Memorandum for reply to letter from Senator Lodge
Subject(s): California--Mare Island Strait, Campbell, E. H. (Edward Hale), 1872-1946, Cargo ships, Coal, Coal--Transportation--Rates, Coastwise shipping--Law and legislation, Freight and freightage--Costs, Hawaii--Honolulu, Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean--Port Washington Narrows (Puget Sound), Pacific Ocean--San Francisco Bay--Mare Island Strait, Pacific Ocean--Sitka Sound, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, United States. Navy Department, United States. Navy Dept., United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. Battleship Force, Washington (State)--Port Washington Narrows
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Navy Department Chief of the Bureau of Equipment Cowles outlines the situation regarding the transfer of coal for Senator Lodge. The Navy Department used to accept coal shipments from American vessels to Pacific ports under the coastwise shipping laws, but it was unsustainable due to rates and foreign markets. In response to the issue, the Judge Advocate General of the Navy Edward Hale Campbell ruled that President Roosevelt had the authority to charter foreign vessels. Cowles lists the American vessels that were chartered. Allegations have been made that the Navy illegally selected foreign vessels, hurting American shipping, and Cowles gives examples to refute these claims. For the remainder of the voyage of the Fleet, the department intends to utilize American vessels as often as possible, but the necessary coal will have to come in foreign bottoms.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-05
Creator(s)
Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
8
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Chicago:
Memorandum for reply to letter from Senator Lodge. [September 5, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56931. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923. Memorandum for reply to letter from Senator Lodge. [5 Sep. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56931.
APA:
Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923., [1907, September 5]. Memorandum for reply to letter from Senator Lodge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56931.
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. March 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.
