Letter from Charles C. Bull to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): California--San Francisco, Canal construction workers, Canals, Democratic Party (U.S.), Elections, Goethals, George W. (George Washington), 1858-1928, Human trafficking, McCarthy, P. H. (Patrick Henry), 1863-1933, Newspapers, Panama--Isthmus of Panama, Panama--Panama Canal, Panama--Portobelo, Political parties, Presidents--Nomination, Prostitutes--Diseases, Prostitution, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Sexually transmitted diseases, Socialist Party (U.S.), Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Charles C. Bull writes to Theodore Roosevelt about progress on the Panama Canal construction, which he says is going well. He states his opinion that though he opposes “white slaves traffic,” as by law women cannot be brought across country lines for “immoral” purposes, he says there is a problem in Panama where there are too many canal workers and too few prostitutes, and the prostitutes that are there have venereal diseases. Bull thinks there needs to be a way to bring (specifically white) prostitutes who have freely chosen the vocation to Panama and to have better health monitoring. He discusses San Francisco politics and greater U.S. politics, stating he will not support William H. Taft and he does not think the Republican Party will do well the next couple of terms, so he hopes the Democratic Party runs a presidential candidate he does not dislike too much so he does not have to vote Socialist. Lastly, he believes part of the Panama Canal construction area is not well fortified and is vulnerable to potential attack.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-10-14
Creator(s)
Bull, Charles C. (Charles Caldwell), 1877-1939
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
8
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Charles C. Bull to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 14, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71268. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bull, Charles C. (Charles Caldwell), 1877-1939. Letter from Charles C. Bull to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Oct. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71268.
APA:
Bull, Charles C. (Charles Caldwell), 1877-1939., [1911, October 14]. Letter from Charles C. Bull to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71268.
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.
