Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Gurney Cannon
Subject(s): Emigration and immigration, Governmental investigations, Neill, Charles Patrick, 1865-1942, Sargent, Frank P., 1854-1908, United States. Bureau of Immigration, United States. Bureau of Labor, United States. Congress
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President Roosevelt suggests to Speaker of the House Cannon that if there should be a governmental investigation into immigration, that it would be better to have it done with the assistance of Commissioner General of Immigration Frank P. Sargent, and possibly with the further help of Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill. Roosevelt believes it would be difficult for a Congressional Committee to deal with such a large subject and get good results working by themselves. He suggests that the bureaus of immigration and labor conduct the investigation to gather facts, and then present those facts to the Congressional Committee to discuss.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-06-27
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Gurney Cannon. [June 27, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195909. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Gurney Cannon. [27 Jun. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195909.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, June 27]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Gurney Cannon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195909.
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. May 15, 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.
