Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John C. Spooner
Subject(s): Amendments (Parliamentary practice), Arbitration (International law), Arbitration, International, International relations--Treaties, Legislative amendments, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Southern States, United States. Congress. Senate
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President Roosevelt takes issue with the amendment supposedly proposed by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge which states in effect that each of the arbitration treaties “have no possible effect until other arbitration treaties are concluded.” Roosevelt tells Senator Spooner he believes the amendment is a “sham” and he refuses to go farther with the treaty as it stands with the amendment, although he does not question the right of the Senate to amend a treaty.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-06
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Spooner, John C. (John Coit), 1843-1919
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 John C. Spooner. [January 6, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190687. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John C. Spooner. [6 Jan. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190687.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, January 6]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John C. Spooner.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o190687.
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. March 30, 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.
