Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Algeciras Conference, Ambassadors, Balfour, Arthur James, 1848-1930, Bondholders, Customs privileges, Dinners and dining, Diplomats, Expression, Friendship, Germany, Great Britain, International relations, Japan, Lansdowne, Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, Marquess of, 1845-1927, Lodge, Anna Cabot Mills Davis, 1851-1915, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Morocco, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Russia, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Speeches, addresses, etc., Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918, United States. Department of State, United States. Dept. of State, Venezuela
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Ambassador Reid tells President Roosevelt that he was recently instructed to give Lord Lansdowne a copy of a letter to the Germans summarizing American objections to the proposed agreement for customs receipts of Venezuela that would benefit German and British bondholders. Reid praises Roosevelt’s use of the word “amorphous” to describe the present condition of Russia, and notes that a rumor has been circulating that Roosevelt thinks the British government is willing to let the Russo-Japanese war go on until Russia exhausts herself – a rumor Reid says he disabused the British diplomats of. Reid further discusses the perception of American involvement in the Morocco conference among foreign officials, and congratulates Roosevelt on the appointment of Elihu Root to the position of Secretary of State.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-07-14
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 14, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50012. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912. Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Jul. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50012.
APA:
Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912., [1905, July 14]. Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50012.
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 5, 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.
