Letter from Elihu Root to Shelby M. Cullom
Subject(s): Congresses and conventions, Europe, International relations, Spain--Algeciras, Treaties
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Secretary of State Root writes to Senator Cullom, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, that he hopes the Senate will not adjourn without acting on the Algeciras Convention. Root argues that if the United States failed to ratify the conference it would “put the Government of the United States in a most humiliating position in the eyes of all the rest of the civilized world.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-06-25
Creator(s)
Recipient
Cullom, Shelby M. (Shelby Moore), 1829-1914
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
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 Elihu Root to Shelby M. Cullom. [June 25, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53323. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937. Letter from Elihu Root to Shelby M. Cullom. [25 Jun. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53323.
APA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937., [1906, June 25]. Letter from Elihu Root to Shelby M. Cullom.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53323.
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. January 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.
