighty nice of you. Mrs Roosevelt is slowly getting better. Will you give my warm regards to Mrs Osborn? I should much like to hear about that conversation. Sincerely yours, The Hon. Chase S. Osborn, Lansing, Mich. 14939 October 6th, 1911. Dear Fair: Many thanks for the map and the notes. I will take it up with The Outlook people at once. It was fine seeing you the other day. Sincerely yours, Professor Henry Fairfield Osborne, American Museum of Natural History, New York City. 14940 October 6th, 1911. Dear Fanny: Edith had a very bad fall. The upper three neck vertebras were slightly dislocated. It was nearly forty-eight hours before she fully recovered consciousness. She has been in very great pain ever since, and I do not know when she will be able to get out of bed, but the doctors assure me she is out of danger, and I really think she is somewhat better. I want to see you and hear all about Russell. Very sincerely yours, Mrs Parsons, 550 Park Avenue, [New York City.] 14941October 6th, 1911. Dear Cotty: Of course I will be up Thursday; and of course you could not possibly let Quentin go into town on Thursday u the circumstances. Accordingly Edith and I, and Ethel to will turn up on Thursday. I am inclined to think I will g to St. Marks on Wednesday. We have had a very serious anxious time here because Edith was thrown from her horse and badly injured last Saturday. She was unconscious for twenty-four hours. She is I think now slowly getting better, but is in great pain. Love to Fanny. Every yours, The Rev. Endicott Peabody, Groton, Mass. 14942October 6th, 1911. Dear Mr. Philbin: That is very kind of you. Mrs Roosevelt had a very severe fall. She is slowly recovering, but she is in great pain and still in bed. Give my warm regards to Mrs Philbin and to the boys. Very sincerely yours, Mr. Eugene A. Philbin, The New Willard, Washington, D.C. 14943 October 6th, 1911. My dear Dr. Rainsford: I am sincerely obliged to you for having sent me that pamphlet, and by the way, it is characteristic of the University of the South to have published it, for there is not a better, wiser, or more helpful educational institution of its size than this same university. I will take it up with The Outlook at once. By the way, I am sending you a pamphlet of mine on Concealing Coloration which may possibly amuse you for a moment. Ever yours, Dr. W. S. Rainsford, Ridgefield, Conn. 14944October 6th, 1911. Dear Teresa: Edith is better, and I am sure she will recover. But she is in very great pain, and indeed is a very sick woman. Her horse made a deliberate and vicious swerve, or wheel, and threw her heavily on the macadam. She had a slight concussion of the brain, and slightly dislocated the three upper cervical vertebrae. Se did not recover consciousness for twenty-four hours, and ever since has been suffering from a pain in the head which is real agony. I think she is slowly getting better. Ethel has been the kind of trump that I cannot describe. We have just gotten Archie off for the West. Ever yours, Mrs. Clifford Richardson, 122 East 34th Street, New York City. 14945 October 6th, 1911. My dear Mr. Robinson: Mr. Roosevelt wishes me to say that he would be glad if you would deposit $100 to the account of Archie in the Fifth Avenue Bank. Sincerely yours, Secretary Douglas Robinson, Esq. 146 Broadway, New York City. 14946 October 6th, 1911. Dear Judge: It is fine to hear from you! Mrs. Roosevelt had a very severe fall, but she is now slowly getting better. Give my regards to Mrs. Rose. Very sincerely yours, Judge John C. Rose, Baltimore, Md. 14947 October 6th, 1911. Dear Comrade: I have written to the Secretary of War at once, and will do all I can to get you in. I am very sorry to hear about your condition. Sincerely yours, Mr. D. S. Royster, Denver, Colo. 14948 October 6th, 1911. My dear Brother Schick: It is very good of you to have written. Mrs. Roosevelt had a very narrow escape, but she is I believe now out of danger, although still in great pain. She will doubtless be confined to her bed for sometime yet. Give my warm regards to Mrs. Schick and all your family. Sincerely yours, Mr. J. M. Schick, 1405 15th Street N. W., Washington, D. C. 14949 October 6th, 1911. My dear Sister Sebastian: I am touched by your letter, and when Mrs. Roosevelt is able to read letters, or to hear them read, I am sure she will be touched by it also. She had a very narrow escape, but I think is now out of danger; but she is still in great pain, and confined to her bed. Faithfully your friend, Sister M. Sebastian, Dominican Convent, Paterson, N. J. 14950 October 6th, 1911. My dear Mr. Seligman: I thank you for your kindness. Mrs. Roosevelt was severely hurt. She is now slowly recovering. With thanks, Sincerely yours, Mr. J. N. Seligman, New York City. 14951 October 6th, 1911. My dear Sir: I wish it were possible for my friends to realize my position, not for my own sake, but because then they [would] understand just why it is that I cannot accept all the invitations which come to me. From now on I wish to avoid making any speech that I possibly can avoid, and greatly [though] I appreciate an invitation coming from such a body as the one you represent, it really is not possible for me to accept. I cannot undertake anything further of any kind or sort now. I am very sorry. Sincerely yours, Mr. Edwin F. Sellus, Traffic Club of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa. 14952October 6th, 1911. My dear Harry: The writer of the enclosed was in my regiment, and naturally I want to help him if I can. Can I get him into the Government Sanatarium [sic.] at Fort Bayard, New Mexico? I earnestly hope so. Sincerely yours, The Hon. Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of War, Washington, D. C. 14953October 6th, 1911. My dear Judge: If I could make any recommendations of any kind to the President, it would be for you. But I cannot possibly make any such recommendations. If I did it in one case, I should have to do it in literally hundreds, indeed to be more accurate, in literally thousands of other cases. I have had to decline in all cases, even for members of my own regiment. I am very very sorry, but if you could get some one to write and ask me about you I would be more than glad to answer in any way that would help you most. Sincerely yours, Judge William H. Thomas, Montgomery, Ala. 14954October 6th, 1911. Dear Mr. Thompson: It is nice to hear from you, and I appreciate you writing. Sincerely yours, Mr. John M. Thompson, 156 Broadway, New York City. 14955 October 6th, 1911. My dear Mr. Tinker: I wish I could accept, but it is a simple impossibility. I have received literally thousands of similar requests and with the best wishes in the world it has proved impossible for me to accept one in a hundred of these invitations. I deeply appreciate the courtesy and kindness of those who ask me to speak, but you have no conception of the drain it is upon me even to accept the very limited proportion that I am physically able to accept and I could not greatly increase this proportion or accept more of the invitations that come to me without absolutely abandoning all thought of any other work. Very sincerely yours, Mr. W. H. Tinker, Youne [Young] Mens Christian Association, Ann Arbor, Mich. 14956October 6th , 1911 . Dear Charlie: I shall read that letter with the utmost interest. As you know, I believe that the attempt to suppress corporations is all nonsense, and that we must put forth an effort to regulate them in wise fashion. Mrs Roosevelt had a very severe fall, but she is now slowly getting better. Sincerely yours, Dr. C. G. Washburn, Worcester, Mass. 14957October 6th, 1911. Dear Wharton: It is good of you to write me. Mrs Roosevelt had a very severe fall. She is slowly getting better but it will take some time. Very sincerely yours, Mr. Edward Wharton, French Lick, Ind. 14958October 6th, 1911. My dear Judge: I am afraid you are going to suffer for having written me a note as to my appearance in the Children's Court! The enclosed letter has just come to me from Baltimore. I know nothing of the case at all. Would it be possible for you either to look it up, or refer it to the proper people who do look up such cases? It seems as if it were a very sad case, a I have very deep sympathy with any young wife of twenty who is the mother of four children, and whose eldest boy is but three. Sincerely yours, Judge T. J. C. Williams, Juvenile Court, Baltimore, Md. 14959October 6th , 1911. My dear Governor: It was characteristic of you to write, and Mrs Roosevelt will be much pleased. She took a very real fancy to Mrs Willson and you. She had a very bad fall. She is still in very great pain, but is slowly recovering. Very sincerely yours, The Hon. Augustus E. Willson, Frankfort, Ky. 14960October 6th, 1911. Dear Mr. Wilmer: Not only Mrs Roosevelt, but everyone else, will be pleased at the letter from "Uncle Joe". My dear fellow, I do not think you know how much we think of you and prize and appreciate your friendship. Mrs Roosevelt is now getting better. She is still in great pain and in bed. It was a severe fall, and the three upper cervical certebrae we slightly dislocated. I do wish there were some chance of seeing you. Ever yours, Mr. Joseph Wilmer, Rapidan, Va. 14961October 6th, 1911 Dear General: It is mighty nice to hear from you. Mrs Roosevelt was unconscious for over twenty-four hours after the accident, and had an exceedingly narrow escape; but I think she is now out of danger although her recovery is very slow. She is still in great pain and will be confined to her bed for some time to come. Give my warm regards to Mrs Young. Sincerely yours, General S.B.M. Young, Soldiers Home, Washington, D.C. 14962October 7th, 1911. My dear Mr. Graves: It was indeed good of you to send me your kind letter. I sincerely appreciate all that you say and thank you for writing. Sincerely yours, Mr. A.W. Graves, 140 Seaton Place N.W., Washington, D.C. 14963 October 7th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt received so many thousands of letters during his trip through Europe that it would be an utter impossibility for him to remember receiving any particular one. I am sure you will realize how impossible it would be for him to remember all the letters which come to him. The one which you sent to him at Vienna undoubtedly reached him but it was one of many hundreds which came to him in that city and it was physically impossible to reply to them all. He is really sorry that you did not get a reply. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr Josepj Szold, Peoria, Ill. 14964 October 7th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt is very sorry, but it is quite impossible for him to endorse any musical compositions, no matter how worthy the object may be in having it published. He is not a musical expert and would not be able to judge. He appreciates your writing to him and is sorry he is unable to help you. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. Charles L. F. Wagner, Wollaston, Mass. 14965October 7th, 1911. My dear Mr. Wetmore: Believe me, I appreciate your kind letter, and I value more than I can say your good opinion. I thank you sincerely for all that you have written. Sincerely yours, Mr. S. McB. Wetmore, Spartanburg, S. C. 14966 October 9th, 1911. My dear Mr. Benson: Doubtless that rumour is a sheer fabrication. I made no "charges" against Mr. Barnes, and if you meet Mr. Fuller you can tell him that the statement in his letter that I said anything about Mr. Barnes' printing bills is made out of whole-cloth. I never heard of the matter as far as I know until I saw the clipping you sent me. I doubt if the committee would be guilty of the gross dis-courtesy and impropriety - equally foolish and dishonest of taking the step that the clipping says it intends to. Sincerely yours, Mr. Carret J. Benson, The Tub, Albany, N. Y. [1684]Walston H. Brown October 9th, 1911. Dear Madam: Mr. Roosevelt has received your letter and he would like you to write him a letter setting forth just what change in the law in New York State you think ought to be made in order to secure the results you desire. He would like to have a full statement of your views in the matter and if you could send a letter round to this office by three o'clock tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon, Mr. Roosevelt would be particularly pleased. He hopes you will be able to do this. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mrs Walston Hill Brown, 117 East 21st Street, New York City. 5316Ben Brave October 9th, 1911. Dear Mr. and Mrs. Brave: I congratulate both of you. I wish you well, and I wish well to your family. Sincerely your friend, Mr. Ben Grave,October 9th, 1911. Dear Mr. Carroll: It is nice to hear from you, and I thank you for sending me that interesting clipping. I hope you get that wild turkey anyway, but you must not send it to me until the Carroll household and connections are fully supplied. Sincerely yours, W. H. Carroll, Esq., Memphis, Tenn. 14967October 9th, 1911. Dear Chapman: Yes, I will do that. I would really like to speak to the proper body of scientific people on coloration; and now, my dear fellow, even though you differ from me in countershading, don't forget, and don't let others forget, that fundamentally you sympathize with me and not with Thayer on the all-important point of trying to find out what the facts are instead of constructing a theory and forcing the facts to fit them. My main point is that there are multitudes of cases of more or less complete concealing coloration, and multitudes of cases where there is not concealing coloration, and multitudes of cases as to which we are uncertain and that I wish to find out the exact truth about each series of cases. I am exceedingly pleased that you like my Panama article. The parallel you draw with Cuba is entirely just, and also what you say about National responsibility. In civic relations a private individual is deprived of his freedom, and put into an insane asylum when he reaches a certain point of irresponsibility; and long before that point is reached he is confined or otherwise interfered with by the law if he conducts his business or his private life so as to be a nuisance to his neighbors, and if he tries to interfere with the growth of the community as a whole, as 149682 for instance by refusing to allow a necessary railroad to be build across his property, he is reached by some process like that of the application of the law of eminent domain. We have no similar method controlling nations, and as yet it is not possible to devise one, but this does not mean that there ought not to be notice taken of the moral obliquity of nations, and that a strong and decent nation ought not to do what it can when the occasion arises. Sometimes we lack the force. Russia, for instance, behaves towards Jews and Fins in a way that would justify action against her by any outside really civilized power precisely as we take action through the police against a man who beats his wife or is cruel to his children. The same is true in Turkey. The United States had no power and indeed no duty as regards Russia or Turkey. As regards Cuba and Panama, we had the power and the duty, and that was all there was about it. When are you coming back? I would like to go over the plans of that meeting with you. Very sincerely yours, Mr Frank M. Chapman. 14969October 9th, 1911. Dear Will: I am so pleased that Sheffield is getting out of his homesickness. All our boys went through it of course, and probably Sheffield will have a new attack of less violence each time he goes to school, and he will not really get out of it until he goes to college. But this first attack is really the hard one. Edith is slowly mending. She has her ups and downs. To-day she is down, but she is not as far back as she was five days ago. If all goes well in a week or two we shall hope to have her out of bed, but it will be a long time before she is thoroughly well. I just cannot say what a trump Ethel has shown herself to be. I am genuinely pleased that you like my article on Weigall, and I am sure you will greatly enjoy the book. Love to Bye, Ever yours, Admiral W. S. Cowles. 14970October 9th, 1911. My dear Dantz: It is very good of you to have written me, and I appreciate it. I am glad to hear your two boys are doing well, and that my namesake is at the Grammar School. Mrs Roosevelt is slowly getting better. Your friend, Mr. W. T. Dantz, West Grove, Pa. 14971October 9th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt has not prepared such an article as that of which you speak. He will be pleased to see you at The Outlook office at three o'clock tomorrow (Tuesday) after noon, or Friday afternoon, when if he can give you any suggestions to aid you in the general work of the investigation in accordance with your request, he will be glad to do so. B of course, as it ought not to be necessary to say, Mr. Roosevelt has no special technical or expert knowledge of the kind indi in the circular you enclose which would enable him to be of assistance on the special and technical points involved, his knowledge being merely that of the average public servant or ex-public servant, who has taken an intelligent and sympathetic interest in the movement. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. Abram I. Elkus. 14972October 9th, 1911. Dear Bob and Isabella: A week ago last Saturday, while riding with Archie and me, Edith was thrown heavily on the macadam road. She did not regain consciousness for twenty four hours, and indeed it was a week before she showed much sign of improvement, being in really frightful pain. Apparently now she is getting better, although it is by fits and starts. Ethel has been not merely absolutely devoted, but a tower of strength. I thought you might see some account of the accident in the paper, and so wished to write you. Will you tell the Cooleys? Give my love to the blessed children. Ever yours, Mr & Mrs R. H. M. Ferguson, Silver City, N. M. 14973October 9th, 1911. My dear Miss Fielding: I thank you for your letter, and return the letter of Mr. Magoo's. It is hardly a matter upon which I could now comment. I thank you for your courtesy in submitting it to me. Sincerely yours, Miss E. R. Fielding, Los Angeles, Cal. 14974 October 9th, 1911. Dear Mr. Folks: Mr. Roosevelt is particularly anxious to see the proper head of one of your departments who is able to give advice concerning just what changes in the laws of New York State Mr. Roosevelt should urge in the speech which he is to deliver in Carnegie Hall towards the end of this month, upon Child Labor and Workmen's Compensation. If you could send such a man to see Mr. Roosevelt tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Outlook office at about 3.15, Mr. Roosevelt would be very much obliged. Faithfully yours, Secretary Homer Folks, Esq., State Charities Aid Association. 14975October 9th, 1911. Dear Brother: Through you, I wish to thank all the brothers for their courteous thought of me. Mrs. Roosevelt is slowly getting better, but is still very far from well. When she recovers I shall ask the Brethren to appoint an afternoon that they can come up here to Sagamore Hill and see these trophies. Fraternally yours, Mr. Walter Franklin, Oyster Bay, L. I. 14976 October 9th, 1911. Dear Mr. Kellogg: As you probably know Mr. Roosevelt is to speak in Carnegie Hall toward the end of this month under the auspice of the Civic Forum and the Child Labor Committee upon the subject "The Conservation of Womanhood and Childhood". He is particularly desirous of securing reliable information of what changes in the laws of New York State he should urge in order to secure the best possible results. He asked me whom I thought would be a good person to give him this information and I immediately thought of you as I believe you are thoroughly conversant with the subject. If you could come in and see Mr. Roosevelt at this office tomorrow (Tuesday) at three o'clock and be prepared to tell him what changes in the law are desired and any other information you can give him I am sure he will be pleased to see you. Faithfully yours, Mr. Paul U. Kellogg. 14977October 9th, 1911. Dearest Florence: Just a line to say that Edith is slowly getting on. It is of course not very encouraging. Always yours, Mrs Grant La Farge. 14978October 9th, 1911. Dear Doctor: Mrs. Roosevelt's progress has been very slow. The pain continued unabated for about three days after you left. Now it is slowly and by fits and starts tending to disappear. The thing that has relieved her has been some medicine, the name of which I have forgotten, which Dr. Lambert has given here every two hours, and as far as we can find out, this was the first thing that did relieve her. It was fine seeing you the other day. Always yours, Dr. P. M. Rixey, Metropolitan Club, Washington, D. C. 14979 October 9th 1911. Darling Corinne: Alec Lambert has really helped Edith. Yesterday she was far better than she has been at all, was able to sit up in bed and read several letters, including yours. I think she did too much, and she passed a very painful night. Nevertheless I think that on the whole she is very distinctly improving, and unless you hear from us again you can assume that she is improving. Ethel has not only been absolutely devoted, but has shown the utmost efficiency, and has been a real tower of strength. She immensely enjoyed her visit to you. Ever yours, Mrs. Douglas Robinson. 14980 October 9th, 1911. Dear Ted: Slowly and by fits and starts Mother improves. Sunday she was far better than she has been at all, and was able to read Mrs Alexander's letter and to have Jeannette's letter read to her. She passed a very bad and painful night following it, however, but did not fall back quite as far as during the preceding four or five days she had advanced. I cannot overstate how good Ethel has been both in devotion, disinterestedness and efficiency. I think you have handled yourself capitally from the political stand point, and that your plans are exactly right. Do tell Lissner how excellent I thought that article in The California Outlook. Kermit did capitally in New Brunswick, getting a bull and cow moose, a bull caribou, a male and female beaver, all for the museum, and also a couple of red deer for himself. The man who was with him wrote me that he had never seen any hunter as hardy and enterprising. He hunted in his African dress of shorts and sneakers, his guides being absolutely paralyzed at his bare legs, but found that they themselves could not quite keep up with him day in and day out. I suppose Archie has gone to Mesa, and I have written him there. Give my dearest love to Eleanor and her mother, and kiss the blessed 149812 baby for me. I do hope that Mother and I can get out this Winter. Ever your father, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Esq., 770 Mission Street, San Francisco. 14982October 9th, 1911. Dear Captain Sims: That is a most interesting paper. I have already glanced over it, but I shall read it through most carefully. It has become evident to me that to handle the mass of enormous and complicated mechanisms embodied in the modern fleet meant changes in tactics which would be literally revolutionary, and of which the average layman could hardly form an idea. I only hope that our experts will begin to develop these ideas. Sincerely yours, Captain W. S. Simms, U. S. Naval War College, Newport, R. I. 14983 October 9th, 1911. My dear Mr. Spencer: You are entirely at liberty to speak of our interview. I am glad to gear from you and it was a real pleasure to see you. Of course I sympathize warmly with your purpose, and you are more than welcome to say so. Sincerely yours, Mr. J. M. Spencer, 44 Astor Court Building, Now York City. 14984 October 9th, 1911. My dear Mr. Trowbridge: That is a mighty nice letter of yours, and I sincerely thank you for it. Sincerely yours, Mr. I. H. Trowbridge, Marseilles, Ill. 14985 October 9th, 1911. Dear Langdon: I think that is very amusing, Tomita having filed my pamphlet next to "color prints". There is not any use in my talking to poor good Mr. Thayer. I wrote him letters of appalling frankness in an effort to make him face facts, telling him how much good it would do if only he would not deceive himself; and instancing the zebra as a typical case. He actually draws pictures of unstribed zebras, that is, of wild asses, to show that they are not protectively colored; and nothing could hire him to admit, when he treats those wild asses, that they are just precisely what he has called them when he is speaking of the zebra. You see, his thesis is that every form of coloration is protective; that if the animal is white, it is protectively colored because it is white, and if it is not white, then it is protectively colored because it is not white. This thesis makes it absolutely impossible to deal with him. It is fine to hear from you! We have immensely enjoyed Lorraine and the baby. Always yours, Langdon Warner, Esq., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass. 14986October 9th, 1911. Dear Wilmer: I told Edith about your letter. She was very much pleased. This was yesterday, when she was far better than she had been before. She has had a relapse to-day, having passed a very bad and painful night, but she is again better. She has asked two friends of ours, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sullivan, to go down and spend a week or two at Pine Knot. He is one of the editors of Colliers Weekly, and a very good fellow. He has worked too hard, and needs a rest. Edith told them about Pine Knot, and that that was where they could get a rest, and probably they are going down. Always yours, Mr. Joseph Wilmer, Rapidan, Va. 14987 October 10th, 1911. Dear Madam: I thank you for your letter. I got Mr. Lovejoy and one or two others to come in and see Mr. Roosevelt concerning the subject of my letter to Mr. Folks. It was very good of you to write and tell me about Mr. Lovejoy and Mr. Andrews, and I thank you for doing so. Faithfully yours, Secretary Miss Mary Vida Clark, State Charities Aid Association, New York City. 8203 October 10th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt has received a letter from Mr. Dabney S. Royster, who is now living at Denver, Colorado, and who was formerly in Mr. Roosevelt's regiment of Rough Riders. Mr. Royster is a victim of tuberculosis and is practically out of funds, and Mr. Roosevelt is desirous if possible of getting him into some sanitarium where he may undergo treatment for the disease. He has received information from the War Office that honorably discharged soldiers suffering from tuberculosis are received at the Battle Mountain Sanitarium. Mr. Roosevelt would be very much obliged if you would let him have particulars of how he might get the man in for treatment. Faithfully yours, Secretary President, Board of Managers, Battle Mountain Sanitarium, New York City. 14988 October 10th, 1911. My dear Mr. Cox: I wish I could accept, but it is a simple impossibility. I have received literally thousands of similar requests and with the best wishes in the world it has proved impossible for me to accept one in a hundred of those invitations. I deeply appreciate the courtesy and kindness of those who ask me to speak, but you have no conception of the drain it is upon me even to accept the very limited proportion that I am physically able to accept and I could not greatly increase this proportion or accept more of the invitations that come to me without absolutely abandoning all thought of any other work. Very sincerely yours, Mr. Edward J. Cox, Lowell School, Boston, Mass. 14989 October 10th, 1911. My dear Senator: Can you come in Friday next at 3.30 at The Outlook office? It will give me great pleasure to see you then. Sincerely yours, The Hon. T. Coleman du Pont, Wilmington, Delaware. 14990 October 10th, 1911. Dear Mr. Fisher: That's fine! We shall expect you to lunch on Friday the 20th at one o'clock. Sincerely yours, The Hon. Walter L. Fisher, 1810 Conn. Avenue, Washington, D. C. 14991 October 10th, 1911. Dear Mr. Frankfurter: That is a mighty nice letter of yours. I thank you for it, and I am so pleased that you like that article. As for the Sugar Trust, as soon as that committee has made its report, I am going to have an article, which I will prepare together with you, and will put not only myself but Secretary Stimson exactly as he ought to be put. Sincerely yours, Felix Frankfurter, Esq., War Department, Washington, D. C. 14992October 10th, 1911. Dear Tony: I do not think that anything touched and pleased Mrs. Roosevelt more than those flowers. It was very very good of you to send them. She sends you her warmest regards. She is still in bed and I do not know when she will be able to get up. Give the regards of both of us to your daughter and son-in-law. Again thanking you, Your old comrade and colonel, Tony Gavin, Esq., Buffalo, N. Y. 14993 October 10th, 1911. Dear Mr. Gray: Mr. Roosevelt has written the long letter about his English experience, but as I do not wish to have it mislayed in any way in the Post Office I am writing to the Harvard Club to ask to what address the letter can safely be sent. It is for your eyes alone and it would not do to have it go astray. Will you please let me know to where I shall send it? Sincerely yours, Secretary David Grey, Esq., The Harvard Club, 27 West 44th Street, New York City. 14994October 10th, 1911. Dear Mrs. Henry: It is very good to hear from you, and I thank you and the General. Mrs. Roosevelt is recovering, although very slowly. I do not know when she will be out of bed. With hearty thanks, Sincerely yours, Mrs. Nelson H. Henry, 59 West 9th street, New York City. 14995 October 10th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt is sure on thinking it over that you will see just why it would not do for him to write such a letter as that you ask him to write. If he were to write one such letter it would be the signal for hundreds of similar requests from other organizations who desire Mr. Roosevelt's help. If he gave one such letter he would in common fairness have to give letters to all the others and this would be a task physically impossible for him to undertake. He is very sorry not to be able to do as you wish. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. Michael J. Moran, ??7 Broadway, New York City. 14996 October 10th, 1911. Dear Mr. Judson: I cannot ask Choate to make a speech. If I could, I would gladly do it at your request for the Union League Club. I am very sorry. Sincerely yours, Mr. Harry Pratt Judson, Union League Club, Chicago, Ill. 14997 October 10th, 1911. Dear Mr. Kellogg: You have given me just the information I wish. I am particularly pleased to have that address. I doubt if the Congressional Committee will call me before it, but I want to have the facts as to the Standard Oil matter in my possession; and I also wish, when I come to discuss the anti-trust law, to be able to point but the good which has been done, together with its inadequacy to meet the general situation in its entirety. Sincerely yours, The Hon. Frank B. Kellogg, St. Paul, Minn. 14998 October 10th, 1911. My dear Mr. Kuntz: It was very good of you to write, and I appreciate your letter. I am pleased to say Mrs. Roosevelt is now slowly recovering. Sincerely yours, Mr. Emile Kuntz, New Orleans, La. 14999 October 10th, 1911. My dear Sir: The address of the United Stores Association is 1259 Broadway, New York City. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. J. B. Leaman, Blessing, Texas. 15000 October 10th, 1911. Dear Cabot: Yesterday for the first time Edith was really natural, with her head clear. Today she is again not so well, but I believe on the whole she is improving. She had a frightful fall and the narrowest possible escape with her life. Evidently the brain is badly bruised, and as with any other very bad bruise, the system takes a good deal of time in absorbing what is wrong and building what is wrong up again. Yesterday she herself asked me to write to you. Ethel has done everything for her. Always yours, The Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Nahant, Mass. 15001 October 10th, 1911. Dear Mr. Loeb: Mr. Roosevelt was particularly pleased to receive those letters which Mr. Ingling sent to you. He much appreciates your courtesy in transmitting them to him. Sincerely yours, Secretary The Hon. William Loeb, Jr., Custom House, New York City. 15002 October 10th, 1911. Dear Mr. Loeb: This is to introduce to you Mrs. Lillian I. Pearsall, formerly postmistress at Sea Cliff, and therefore one of my Nassau constituents. I can speak very highly of Mrs. Pearsall's character. May I ask that you see her in person and let her state her case? Sincerely yours, The Hon. William Loeb Jr., Custom House, New York City. 15003October 10, 1911. My dear Dr. Lindsay: It really is not possible for me to accept any further invitations of any kind, sort, or description. From now on I wish to avoid making any speech that I possibly can avoid, or attending any function of any nature, and greatly though I appreciate such an invitation as the one you send me it really is not possible for me to accept. I am very sorry. Sincerely yours, Dr. Samuel McCune Lindsay, Academy of Political Science, New York City. 15004October 10th, 1911. Dear Mr. Miller: As you know, you are one of the men in whose judgment I trust as much as I trust in their friendship - and there are not too many of whom I can say these two things. I am impressed with your letter, and with the clippings from your paper, but, my dear fellow, I believe it would be a calamity for the cause, and what is less important, a calamity for me, to have me nominated. You never could persuade people that I had not been intriguing for it, and there would be many honest Taft men, and some men who are ultra-adherents of La Follette who would join in this feeling. Moreover, I should be in the exceedingly unpleasant position of having to carry a load for which I was in no way responsible. Cannot you get on to New York some time? I would like to have a full talk with you. Sincerely yours, Mr. George E. Miller, The Detroit News, Washington, D. C. 15005October 10th, 1911. Dear Marion: Mrs Roosevelt is very slowly getting better: She still has two nurses, and I do not know when she will be able to get out of bed. It was very sweet of you to write. Did you ever receive the note I wrote, a long time ago, congratulating you on your really admirable account of the Hopi snake dance? Very sincerely yours, Miss Marion K. Oliver, 1767 Q Street, Washington, D. C. 15007October 10th, 1911. Dear Cotty: That is fine. Of course I will do whatever you say, but far prefer to have the lecture on Friday. Edith is still in bed, and has two nurses, but I think she is slowly getting better. I hope you will pardon the hurried way I have answered your last letters, but I have been driven nearly mad. Always yours, The Rev. Endicott Peabody, Groton School. 15008October 10th, 1911. Dear Mr. Pringle: I am much obliged to you for your letter and the enclosures. I thank you for writing to me. Sincerely yours, Mr. John D. Pringle, Pittsburg Dispatch Pittsburg, Pa. 15009October 10th, 1911. Dear Douglas: This is to introduce an old army friend Colonel A. H. Appel of the Medical Corps of the United States Army, who is now retiring after thirty years service. I was brought into contact personally with Colonel Appel on more than one occasion and can testify to his character and professional standing. I am glad to give him this letter of introduction to you. Sincerely yours, Douglas Robinson, Esq., 146 Broadway, New York City. 15010October 10th, 1911. Dear Hall: We are immensely pleased and interested about your engagement. Give my very warmest regards to Miss Richardson. When I met her father I was really struck by him, and pray present him my regards also if he stills remembers me. It is simply fine Hall, and I am as pleased as possible. Your affectionate uncle, C. Hall Roosevelt, Esq. , Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 15011October 10th, 1911. Dear Mr. Thompson: I will very gladly tell you anything I can. The best plan would be for you to motor out and take lunch with me at Oyster Bay. That however must be a little later, as Mrs Roosevelt is unfortunately at present in bed, and under the care of trained nurses, because of the severe fall. Sincerely yours, Mr. L. S. Thompson, Red Bank, N. J. 15012October 10th, 1911. Dear Mr. Weller: I value your letter, and look forward to receiving that brochure. If I get the chance I will gladly say all I can for the study of Greek. Unfortunately I never grew so that I myself really enjoyed Greek literature, but Kermit in Africa read no book more steadily than his Homer, both the Iliad and Odyssey which he had with him in Greek. Sincerely yours, Mr. C. H. Weller, State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. 15013October 10th, 1911. Dear White: It is simply fine to hear from you! At the moment, unfortunately Mrs Roosevelt is in bed from a severe fall from her horse a week ago last Saturday, and I do not dare to have anyone out to Oyster Bay. But within the three weeks you are here I earnestly hope that she will be better and that I can have you out. Meanwhile cannot you come in on Friday at one o'clock and take lunch with me? I must hear about the different things. Sincerely yours, Mr. Stewart Edward White, Flushing, L.I. 15014 October 10th, 1911. My dear Captain Winslow: Mrs Roosevelt is slowly getting better, but I am afraid she will be in bed for sometime longer. It is very good of you to have written. Always yours, Captain C. McR. Winslow, Somerset Club, Boston, Mass. 15015October 10th, 1911. My dear Rabbi Wise: It does not seem to me wise, or indeed proper, that I an ex-President should go before Legislative Committees to testify. Of course if I am asked I plead no privilege, and go just as any other citizen would. But I do not think that I should be asked. Take this case for instance. My interest in the movement is that of any good citizen, with the added intensity that comes from having been a public official. I am not an expert; it is not my business to be an expert; my business is to take the opinion of experts, go over them, make up my mind what it is safe to advocate, and then advocate it with all my heart. That I will gladly do, but testimony before a commission should be of a totally different type. I thank you for your letter. Sincerely yours, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, The Free Synagogue, New York City. 15016October 11th, 1911. My dear Mr. Colwell: I wish I could accept, but it is a simple impossibility. I have received literally thousands of similar requests and with the best wishes in the world it has proved impossible for me to accept one in a hundred of those invitations. I deeply appreciate the courtesy and kindness of those who ask me to speak, but you have no conception of the drain it is upon me even to accept the very limited proportion that I am physically able to accept and I could not greatly increase this proportion or accept more of the invitations that come to me without absolutely abandoning all thought of any other work. Very sincerely yours, Mr. A. H. Colwell, Permanent Missionary Commission, Pittsburgh, Pa. 7141 October 11th, 1911. My dear Madam: I am afraid you have been misinformed upon the matter about which you write to Mr. Roosevelt. There is no such Bill before Congress and I do not think there is any chance of any such bill ever being passed. Naturally Mr. Roosevelt warmly sympathizes with you and if he could give you any information that would be of help to you he naturally would do so. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mrs. M. L. Compton, 4437 Yates Street, Denver, Colo. 7142 October 11th, 1911. My dear Mr. Crane: I wish I could accept, but it is a simple impossibility. I have received literally thousands of similar requests and with the best wishes in the world it has proved impossible for me to accept one in a hundred of these invitations. I deeply appreciate the courtesy and kindness of those who ask me to speak, but you have no conception of the drain it is upon me even to accept the very limited proportion that I am physically able to accept and I could not greatly increase this proportion or accept more of the invitations that come to me without absolutely abandoning all thought of any other work. Very sincerely yours, Mr. Howard D. Crane, Men's Club of St. Paul's M. E. Church, V3 Sherman Avenue, Newark, N. J. 6356October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: I wish it were possible for my friends to realize my position not for my own sake, but because then they would understand just why it is that I cannot accept all the invitations which come to me. From now on I wish to avoid making any speech that I possibly can avoid, and greatly though I appreciate an invitation form such a body as the one you represent, it really is not possible for me to accept. I cannot undertake anything further of any kind or sort now. I am very sorry. Sincerely yours, Mr. F. A. Boggess, Chautauqua Assembly, Boulder, Colo. 15017 October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt is so overwhelmed with work of various kinds at present that it is quite impossible for him to take up any new matter of any kind or sort. Your scheme is evidently something which would require a good deal of discussion and at the present time Mr. Roosevelt is not able to spare the time for such a discussion. He appreciates your writing to him and is sorry he can do nothing for you. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. W.M. Butterfield, 217 Tompkins Ave, Brooklyn, N.Y. October 11, 1911. My dear Mr. Conant: It was fine to get your letter and also the clipping from the Wall Street Journal. With most of what you say I am in entire agreement. I hope you saw my articles in The Outlook upon the proposed peace treaties. Sincerely yours , Mr. Charles A. Conant, 32 Liberty Street, New York City. 15018October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt was much interested in your letter and he wishes me to thank you for your courtesy in writing to him. He heartily appreciates all that you say. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. Nelson P. Dawe, St. Paul's Rectory, Ossining, N. Y. 15019 October 11th, 1911. My dear Madam: Mr. Roosevelt was really touched by your letter and if it were at all possible for him to render you any help he would very gladly do so. he is however by no means a rich man and since he left the White House he has not been able to influence positions of any kind or sort, and you will see therefore that he is utterly powerless to be of service to you. He genuinely appreciates the circumstances and is deeply sorry not to be able to do anything in the matter. Sincerely yours, Secretary Miss Clara Card, Newark, N. J. 15020October 11th, 1911. My dear Madam: Mr. Roosevelt was particularly pleased to get that little clipping which you sent to him, and also to read what you said in your letter. He much appreciates your writing to him. Faithfully yours Secretary Mrs M.J. Fisher, 1619 R Street, Lincoln, Neb. 15021October 11th, 1911. My dear Mr. Fitz-Hugh: Of course I will see you and very gladly, but I am afraid I cannot do anything about that matter. I do not like to express any opinion about any business proposal, however advantageous, made to the Government. For me to say anything about it, even in the way of asking consideration, would be certain to be misinterpreted as a request for its favorable consideration. I wish you would bring the matter straight before Harry Stimson. Sincerely yours, Mr. Carter H. Fitz-Hugh, Chicago, Ill. 15022October 11th, 1911. My dear Madam: Mr. Roosevelt wishes me to acknowledge receipt of your letter and to express his regret that he is quite unable to do as you desire. He is approached in hundreds of similar cases, and of course it would be physically impossible for him to respond favorably in each case as he has not the time to read the books, besides which it would be very undesirable to him to comment on all these he is asked to comment on. He is very sorry that he cannot do as you ask. Faithfully yours, Mrs M. Gabriel, Buffalo, N.Y. 15023 October 11th, 1911. Dear Gilson: If the chance comes do let me see you here in New York. I have much to talk over with you. Sincerely yours, Gilson Gardner Esq. , Newspaper Enterprise Association, Washington, D. C. 15024October 11th, 1911. My dear Mr. Gurney: I wish I could accept, but it is a simple impossibility. I have received literally thousands of similar requests and with the best wishes in the world it has proved impossible for me to accept one in a hundred of these invitations. I deeply appreciate the courtesy and kindness of those who ask me to speak, but you have no conception of the drain it is upon me even to accept the very limited proportion that I am physically able to accept and I could not greatly increase this proportion or accept more of the invitations that come to me without absolutely abandoning all thought of any other work. Very sincerely yours, Mr. E.B. Gurney, Wadsworth Baraca Class, Brockton, Mass. 15025October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt has asked me to acknowledge receipt of your letter, and to express his regret that unfortunately he is unable to send the message you desire. He is approached in so many hundreds of cases for messages, that if he were to comply in one case he would be compelled in common fairness to do so in all the others, and this would mean such a drain upon his time and energy that it would become simply unbearable. Besides this, the messages, by reason of their being so numerous, would utterly fail to achieve the object desired. He feels sure on thinking it over you will see how impossible it is for him to comply. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. Earl H. Hale, Y. M. C. A. [New York City] [*Dayton, Ohio*] 15026 October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: I wish it were possible for my friends to realize my position, not for my own sake, but because then they would understand just why it is that I cannot accept all the invitations which come to me. From now on, I wish to avoid making any speech that I possibly can avoid, and greatly though I appreciate the invitation from such a body as the one you represent, it really is not possible for me to accept I cannot undertake anything further of any kind or sort now, I am very sorry. Faithfully yours, Dr. Wilfred E. Harris, The Canadian Club, Boston, Mass. 15027 October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt has looked over your letter and the enclosure and he directs me to say that he finds it quite impossible to do anything in the matter which you bring to his attention. He is very sorry. Sincerely yours, Secretary Mr. D. C. Imbedon, 115 Broadway, New York City. 15026 October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt has no tickets for that meeting at Carnegie Hall, and it will be necessary for him to obtain them from the Civic Forum, 23 West 44th Street, New York City. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. Washington Irving, New York Athletic Club, New York City. 15029 October 11th, 1911. My dear Mr. Johnston: I wish I could accept, but it is a simple impossibility. I have received literally thousands of similar requests and with the best wishes in the world it has proved impossible for me to accept one in a hundred of those invitations. I deeply appreciate the courtesy and kindness of those who ask me to speak, but you have no conception of the drain it is upon me even to accept the very limited proportion that I am physically able to accept and I could not greatly increase this proportion or accept more of the invitations that come to me without absolutely abandoning all thought of any other work. Very sincerely yours, Mr. Hugh N. Johnston, Cedarville, Va. 15030 October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt wishes me to acknowledge receipt of your letter and to express his regret that he is quite unable to do as you desire. He is approached in hundreds of similar cases, and of course it would be physically impossible for him to respond favorably in each case as he has not time to read the books, besides which it would be very undesirable for him to comment on all the books he is asked to comment on. He is very sorry that he cannot do as you wish. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. A. M. King, Germantown, Tenn. 15031 October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt wishes me to thank you for your courtesy in sending him a copy of your book entitled "The Formation of the Republican Party". He much appreciates your courtesy in sending it to him. He regrets however that it would not be possible for him to express an opinion upon the work. You have no conception of the number of people who write to him asking his opinion of books they have written, and if he were to give an opinion in one case he would necessarily have to give an opinion in all the others. Not only would he be unwilling to do this but it would be physically impossible for him even to take more than a cursory glance at the books. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. Gordon S. P. Kleenburg, 100 Broadway, New York City. 15032 October 11th, 1911. My dear Madam: Mr. Roosevelt would certainly have no objection to your translating his article on the book by Mr. Chamberlain "The Foundations of the Nineteenth Century" as you desire. In the publication of any such translation however, it would be necessary to put in that the article was translated from the original which appeared in The Outlook. Faithfully your, Secretary Miss Anna Laves, Chicago, Ill. 15033 October 11th, 1911. My dear Mr. Life: I wish I could accept, but it is a simple impossibility. I have received literally thousands of similar requests and with the best wishes in the world it has proved impossible for me to accept one in a hundred of those invitations. I deeply appreciate the courtesy and kindness of those who ask me to speak, but you have no conception of the drain it is upon me even to accept the very limited proportion that I am physically able to accept and I could not greatly increase this proportion or accept more of the invitations that come to me without absolutely abandoning all thought of any other work. Very sincerely yours, Mr. Frank M. Life, Marion Normal College, Marion, Ind. 15034 October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt wishes me to thank you for your courtesy in submitting the enclosed to him. I am returning them herewith as requested. Faithfully your, Secretary Mr. R. Lincke, 4219 Dunkeld Aloy, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15035 October 11th, 1911. My dear Mrs. Linton: I wish I could accept, but it is a simple impossibility. I have received literally thousands of similar requests and with the best wishes in the world it has proved impossible for me to accept one in a hundred of those invitations. I deeply appreciate the courtesy and kindness of those who ask me to speak, but you have no conception of the drain it is upon me even to accept the very limited proportion that I am physically able to accept and I could not greatly increase this proportion or accept more of the invitations that come to me without absolutely abandoning all thought of any other work. Very sincerely yours, Mrs. Edwin Linton, Playground Commission, Washington, Pa. 15036 October 11th, 1911. My dear Madam: Your letter to Mr. Roosevelt has come to hand. There is certainly no truth in the report that Mr. Jacob A. Riis is dead. An article by him appears in this months Scribners Magazine, entitled "The Modern St. George", and this will give you some idea of the work Mr. Riis is now engaged in. You could get as much information as you wish by writing to the Jacob A. Riis Settlement, 48 Henry Street, New York City. The work of this settlement is directed by Mr. Riis himself. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mrs. V. K. McClellan, Birmingham, Mich. 15037 October 11th, 1911. My dear Madam: Mr. Roosevelt is not an expert in such matters as the one you bring to his attention and he does not know who would be likely to by such a coin as the one you possess. Would not your best plan be to consult some gentleman who is a student of such matters and he might be able to help you. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mrs. I. I. Hetzzer, 409 First Street Napa, Cal. 15038 October 11th, 1911. My dear Mr. Yeran: I wish I could accept, but it is a simple impossibility. I have received literally thousands of similar requests and with the best wishes in the world it has proved impossible for me to accept one in a hundred of those invitations. I deeply appreciate the courtesy and kindness of those who ask me to speak, but you have no conception of the drain it is upon me even to accept the very limited proportion that I am physically able to accept and I could not greatly increase this proportion or accept more of the invitations that come to me without absolutely abandoning all thought of any other work. Very sincerely yours, Mr. Thomas F. Moran, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. 15039 October 11th, 1911. Dear Mr. Nichols: I do wish I could be at that lecture, but I cannot. In the first place because the time has passed, and in the next place just at the moment I cannot be in town. I soon want to arrange another lunch where I shall see you and a few others of our friends. Sincerely yours, Mr. John Treadwell Nichols, American Museum of Natural History. 15040October 11th, 1911. My dear Miss Parsons: I was really pleased to get your letter. It was very unfortunate that while I was in Reno you were unwell and in Carson City, and could not get over. It would have been a real pleasure to see you for a minute. With all good wishes, Sincerely yours, Miss Louise M. Parsons, c/o Mrs. A. C. Clas, Oconomocowoc Lake, Wis. 15041October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt wishes me to thank you for your courtesy in sending him a copy of Heroes of Today. He much appreciates your doing so. Faithfully yours, Secretary Dr. Francis W. Reid, c/o Ariston Music Publishing Co., 205 Huntington Ave., Boston, Mass. 15042 October 11th, 1911. My dear Madam: Mr. Roosevelt receives every day a number of requests for subscriptions to various causes in which he believes, but I am sure on thinking it over you will see how impossible it is for him to comply in each case. He is by no means a rich man, and he is already doing all that it is possible for him to do in keeping up with the demands made upon him which he cannot well refuse. He is really sorry not to be able to do as you ask, and trusts you will understand and appreciate why he is unable to help you. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mrs. Alma Rittenberry, Birmingham, Ala. 15043October 11th, 1911. My dear Madam: Mr. Roosevelt receives every day a number of requests for subscriptions to various causes in which he believes, but I am sure on thinking it over you will see how impossible it is for him to comply in each case. He is by no means a rich man, and he is already doing all that it is possible for him to do in keeping up with the demands made upon him which he cannot well refuse. He is really sorry not to be able to do as you ask, and trusts you will understand and appreciate why he is unable to help you. Faithfully yours, Secretary Miss Nannie C. Rowley, Guy, Union County, N. M. 15044October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt desires me to express his regret that unfortunately it is utterly impossible for him to accept another invitation of any kind, sort or description. During the past few months he has been compelled to decline literally thousands of invitations, some of which he would really like to accept, but is physically unable to do so. Faithfully yours, Secretary Dr. Channing Rudd, 318 West 57th Street, New York City. 15045 October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt has read your very interesting letter and he wishes me to say that he will bear in mind all that you have written and in case he can make use of the information you supply in the near future, he will be very glad to take advantage of the opportunity. He is really obliged for your having written him. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. H. B. Runnell, Puyallup, Wash. 15046 October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt has received your letter, but he fears it is utterly impossible for him to render you any help in the matter or give you any advice. If you suffered any loss by reason of the construction of the dam it would undoubtedly be possible to obtain redress from the people who constructed the dam. Your best plan would be to communicate with such people or to put the matter in the hands of some competent lawyer. Mr. Roosevelt is sorry that he is unable to give any advice personally as he really is not familiar enough with the facts. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. John W. Sanner, Lakewood, N. M. 15047October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: Your letter to Mr. Roosevelt has come to hand. If you could call at The Outlook office at about three o'clock on Friday next, it might be possible for Mr. Roosevelt to see you for a minute. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. Frank A. Schmidt, 420 West 147th Street, New York City. 15048 October 11th, 1911. My dear young friend: It was very good of you to write me that interesting letter. I wish well to you and your father and mother, and I hope you will do well at school. Your friend, Master Roosevelt Simpson, Brawley, Me. 15049 October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: Dr. Lyman Abbott has handed to me your letter asking him to supply you with information regarding the favorite text of Mr. Roosevelt. Mr. Roosevelt has never expressed any particular preference in this matter although he has been asked many times to do so. He would not wish to express such a preference as undoubtedly there are many texts all of which make an equal appeal to him. I am sorry not to be able to give you the information you wish. Faithfully yours, Secretary Rev. C. K. Stockwell, Sycamore, Ill. 15050October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt is very sorry, but he is quite unable to do as you desire. He never gives such letters of reference to anyone, and he feels sure on thinking it over you will see just why it is impossible for him to do so. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. Russell Stringer, Chicago, Ill. 15051 October 11th, 1911. Mr. dear Sir: You could obtain a very good photograph of Mr. Roosevelt from Messrs Pach Bros., 935 Broadway, New York City. They have one or two excellent photographs of him. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. A. A. Thomas, Ada, Ohio. 15052 October 11th, 1911, My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt is very sorry, but he is quite unable to render you any help in the matter of getting appointed to the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. I am sure on thinking it over you will see just why it is impossible for him to use any influence he may have in securing such appointments. Since he left the White House he has not interfered in any official matters of any kind, and it would not do for him to begin now. He is really sorry not to be able to help you. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. K. C. Towe, Kentford, N. C. 15053 October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: I wish it were possible for my friends to realize my position not for my own sake, but because then they would understand just why it is that I cannot accept all the invitations which come to me. From now on I wish to avoid making any speech that I possibly can avoid, and greatly though I appreciate an invitation form such a body as the one you represent, it really is not possible for me to accept. I cannot undertake anything further of any kind or sort now. I am very sorry. Faithfully yours, Mr. S. S. Travis, Associated Academic Principals, Greenport, L. I. 15054 October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt is very sorry, but it is quite impossible for him to do anything in the matter which you bring to his attention. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. J. W. White, Farmville, Va. 15055 October 11th, 1911. My dear Mrs Winkle: I wish I could accept, but it is a simple impossibility. I have received literally thousands of similar requests and with the best wishes in the world it has proved impossible for me to accept one in a hundred of these invitations. I deeply appreciate the courtesy and kindness of those who ask me to speak, but you have no conception of the drain it is upon me even to accept the very limited proportion that I am physically able to accept and I could not greatly increase this proportion or accept more of the invitations that come to me without absolutely abandoning all thought of any other work. Very sincerely yours, Mrs A. Winkle, Women Suffrage Organizations, Newark, N. J. 15056October 11th, 1911. My dear Sir: Mr. Roosevelt has asked me to acknowledge receipt of your letter, and to express his regret that unfortunately he is unable to send the message you desire. He is approached in so many hundreds of cases for messages, that if he were to comply in one case he would be compelled in common fairness to do so in all the other cases, and this would mean such a drain upon his time and energy that it would become simply unbearable. Besides this, the messages, by reason of their being so numerous, would utterly fail to achieve the object desired. He feels sure on thinking it over you will see how impossible it is for him to comply. Faithfully yours, Secretary Mr. James Yereance, 128 Broadway, New York City. 15057October 11th, 1911. My dear Mr. Young: I wish I could accept, but it is a simple impossibility. I have received literally thousands of similar requests and with the best wishes in the world it has proved impossible for me to accept one in a hundred of these invitations. I deeply appreciate the courtesy and kindness of those who ask me to speak, but you have no conception of the drain it is upon me even to accept the very limited proportion that I am physically able to accept and I could not greatly increase this proportion or accept more of the invitations that come to me without absolutely abandoning all thought of any other work. Very sincerely yours, Mr. Walter H. Young, Board of Education, Peekskill, N. Y. 15058