ave made the article ten times as long。
To this I answered on August 8； 1911：
I thank you most heartily。 I cannot tell you how greatly I appreciate the good opinion of a man like yourself； and what is so very rare； the public expression of that opinion。 As a private individual I find my task very hard： to drive into the intelligence of a blind and careless generation certain elementary facts which it cannot or will not understand is always difficult； especially if the wielder of the hammer is not rich。 If I could afford it I would devote the rest of my life to this kind of educational work in my own land and others。 But I fear I can’t； and in this country no kind of help is forthing to make such efforts possible。
Of Mr。 Roosevelt’s long answer I quote the beginning and the end； omitting all the central part of the letter； which deals with various social problems。 I will call special attention to the last lines of this letter； which I think show a high and fine spirit。
The Outlook； 287 Fourth Avenue；
New York： August 22； 1911。
Dear Mr。 Haggard； — I have been reading “Rural Denmark” with genuine interest； and I congratulate you upon the work。 I was especially interested in the rather melancholy chapter at the end
— “What might be and what is。” I agree with every word you say about the land 。 。 。 。
I do not wonder that you feel discouraged and blue at times。 As you say； it seems a hard and thankless task to have to try to hammer into your generation what is vital for them to learn and what they refuse to learn。 I half smiled when I read what you wrote； because I so often have the same feeling myself。 As President I tried； and I now continue to try； to teach lessons that I feel ought to be learned by my fellow…countrym