COLONEL ROOSEVELT ON THE HONOUR OF HIS NATION.
[To TRH EDITOR OF TIM "SrEcrAroa."] Sin, —I think the enclosed letter, on account of the frank expression of Colonel Roosevelt's views, may be of interest to your readers.—I am, Sir, &c., J. WILLIAM WHITE.
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" OYSTER BAY, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK.
June 4th, 1915.
MY DEAR MR. WHITE,
I have carefully read through your admirable Text-Book of the War for Americans. I congratulate you most heartily on having written it. The sinking of the Gulfiight' and the 'Lusitania' and the hideous loss of life thereby caused to Americans, and, above all, the callous murder of hundreds of women and children by direct order of the military and naval authorities representing the present German Government— for this is precisely and exactly what the sinking of the ' Lusitania' meant—should have made our Government realize that what was called for on our part was not words but deeds. Unfortunately this does not seem to have been the effect; and Americans who are sensitive to the honour of their country must therefore feel all the more pleased to have a private citizen like yourself step forward to make good as far as may be the failsre of our Governmental authorities to care for the honour of this nation and the interests of mankind.
With hearty good wishes, I am, Faithfully yours, (Signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Dr. J. WILLIAM WHITE, 1810 S. Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pa."
[We are glad to be able to announce that Dr. White's book, referred to by Mr. Roosevelt in the above letter, will be published in London on Wednesday next, the 25th inst., by Mr. Fisher Unwin.—ED. Spectator.'
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