October 5, 1917. My dear Mr. Busky: Really, I cannot thank you enough for the two extra pairs of shoes. Now, I will very gladly accept the heavy shoes as a gift, but you must put the patent leather shoes on the bill with the other shoes. Mrs. Roosevelt is very much pleased with the look of the shoe and she says I shall have to wear the patent leather ones next Sunday. I am going to have you make all my shoes hereafter. Faithfully yours, Mr. John S. Busky, 54 Beaver Street, New York.991 October 5, 1917. Dear Mr. Butz: I look forward to the receipt of the London Times Magazine, and thank you greatly for it. What a delightful trip you and I and the Judge had, and Wilkie too. Well, my dear fellow, I think we did our part for straight Americanism. I wish you were here to be on the platform with me tonight. Faithfully yours, Mr. Otto Butz, Title & Trust Bldg., Chicago, Ill. 1155October 5, 1917. Dear Coles: That's a very kind letter of yours. The photograph that I would like to have circulated is the one of you and me together; the one of which you gave me a copy when you were last at Sagamore Hill. I am afraid I dare not make any plans to leave Oyster Bay during the coming year or so. You see we have grandchildren with us. All our four sons and one son-in-law will be abroad and perhaps two or three of their wives, and altogether I am afraid we cannot take any holidays. I am more than pleased if I was able to be of the least assistance in calling attention to your really great work. Faithfully yours, Mr. Russell J. Coles, Danville, Va. 9538 4819October 5, 1917. My dear Lieutenant Dalton: That's very good of you. I thank you, and appreciate to the full your courtesy. Faithfully yours, Lt. E. F. Dalton, Co. 26, Depot Brigade, Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass. 9539Donovan October 5, 1917. Dear Mike: Is the enclosed all right? Faithfully yours, Mr. Mike Donovan, New York Athletic Club, Central Park South, New York City. 9540October 5, 1917. My dear Mr. Dorr: I have read all of those pamphlets. They are capital. I cannot thank you and con- gratulate you enough, as an American citizen, for what you are doing. I wish also to say how de- lighted I am to get the little replica of that pre-Pilgrim little French book. Faithfully yours, Mr. George B. Dorr, Bar Harbor, Maine. 9541October 5, 1917. My dear Mr. Du Bois: I greatly appreciate the life of Galusha Grow. By George, what a fine man he was! Who could wish to leave a better monument than the Homestead Law. Faithfully yours, Mr. James T. Du Bois, Hallstead, Pa. 9542 October 5, 1917. My dear Mr. Edgerton: That's mighty nice of you. Believe me, my dear fellow, I appreciate your constant support of me in the past. It is a very interesting thing to know that the German Alliance was against you because you would not say you would vote against me. Faithfully yours, Mr. George B. Edgerton, 607 Germania Life Bldg., St. Paul, Minn. 543Fonseca October 5, 1917. Dear Miss Fonseca: Colonel Roosevelt is extremely sorry but he will not be in town at the time mentioned. With real regret, Sincerely yours, Miss Francisco E. Fonseca, 48 West 73rd Street, New York City. 9544 October 5, 1917. Dear Mr. Hagenow: I am very sorry, but I am utterly powerless in such a matter. Only the authorities can act. There are innumerable cases of injustice which I should like to take up, if it would be of any use, but I could do absolutely nothing in the matter. It is the government alone that has the power and is responsible. Faithfully yours, Mr. Theodore Hagenow, National Ass'n of Retail Druggists, 1701 S. Grand Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. 9545 October 5th, 1917. Dear Mr. Martin: That's very amusing! Faithfully yours, Mr. H. L. Martin, Professional Supply Agency, North American Bldg., Chicago, Ill. 9546 October 5, 1917. Dear Colonel Moore: That's a mighty nice letter. I appreciate it to the full. With heartiest good wishes, Your comrade, Colonel Milton Moore, Rialto Bldg., Kansas City, Mo. 9547Roosevelt October 5, 1917. Gentlemen: Will you kindly place the enclosed check to Colonel Roosevelt's account? Sincerely yours, Roosevelt & Son, 30 Pine Street, New York. 9548 October 5, 1917. Dear Brother Rucker: That's mighty nice of you. Don't think I misunderstood you. I merely felt very badly that I had not been able to be of assistance. With heartiest good wishes, Faithfully yours, Mr. L. V. B. Rucker, 117 South College Street, Richmond, Mo. 9549 October 5, 1917. My dear Senator Smith: That's a mighty nice letter of yours. I am very much pleased with it, naturally. Do let me see if you are ever in New York. With hearty thanks, Faithfully yours, Hon. William A. Smith, U. S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 9550 October 5, 1917. My dear Judge Street: I am genuinely pleased with your letter, and I appreciate it to the full. Faithfully yours, Judge Robert G. Street, Galveston, Tex. 9551 O Layer Oct . 5th , 1917 . Dear Billy : That's a fine volume ! I am quoting from it in my speech tonight . More power to your elbow . Faithfully yours , Prof. W . R . Thayer , Cambridge , Mass . 39552 October 5 , 1917 . My dear Mr. Tombs : I am very sorry , but it is a physical impossibility to do as you request . Some time later , I hope I may have the pleasure of speaking in New Mexico . Sincerely yours , Mr . John Tombs , Secy . Albuquerque Chamber Of Commerce , Albuquerque , N. M . ?553 October 5th ,1917 . My dear Mrs. Webb: Indeed, I cannot overstate my admiration for the Doctor and yourself, and mind you, my dear Mrs. Webb, you, taking care of the five children, stand just in little ahead of the Doctor! Will you give my heartiest regards to your brother? Lord, how I wish I was going over and had him in my division! It would be another of historic names I should have had in the division. With heartiest thanks, Faithfully yours, Mrs. V. H. Webb, 1222 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colo . 554 October 5 , 1917 . Dear Mr. White : Colonel Roosevelt is very sorry , but it is utterly out of the question for him to undertake any extra speaking engagements for the next month . Sincerely yours , Mr. J . A . White , Mgr . Ohio Dry Federation , Columbus , Ohio . ?555 October 5, 1917. Women's Auxiliary for Naval Recruiting, and Relief, Biltmore Hotel, New York. I wish I could be present at your concert on the 14th of this month. As that is impossible, I wish through you to send to the enlisted men of the Navy my most hearty good wishes for their success. The men of the Navy know well that from the days when Von [Ded??] in Manila Bay was engaged in threatening Dewey up to the present time, Germany has been the foe of the United States whenever the occasion offered itself. I believe with all my heart in the American Navy and I know that whenever the chance comes to strike at the German foe, our men will strike hard and quick and send the blows home. There are no finer citizens, no better Americans in this country than the men - both the officers and enlisted men - who fill the army and the navy of the United States. Indeed, I think they are entitled to be put ahead of everyone else. I know the enlisted men of the navy well. When I was President, Mrs. Roosevelt and I went to Panama on the Battleship Louisiana. 556-2- After our return the enclisted men of the Louisiana without any aid or suggestion from the officers, raised a subscription and sent Mrs. Roosevelt a silver vase as a token of loyal good will and as a reminder of the trip when we had all been shipmates together. Mrs. Roosevelt and I prize this vase and a bronze figure of a Rough Rider by Remington, presented to me by the men of my regiment when it was disbanded after the Spanish War, as our two most cherished possessions. I am glad that your organization is doing what it can for the comfort and well-being of the men of the Navy. Very sincerely yours, 57[*Wood*] October 5, 1917. Dear Leonard: I am particularly glad to get your letter giving the facts in the Crozier matter as to the rifles. I shall use it very soon. Can you tell me anything about the artillery? Of course, any man in his senses knows that to keep soldiers drilling with broomsticks or even each with one-eight of an archaic rifle for several months is utterly wrong. In our regiment we gave them rifles from the very beginning. How long do you think it necessary for a man to be drilled before he gets a rifle? Of course, I shall not quote you, but I should like to know your judgment. Crozier has recently announced that only one cartridge in a hundred is bad. Apparently he does not understand that no foreign country would for one moment accept a consignment of cartridges from a manufacturer if one is a hundred was bad. Mr. Wilson yelled for "pitiless publicity" until he got ours! At present there should of course be no publicity of anything that will aid the enemy. 558-2- But there is nothing this country needs more than full and entirely pitiless publicity about the criminal mistakes and shortcomings which have marred our entrance into the war and for which Mr. Wilson and his advisors are responsible, and which they are encouraged to repeat by the failure to criticize them. I have backed up Wilson and the whole Administration on every point that I possibly could. When Crowder and Squier did well I most heartily praised them, and I am doing everything I can for the Liberty Loan, the Red Cross, for helping the drafted men, for getting the men sent over to Europe, and all the rest of it; but I do not intend to lie nor do I intend to let the Administration perform feats of real infamy and escape unscathed. I hope you will give me any information that you think of value. I hope also you will without hesitation tell me if you think it would hurt you to have me hold you up as the man most responsible for whatever little preparedness we had. Every yours, Major-General Leonard Wood, Fort Riley, [Funston,] Kans. 559October 5, 1917. My dear Commissioner Woods: This will introduce to you an old friend of mine, Mike Donovan of the New York Athletic Club. He has been my boxing instructor, and my supporter in every way. He is one of the best American citizens I know, and he has a first class family. I know all his sons. I have known his son John, the policeman, and think very highly of him. I believe that he is square and honest, and I am sure of his father's honesty and straightness as I am of my own. Will you let the father state his case to you; and I can assure you that you can count with safety upon his telling you the exact truth. I cannot too heartily vouch for him. Faithfully yours, Police Commissioner Arthur Woods, New York City. 9560Bachrach October 6th, 1917. My dear Mr. Mayor: The demands upon me for speeches have become so numerous, and indeed the demands upon me for every kind of services and action have become so heavy that it is a physical impossibility for me to undertake another engagement at this time. I am very sorry, but it is not possible for me to do more than I am doing. Thank you and expressing my regret, I am, Faithfully yours, Mr. Barry Bachrach, Mayer, Atlantic City, N.J. 1111October 6th, 1917. My dear Mr. Bell: The demand upon me for speeches have become so numerous, and indeed the demands upon me from every kind of services and action have become so heavy that it is a physical impossibility for me to undertake another engagement at this time. I am very sorry, but it is not possible for me to do more than I am doing. Thank you and expressing my regret, I am, Faithfully yours, Mr. A. Daniel Bell, Editor, Durham Sun, Durham, NC. October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Boyd: That's a very nice letter of yours. I thank you and appreciate it; and I thank you for the article enclosed. Sincerely yours, Mr. James H. Boyd, 1519 Nicholas Bldg., Toledo, Ohio. October 6, 1917. Dear Colonel Brengle: I do not believe the book is to be pleased on public sale. The best I can do is to give you Mr. Raoul Allier's address, so that you may communicate direct with him. Sincerely yours, Mr. S. L. Brengle, Salvation Army, 122 Blandine Street, Utica, N.Y. Raoul Allier, Prof. Protestant Theology. Paris, FranceOctober 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Butler: The demands upon me for speeches have become so numerous, and indeed the demands upon me for every kind of services and action have become so heavy that it is a physical impossibility for me to undertake another engagement at this time. I am very sorry, but it is not possible for me to do more than I am doing. Thanking you and expressing my regret, I am, Faithfully yours, Mr. J. P. Butler, Jr., Chairman, Federal Reservice Bank, New Orleans, La. Mr. J. P. Butler, Jr., Federal Reserve Bank, New Orleans, La. 286October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Cameron: The demands upon me for speeches have become so numerous, and indeed the demands upon me for every kind of service and action have become so heavy that it is a physical impossibility for me to undertake another engagement at this time. I am very sorry, but it s not possible for me to do more than I am doing. Thank you and expressing my regret, I am, Faithfully yours, Mr. Bennehan Cameron, Durham, N.C. 6223October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Carr: The demands upon me for speeches have become so numerous, and indeed the demands upon me for every kind of services and action have become so heavy, that it is a physical impossibility for me to undertake another engagement at this time. I am very sorry, by it is not possible for me to do more than I can do. Thanking you and expressing my regret, I am, Faithfully yours, Mr. Jonathan P. Carr, Durham, N.C. 6225October 6, 1917. My dear Dr. Clopton: That's very good of you. I was greatly interested in your letter, and thank you for it. Sincerely yours, Rev. J. J. Clopton, Christ Church Rectory, Cape Girardeau, No. 6030 45October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Culbertson: That's very good of you. I was greatly interested in your letter, and thank you for it. Faithfully yours, Hon. William S. Culbertson, U. S. Tarff Commission, Washington, D. C. 34October 6, 1917. My dear Mrs. Brown: I am very sorry, but it is a physical impossibility for me to attempt anything additional at this time. With real regret, Sincerely yours, Mrs. Nat Brown, Children of America League, 320 Boatmen's Bank bldg., St. Louis, Mo. 61October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Brush: That's such a very nice letter of yours, that pressed for time though I am, I must send you this line of thanks and acknowledgment. Faithfully yours, Mr. George W. Brush, Chairman, Grand Army of the Republic, 489 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 9562October 6, 1917. Dear Mr. Coles: Colonel Roosevelt requests me to send the three enclosed letters. Sincerely yours, Mr. Russell J. Coles, Danville, Va. 9563October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Davis: That's such a very nice letter of yours that pressed for time though I am, I must send you this line of thanks and acknowledgment. Faithfully yours, Mr. George H. Dais, c/o K. T. Wall Co., Tampa, Fla. 9564October 6, 1917. Dear Miss Duncan: Colonel Roosevelt directs me to thank you for your courtesy in letting him see your poem, but he is not able to do anything about getting things published. Sincerely yours, Miss Florence Duncan, 7 Ware Street, Cambridge, Mass, 9565October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Everett: The demands upon me for speeches have become so numerous, and indeed the demands upon me for every kind of service and action have become so heavy that it is a physical impossibility for me to undertake another engagement at this time. I am very sorry, but it is not possible for me to do more than I am doing. Thanking you and expressing my regret, I am, Faithfully yours, Mr. R. C. Everett, Pres., North Carolina Agricultural Society, Durham, N.C. 6TELEGRAM October 6, 1917. Mr. Henry G. Frost, Gwynne Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio. Extremely sorry. Impossible to comply with your request. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. COLLECT 567October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Goodwin: The demands upon me for speeches have become so numerous, and indeed the demands upon me for every kind of service and action have become so heavy that it is a physical impossibility for me to undertake another engagement at this time. I am very sorry, but it is not possible for me to do more than I am doing. Thanking you and expressing my regret, I am, Faithfully yours, Mr. E. M. Goodwin, Y.M.C.A. Pine Bluff, Ark.October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Hickman: There is no foundation to that rumor. Sincerely yours, Mr. F. M. Hickman, 10 E. Broadway, Butte, Mont. 69October 6, 1917. Dear Mr. Ireland: Colonel Roosevelt directs me to acknowledge with thanks your courteous letter of October 2nd. Sincerely yours, Mr. J. C. Ireland, 1246 East 40th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 570 [??570]October 6th, 1917. Dear Miss Jones: Colonel Roosevelt directs me to thank you for your courtesy in letting him see your song. Sincerely yours, Miss Mary Belle Jones, 1135 N. Fountain Avenue, Springfield, Ohio. 571October 6, 1917. My dear Dr. Lucas: The demands upon me for speeches have become so numerous, and indeed the demands upon me for every kind of service and action have become so heavy, that it is a physical impossibility for me to undertake another engagement at this time. I am very sorry, but it is not possible for me to do more than I am doing. Thanking you and expressing my regret, I am, Faithfully yours, Rev. A. H. Lucas, St. Paul's Church, Atlantic City, N.J. 9572October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Mann: I thank you for your letter of the 3rd. I haven't any photograph of Kermit except in his American uniform, which I would prefer. Sincerely yours, Mr. Conklin Mann, c/o Leslie's Weekly, New York. 573October 6, 1917. My dear Dr. MacElwee: That's very good of you. I was greatly interested in your letter, and thank you for it. Sincerely yours, Dr. R. S. MacElwee, 44 Morningside Drive, New York. 574October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. McNeal: That's a very nice letter of yours, but there isn't anything I can say in answer to you except refer you to my book just out - "The Foes of Our Own Household". We are not fighting "to establish the system which has made Germany an enemy of the world". We are striving to establish a system which has enabled Switzerland to develop efficiency, patriotism, liberty and self-reliance to the highest point and at the same time absolutely to preserve her independence. We are against German brutality; [???] not [against] German efficiency. To oppose universal military service because the Germans have misused it is precisely like forbidding people to learn to write because some people commit forgery. Faithfully yours, Mr. T. A. McNeal, Editor, Farmers Mail, Topeka, Kans. 575TELLEGRAM. October 6, 1917. Mr. George E. Miller, Mineola Aviation School, Mineola, L.I. Will gladly see the boys five thirty Saturday afternoon or Sunday same time. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. COLLECT 576Moe October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Mayor: Will you take that matter up at a later date? It just is not possible for colonel Roosevelt to give you any encouragement at this time. Sincerely yours, Hon. Ingram J. Moe, Mayor, Valley City, W.D.October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Mohler: That's such a very nice letter of yours that pressed for time though I am, I must send you this line of thanks and acknowledgement. Sincerely yours, Mr. D. L. Mohler, N.Y. Life Insurance Co., 8October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Neal: That's such a very nice letter of your, that press for time though I am, I must send you this line of thanks and acknowledgement. Faithfully yours, Mr. C. M. Weal, Lima, Ohio. 9October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Nolan: That's such a very nice letter of yours that pressed for time though I am, I must send you this line of thanks and acknowledgement. Faithfully yours, Mr. John A. Nolan, 309 Deke Bldg., Rochester, N. Y. 10October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Peters: That's very good of your. I was greatly interested in your letter, and thank you for it. Sincerely yours, Mr. W. R. Peters, 55 John street, New York. 1Pick October 6. 1917. My dear Sir: I very heartily thank you for your letter, and appreciate it. Sincerely yours, Mr. P. Pick, 1031 Irvin Park Blvd., Chicago. Ill. 2October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Pickering: The demands upon me for speeches have become so numerous, and indeed the demands upon me for every kind of service and action have become so heavy that it is a physical impossibility for me to undertake another engagement at this time. I am very sorry, but it is not possible for me to do more than I am doing. Thanking you and expressing my regret, I am, Faithfully yours, Mr. William H. Pickering, Pres. Roslyn, L.I. 3October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Reeve: That's such a very nice letter of yours, that pressed for time though I am, I must send you this line of thanks and acknowledgement. Faithfully yours, Mr. Wm. B. Reeve, Hotel Pontiac, New York. 84October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Remington: The demands upon me for speeches have become so numerous, and indeed the demands upon me for every kind of service and action have become so heavy that it is a physical impossibility for me to undertake another engagement at this time. I am very sorry, but it is not possible for me to do more than I am doing. Thanking you and expressing my regret, I am, Faithfully yours, Mr. Frederic Remington, 601 Insurance Bldg., Rochester, N.Y.October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Rutka: The demands upon me for speeches have become so numerous, and indeed the demands upon me for every kind of service and action have become so heavy that it is a physical impossibility for me to undertake another engagement at this time. I am very sorry, but it is not possible for me to do more than I am doing. Thanking you and expressing my regret, I am, Faithfully yours, Mr. Joseph P. Rutka, Pres., Chicopee, Mass. 6October 6, 1917. Dear Mr. Sands: I do not believe the book is to be placed on public sale. The best I can do is to give you Mr. Raoul Allier's address so that you may communicate direct with him. Sincerely yours, Mr. Benjamin P. Sands, Old South Bldg., Boston, Mass. Raoul Allier Prof. Protestant Theology, Paris, France.October 6, 1917. My dear Mrs. Saum: That's such a very nice letter of yours that pressed for time though I am, I must send you this line of thanks and acknowledgement. Faithfully yours, Mrs. Lou Saum, 1136 Seventh Street, Des Moines, Iowa. 88October 6th, 1917. My dear Mr. Schneider: The demands upon me for speeches have become so numerous, and indeed the demands upon me for every kind of service and action have become so heavy, that it is a physical impossibility for me to undertake another engagement at this time. I am very sorry, but it is not possible for me to do more than I am doing. Thanking you and expressing my regret, I am, Faithfully yours, Mr. P. L. Schneider, Chairman, Columbus, Ohio. 9October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Smith: The demands upon me for speeches have become so numerous, and indeed the demands upon me for every kind of service and action have become so heavy that it is a physical impossibility for me to undertake another engagement at this time. I am very sorry, but it is not possible for me to do more than I am doing. Thanking you and expressing my regret, I am, Faithfully yours, Mr. Andrew Smith, Secy., Indiana Bankers Ass'n, Indianapolis, Ind. 0October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Sparacino: That's such a very nice letter of yours that pressed for time though I am, I must send you this line of thanks and acknowledgement. Faithfully yours, Mr. Justin V. Sparacino 23 Jefferson Street, Brooklyn, New York. 91October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Stevenson: The demands upon me for speeches have become so numerous, and indeed the demands upon me for every kind of service and action have become so heavy that it is a physical impossibility for me to undertake another engagement at this time. I am very sorry, but it is not possible for me to do more than I am doing. Thanking you and expressing my regret, I am, Faithfully yours, Mr. Walter R. Stevenson, Secy., City Club, Los Angeles, Calif. 9592October 6, 1817. My dear Mr. Tully: That's such a very nice letter of yours, that pressed for time though I am, I must send you this line of thanks and acknowledgement. Faithfully yours, Mt. T. De Quincy Tully, Law Enforcement Society, Phoenix Bldg., 16 Court St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 93October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Vail: I greatly appreciate your courtesy, but I think it is entirely useless to undertake such an agitation in view of the attitude of the Administration. Faithfully yours, Mr. H. S. Vail, Chairman, Board of Trustees, National Cadet League, 108 South La Salle St., Chicago, Ill. 94October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Waggoner: That's such a very nice letter of yours that pressed for time though I am, I must send you this line of thanks and acknowledgement. Faithfully yours, Mr. J. H. Waggoner, 728 Second Avenue, Pau, Claire, Wis. 595Wagner October 6, 1917. My dear Sir: I very heartily thank you for your letter, and appreciate it. Sincerely yours, Mr. J. H. Wagner, Hedley, B.C. 96October 6th, 1917. My dear Mr. Wallace: That's very good of you. I was greatly interested in your letter, and thank you for it. Faithfully yours, Mr. George S. Wallace, Military Department, Charleston, W. Va.October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Weir: The demands upon me for speeches have become so numerous, and indeed the demands upon me for every kind of service and action have become so heavy that it is a physical impossibility for me to undertake another engagement at this time. I am very sorry, but it is not possible for me to do more than I am doing. Thanking you and expressing my regret, I am, Faithfully yours, Mr. James Weir, Chairman, Transportation Club Hotel Normandie, Detroit, Mich. 98October 6, 1917. My dear Mr. Welling: Good for you! I am very much pleased with what you are doing. Sincerely yours, Mr. Richard Welling, Commander, Section No. 4, 3rd Naval District, Montauk, N.Y. 99October 6, 1917. Dear Miss Wenner: I do not believe the book is to be placed on public sale. The best I can do is to give you Mr. Raoul Allier's address so that you may communicate direct with him. Sincerely yours, Miss Jessie Shafer Wenner, Lovettsville, Va. Raoul Allier, Prof. Protestant Theology, Paris, France. 00October 6th, 1917. Dear Mr. Wheeler: Colonel Roosevelt is away on a three weeks vacation. Upon his return your letter will be submitted for his attention. Sincerely yours, President Benj. I. Wheeler, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. 01