Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Commercial Cable Company, Japan, Komura, Jutarō, 1855-1911, Loeb, William, 1866-1937, Neutrality--Decision making, Russia, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926, Telecommunication equipment industry--International cooperation, United States. War Department, United States. War Dept.
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Secretary of War Taft responds to William Loeb’s letter concerning the U.S. government’s consent to Japan’s request to lay a cable between Yokohama and Guam, and whether the consent is in violation of neutrality laws. Taft recommends allowing a private company to install and maintain the cable.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-02-24
Creator(s)
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 24, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44349. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 Feb. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44349.
APA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930., [1904, February 24]. Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o44349.
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 26, 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.
