xt7qjq0stw34_1060 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7qjq0stw34/data/mets.xml https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7qjq0stw34/data/1997ms474.dao.xml unknown archival material 1997ms474 English University of Kentucky The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.  Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. W. Hugh Peal manuscript collection Theodore Dreiser letter to Richard V. Oulahan text 43.94 Cubic Feet 86 boxes, 4 oversize boxes, 22 items Poor-Good Peal accession no. 11453. Theodore Dreiser letter to Richard V. Oulahan 2017 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7qjq0stw34/data/1997ms474/Box_10/Folder_56/Multipage3503.pdf 1907 July 11 1907 1907 July 11 section false xt7qjq0stw34_1060 xt7qjq0stw34 on the ?resident's friendship which ought to lead to the
construction of an article of this kind. If you can use
your friendship with Mr. Roosevelt to get him to write
me an article of say 2,000 words on this subject, some»
thing that will be a ringing call to the patriotic
spirit of this country, I would be willing to pay you
$500 for your services and your expenses frOm Washington
to Oyster Bay and return. I should want you to take
action at ones, and let mevknow what the result is, so
that if possible, the article could be got in our October
number, which we are working on now. If it cannot be had
for that number, of course I would be willing to use it
in the November n umber, ut would much prefer it for the
other. The all—essential thing is irmediate action.

Mr. Blythe is writing you in reference to the matter.

If you can put this matter through for me, I shall not
only consider it well worth the money, but will see if
seme other material cannot be thrown your way.

Very sincerely yours,

EDITOR.

July 11, 1907.

THE DELINEATOR

NEW YORK

Kr. Richard V. Oulahsn,
1417 G, Street, K, W., Washington, 3. C,.
Dear Mr. Oulahan:
it the suggestion of Mr. Samuel G. Blythe
I am writing you to see if you can carry out a scheme
which interests me very much.

Recently in the daily papers there appeared a sup-
posed interview with fldmiral Sakamoto, of the Japanese
Navy, in which he was made to say:

"Should hostilities break out between Japan and
America, the result would be indecisive, owing to a want
of proper bases of operation. Even if the Washington
Government should decide on war, it is doubtful whether
the Americansserving in the Navy are sufficiently
patriotic to fight. fimerican Navy officers are brilliant
figures at balls and social gatherings, but they are very
deficien+ in professional training and practice. It is
too much to expect burning patriotism for the finerican
naval service in case of war with Japan. It is likely
that most of the crews would desert and leave the ships".

This statement suggested to me that an article on
PATRIOTISM, particularly from the Wamen's point of View,
the American wives and daughters in the Civil War, the
Spanish American War and other significant stages of
American history. would be most important, if it were
done with considerable Feeling and enthusiasm by some
person whose name stood for sentiment and patriotism in
this country,’]§g§ the thing which I want you to do is to
put this proposition up to President Roosevelt, with a
view to having him do it-

I may as well speak frankly. I understand from
Mr. Blythe that to a certain extent, you have a claim