The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-03
ROOSEVELT AND
ROYAL HEADS
Correspondence Shows He
Was a Diplomatic Let
ter Writer to Rulers
HELD GERMAN
EMPEROR IN CHECK
Had to Speak with Express Emphasis
to Him-Still Retained Williams S
Friendship = Roosevelt Disguised
with Court Ceremonies.

NEW YORK, April 3-Colonel Roose-
welt is shown in the role of a diplomatic
letter writer to European royalties, bend
ing even former Emperor William of
Germany to his will, in freshly disclosed
correspondence edited by Joseph Bucklin
| Bishop, the late Presidents biographer, |
which will appear in the April issue of /
Scribnef's Magazine
| The correspondence includes lett4s to
and replies from King Edward, Emperor
Nicholas of Russia, the Emperor OF. Japan,
Albert, King Of the Belgians and Queen
Elizabeth of Rumania in addition to the
| lengthy epistles that passed between the
Colonel and the head Of the Hohenzol-
lerns. Writing ON August Il, 1906 to
Henry White, who was then American
ambassador at Rome, Colonel Roosevelt
said
My course with him emperor Will
liam) during the last five years has been
uniform. ] admire him, respect him and
hike him. | think him big man. and on
the whole a good man; but | think his
international and indeed his personal at
titude one of intense egoism. | have
always been most polite with him. have
done my best to avoid our taking any at
. titude which could possibly give him
legitimate otfense aud have endeavorcd
to show him that was sincerely friendly
to him and to Germany Moreover, where
| have forced him to give way | have
been sedulously anxious to build bridge
i OF gold for him, and give him the salts.
: faction of feeling that his dignity and
reputation IN the face of the world We're
e safe
n In other words, where l have had tc
take part OF the kernel from him, | have
: been anxious that he should have all the
= shell possible, and have that shell painted
any way he wished At the same time
| have had to speak with express EN-
4" phaSis to him on more than one occasion
/ and ON one occasion THAT of Venezuela
I have. had to make display of force an,
to convince him definitely that l. work
n use the force if necessary"
d Mr.. Bishop declares that in spite o
e the Venezuela incident bf December 1920
t which must have been "a humiatin
check, the former Emperor cherished II,
resentment aud subsequently wrote Roc
sevelt the most friendly letters He ais
sent the Colonel a number Of photograph
in showing himself and Roosevelt astrid
magnificent horses at manoeuvre OF tn
- German army. On the autographed pic
: lures he had written: The Colonel q
the Rough Riders lecturng the Chief {
or the German Army, Total agreemen
RI about the general maxims of life an
policy between America and Germany,
Id ''On the Muhlenberg; 4 grave discussion
Ter Carnegie look QUIT and THE Chief
ed the German Army thanking the Colon'
Of the Rough Riders for the honor {
y. inspecting his troops" Mr. Carnegie. b
av the way, once had credited rumor thu
ba Germany was building a strong fleet I
attack the United States.
A letter the Colonel wrote to EdwaI
Elk VII OF England on April %, 1906, COZ
bic tain a reference to the Algecras COZ
TO ference Of that year, an information
)fo parley which at the time was said to hay
averted a general European war I'll
ks biographer states that "the secret hi
)ro tory of this conference, which stands I
-ho vealed in Roosevelt's correspondence al
yer which is far too long for publication
the magazine shows eonclusively that
II. was arranged by Roosevelt at the insis
rs ent request of the kaiser that Rooseve
ew drew up the terms of settlement whi'
.ot- were adopted, and that he fairly col
PEELED the kaiser to give his unwillil
az consent to them"
III Roosevelt's impotence with the ccl
flo monies and etiquette of courts found VI
md orous expression, Mr. Bishop says. VIII
ay he exclaimed, after describing his {
periences with potentates of various XII
doms at the funeral of King Edward,
i'm which he represented the United State
-iod II felt if | met another king ! shor
for bite HIM" Amused and irritated by t
non fussy anxiety displayed by the ruler
aeh petty kingdom about his prerogatiN
'ize. and the precedence to Which he was {