The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-29

Theodore Roosevelt's Spanish War
diary. never published. was presented
to the Roosevelt Memorial Association
| yesterday by Mrs. Roosevelt and her
family. The diary was accompanied by
the spectacle case and part OF the manu-
script through which went the bullet
that nearly ended the Coloners life In
Milwaukee on October IA, 1912. This
is the manuscript of the speech which he
| insisted on reading after he was shot
and while the bullet was still embedded
in his body. In 1t and the spectacle
case the bullet hole Is plainly to be seen.
Mrs. Roosevelt conveyed these memen-
toes and more than 800 original photo
graphs OF the Colonel in response to the
| associations appeal for Roosevelt memo
rabilia of all kinds. She and her family
approve OF the plan to make the Roose-
Welt Memorial Association the final truss
tee Of material relating to her husband.
President Harding has promised his
cooperation. In letter made public
yesterday by Hermann Hagedorn. sec
rotary OF the association, the President
says:
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widely organized endeavor that has ever
been made to bring the records and me-
mentoes OF a great life together In one
place for the inspiration and instruction
of posterity Such an endeavor Is
public service.
LAS nation we have tendency to
give too little regard to historical mat
tiers, pbrgetting that our future depends
on what we have learned from our past
Your work Is therefore. peculiarly I'M
portant.
Theodore Roosevelt has already
been accepted by the majority OF his
fellow citizens as the third in Americas
great triumvirate. We would give much
to-day IL group Of Washngton's
friends or a group OF Lincoln's assoc
ciates had Immediately set about co.,
lecting mementoes and memorabilia as
your organization is collecting them.
We know those two great lives only too
fragmentarily. Thanks to the work
your association is doing posterity VIII
know Roosevelt more completely than 1t
will know any Of his predecessors.
"I hope you will receive wido and
enthusiastic response to your appeal and
that however individuals may treasure
their Roosevelt relics they may DO
willing to surrender them for the greater
good Of all. I shall be glad to con-
tribute IL among these mementoes which
! have and prize / can find something
which will be appropriate. 1 understand
that you want manuscripts or letters,
photographs or any kind of material re-
lating to Col Roosevelts life, his politi-
cal campaigns or his governmental
activities.
II wish you all success. Anything you
can do to interpret Roosevelt to the
generations to come Is service to
America"
The Spanish war record. with its
frank comment on the management OF
the war, is written in an ordinary
pocket diary 2A by 5A inches. bound in
imitation morocco Some of the entries
are in pencil. some in blue or black Ink.
Several pages are blank. Since shortly
after the Colonel's death in 1919 the
little book has been temporarily kept In
the Library of Congress in Washington.
Yesterdays announcement as to the
diary says: with its presentation to
the Roosevelt Memorial Association it
becomes. for the first time after more
than twenty years. available in part for
public inspection"
The entry covering the famous San
Juan fight. as made public yesterday.
Is:
July 1--Rose at 4. Big battle. Com
manded regiment Held extreme front
of firing line
Mr. Roosevelt had been promoted from
Lieutcnant-Colonel to Colonel for his