Bennet, William S. (William Stiles), 1870-1962

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-20

Creator(s)

Bennet, William S. (William Stiles), 1870-1962

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-04-07

Creator(s)

Bennet, William S. (William Stiles), 1870-1962

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Representative Bennet asks Senator Lodge to investigate Greek immigration to the United States. Over 200,000 Greeks have entered the United States and set up “colonies” in American cities. Bennet believes the Greek government may be willing to sign an agreement to restrict immigration from their state. He is not worried about immigration from the Middle East because people from that region are not allowed to leave their nations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-10

Representative Bennet writes to Senator Lodge regarding the status of Turkish people. Bennet learned from Greek individuals that Turkish people were not allowed to go to Lowell, Massachusetts. Bennet wants to investigate the viability of Turkish people in Lowell.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-13

Representative Bennet reports to Senator Lodge from Greece on the practices of steamship companies taking immigrants to the United States. In light of current restrictive health inspections at Ellis Island, Greek officials and heads of steamship companies are carrying out more stringent health inspections before the ships depart. This has drastically reduced the number of immigrants turned away in the United States. Bennet suggests that it may be an opportune time to cooperate with Greece to exclude “undesirable” Greek immigrants from coming to the United States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-03

Representative Bennet agrees with George Brunswick on the subject of his letter, but he is unable to take any action on the matter because enforcement is the responsibility of the executive branch and not the legislature. Bennet suggests that Brunswick write to the Secretary of the Navy regarding the issue.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-09

Representative Bennet provides an overview of the current state of the United States Postal Service’s rates and capacity for shipping parcels, and outlines the rates charged by private express companies. He urges the passing of a law to increase revenue and allow for the shipping of more parcels and the provision of insurance on parcels sent through the mail. He compares the United States’s postal policy with those of other countries.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-05-13