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I paid a scuttling visit to New York on Friday to give away Eleanor at her marriage, and to make two speeches  one to the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and one to the Sons of the American Revolution. I PAID A SCUTTLING VISIT TO NEW YORK ON FRIDAY TO GIVE AWAY ELEANOR AT HER MARRIAGE AND TO MAKE TWO SPEECHES ONE TO THE FRIENDLY SONS OF SAINT PATRICK AND ONE TO THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
 the Japanese, and he was so much stronger that he evidently hurt and wore out the Japanese. With a little practice in the art I am sure that one of our big wrestlers or boxers, simply because of his greatly superior strength, would be able to kill any of those Japanese, who though very good men for their inches and pounds are altogether too small to hold their own against big, powerful, quick men who are as well trained. SPRING IN WASHINGTON White House, March 20, 1905. DEAR KERMIT: Poor John Hay has been pretty sick. He is going away to try to pick up his health by a sea voyage and rest. I earnestly hope he succeeds, not only because of my great personal fondness for him, but because from the standpoint of the nation it would be very difficult to replace him. Every Sunday on my way home from church I have been accustomed to stop in and see him. The conversation with him was always delightful, and during these Sunday morning talks we often decided important questions of public policy. S THE JAPANESE AND HE WAS SO MUCH STRONGER THAT HE EVIDENTLY HURT AND WORE OUT THE JAPANESE WITH A LITTLE PRACTICE IN THE YARD I AM SURE THAT ONE OF OUR BIG WRESTLERS OR BOXERS SIMPLY BECAUSE OF HIS GREATLY SUPERIOR STRENGTH WOULD BE ABLE TO KILL ANY OF THOSE JAPANESE WHO THOUGH VERY GOOD MEN FOR THEIR INCHES AND POUNDS ARE ALTOGETHER TOO SMALL TO HOLD THEIR OWN AGAINST BIG POWERFUL QUICK MEN WHO ARE AS WELL TRAINED SPRING IN WASHINGTON WHITE HOUSE MARCH TWENTIETH NINETEEN O FIVE DEAR KERMIT POOR JOHN HAY HAS BEEN PRETTY SICK HE IS GOING AWAY TO TRY TO PICK UP HIS HEALTH BY A SEA VOYAGE AND REST I EARNESTLY HOPE HE SUCCEEDS NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF MY GREAT PERSONAL FONDNESS FOR HIM BUT BECAUSE FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE NATION IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO REPLACE HIM EVERY SUNDAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM CHURCH I HAVE BEEN ACCUSTOMED TO STOP IN AND SEE HIM THE CONVERSATION WITH HIM WAS ALWAYS DELIGHTFUL AND DURING THESE SUNDAY MORNING TALKS WE OFTEN DECIDED IMPORTANT QUESTIONS OF PUBLIC POLICY
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