Telegram from Oscar S. Straus to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Great powers, International relations, Treaties

Oscar S. Straus offers to meet with President Roosevelt as he believes it is the right and the duty of one of the powers to take the initiative. He requests that Roosevelt read the treaty.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-08

Creator(s)

Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Telegram

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:

Telegram from Oscar S. Straus to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 8, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44138. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926. Telegram from Oscar S. Straus to Theodore Roosevelt. [8 Feb. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44138.

APA:

Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926., [1904, February 8]. Telegram from Oscar S. Straus to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44138.

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 13, 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.