Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge
Subject(s): Canada, Crane, Winthrop Murray, 1853-1920, Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918, Hay, John, 1838-1905, International relations, Laurier, Wilfred, Sir, 1841-1919, Letters, Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917, Presidents--Election, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Treaties
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President Roosevelt disagrees with Senator Lodge and does not believe vice president-elect Charles W. Fairbanks’s report should be published, as he does not want the United States to be triumphant about putting the Canadians “in a hole.” Roosevelt asks Lodge to speak with Massachusetts Senator Winthrop Murray Crane about the issue. The president expresses greater concern about the arbitration treaties. He believes the suggested amendments make the treaties a sham, and he does not want to pretend to fulfill campaign promises by passing arbitration treaties that are not what he—or the Republican Party—intended.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-06
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge. [January 6, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190684. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge. [6 Jan. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190684.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, January 6]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190684.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
