The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-04-07
LETTEIs PENNED
BY ROOSEVELT
Bishop Reveals Secrets Of Files. Writ
ten to Royalty.

ten 10 Royalty.
New York, March 3.-Colonel Roose-
welt is shown in the role of diploma
tic letter writer to European ROYALTIES,
bending even former Emperor William
or Germany to his will, in freshly dis
closed correspondence edited by Joseph
Bucklin bishop, the late presidents
biographer which will appear in the
April issue of Scribncr's magazine.
The correspondence includes letters
to and replies from King Edward, En-
pcror Nicholas Of Russia, the emperor
of Japan, Albert, king OF Belgians
and Queen Elizabeth of Rumania, in
addition to the lengthy epistles that
passed between the colonel and the
head Of the Hohenzollerns. Writing
on August ID, 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. l admire him, respect
him and like him. 1 think him big
man, and on the whole good man;
but think his international and in
deed his personal attitude one OF in
tense cgoism. I have always been
most polite with him, have done my
best to avoid our taking an attitude
which could possibly give him legiti-
mate offcnsc, and have endeavorcd to
show him that | was sincerely friend
ly to him and to Germany. Moreover.
whore | have forced him to give way
n have been scdulously anxious to
build bridge of gold for him, and to
give him the satisfaction Of feeling that
his dignity and reputation in the face
of tho world were safe.
In other words, where | have had
to 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 i nave mad TO speak
with express emphasis to him or moro
than one occasion;.e and on. one. occa-
sion Chat Of VeneZuela) have had to
make display Of force and to con-
vince him definitely that would use
the force If necessary"
Mr.. Bishop declares that in spite of
the Venezuela incident Of December,
1902. which must have been "a humili-
ating check" the former emperor cher
ished no resentment and subsequently
wrote Roosevelt the most friendly let
| ters He also sent the colonel a num-
Der Of photographs showing himself
and Roosevelt astride magnificent
horses at a mancuver Of the German
army. On the autographed pictures he
| had written: "Thc colonel of the
| rough riders lecturng the chief OF the
German army" Total agreement
about the general maxims OF life and
policy between America and Ger
many" "On the Muhlenberg; a grave
discussion; Carnegie look QUIT" and
The chief Of the German army thank
ing the colonel OF the rough riders for
the honor Of inspecting his troops"
Mr.. Carnegie, by the way, once had
credited a rumor that Germany was
building strong fleet to attack the
United States.
| A letter the colonel wrote to Edward
VII Of England on April %, 1906, con
tains a reference to the Algeciras con-
ference of that year, an international
parley which at the time was said to
have averted general European war
The biographer states that "the secret
history OF this conference, which
stands revealed in Roosevelts cor
respondence and which Is far too long
for publication in the magazine, shows
conclusivcly that it was arranged by
Roosevelt at the insistent request Of
the kaiser that Roosevelt drew up the
terms OF settlement which were adopt
cd, and that he fairly compelled the
kaiser to give his unwilling consent to
them"
Roosevclt's impatiencc with the cerc-
monies and etiquette OF courts found
vigorous expression, Mr. Bishop says,
when he exclaimed, after describing
his experiences with potentates of va
rious kingdoms at the funeral of King
Edward at which he represented the
United states: 81 felt if j met an
other king should bite HIM" Anus
cd and irritatcd by the fussy anxiety
displayed by the ruler Of petty king
dom about his prcrogativcs and the