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Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf is honored to send President Roosevelt a recently adopted Senate resolution for his information and Metcalf’s response to the resolution.
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1906-12-06
Victor Howard Metcalf updates President Roosevelt about the tense situation growing between Japan and the United States over the segregation of Japanese children in schools. The California Supreme Court’s decision will be based on whether or not the treaty with Japan had a “most favored nation” clause. This will determine what the United States’, and thus California’s, obligation is to educate immigrant Japanese students in the same manner that it educates immigrant children from European descent, who are educated as if they were American children. United States District Attorney Devlin seems to think the clause was not included. This needs to be determined to decide whether or not segregating the students was in violation of the treaty. Metcalf notes hostility to the Chinese that is nearly as bad as towards Chinese immigrants and mentions that both parties are in support of legislation to restrict Japanese immigrants.
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1906-11-02
Victor Howard Metcalf updates President Roosevelt on the conditions following the earthquake in San Fransisco, California.
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1906-04-26
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf writes to William Loeb regarding a letter from the San Francisco Merchants Exchange to President Roosevelt. Metcalf requests to meet with Roosevelt before Roosevelt responds to the letter.
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1905-11-23
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf has received the communication that requested utter secrecy from those who attend Cabinet meetings and promises to comply with the request.
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1905-10-23
Victor Howard Metcalf reports to President Roosevelt that he will leave for Washington, D.C., on October 5, and that he will stop in Reno, Nevada, on the way to get “more definitive information relative to that state.”
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1904-09-29
Based on reports from all sections of New York State, Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf is confident that President Roosevelt will receive the biggest majority ever given to a Republican. Metcalf reports on the political situation in Nevada, where officials believe they can carry the state for Republicans.
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1904-09-07
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf reports to William Loeb that he spoke with Commissioner of Corporations James Rudolph Garfield about his investigation of the beef industry. Metcalf encloses a copy of a communication from Garfield.
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1904-07-22
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf has received correspondence detailing the plan of the British government to send a gunboat to patrol the waters surrounding the Commander Islands in an attempt to reduce fur seal poaching in that area. Metcalf recommends that the United States government also send a gunboat “for the purpose of seizing and arresting any American vessels that may be found sealing in such waters.”
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1904-07-16
Representative Metcalf responds to President Roosevelt’s telegraph regarding Governor Pardee requesting that Roosevelt help resolve the issue of appointing Metcalf’s replacement. Metcalf also accepts Roosevelt’s invitation to meet with him.
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1904-06-26
Victor Howard Metcalf informs President Roosevelt of his plans to travel to Washington, D.C.
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1904-06-24
Representative Metcalf informs President Roosevelt that he will accept the position of Secretary of Commerce and Labor but indicates that he would prefer to work in the Department of the Navy.
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1904-06-16
Representative Metcalf advises President Roosevelt that he received Roosevelt’s wire late and needs more time to make a decision. Metcalf will answer tomorrow.
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1904-06-15
Representative Metcalf encloses clippings from the editorial column of the San Francisco Chronicle.
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1904-04-07
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf received William Loeb’s letter with Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw’s letter to President Roosevelt. He will ensure that part of Edwin Walter Sims’ report about the Revenue-Cutter Service is withheld from publication.
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1906-10-26