e and good luck！
Faithfully yours；
Theodore Roosevelt。
H。 Rider Haggard； Esq。；
Ditchingham House；
Norfolk。
I answered as follows：
Ditchingham House； Norfolk：
September 5； 1911。
My dear Mr。 Roosevelt； — Many thanks for your interesting letter of August 22nd。 I think that the cause of the “trouble among the peoples who speak English” is twofold； the love of pleasure and the love of wealth； both of which affections can； for the majority； be most easily gratified in cities。 Doubtless the Golden Calf is the most popular of all gods ancient or modern； and he does not build his shrines amongst woods and fields。 Moreover his worship bees ever more facile； since during the last century a new code of morality has matured in these matters。
Rogues； of course； there always were； but in the days of our grandfathers not so many； I think； of the “indifferent honest。”
I have a few shares in certain mercial undertakings。 A week or so ago I observed that the price of these shares was falling rapidly。 When they had； so to speak； bumped against the bottom； in each case the shareholders were notified of certain troubles and miscalculations that had occurred。 The next day the papers pointed out that the “insiders” had been unloading their shares at the high price before warning the shareholders of what had happened； and remarked that this furnished another proof of the helplessness of the investor in the hands of the said insiders； who are； I suppose； the directors and their friends。
Now I frequently have to send people to prison who through poverty or actual want have stolen something； but no one will send these “insiders” to prison； although they are worse than ordinary thieves because they betray the confid