Letter from John Hay to Thomas S. Barbour
Secretary of State Hay responds to a letter from Thomas S. Barbour, secretary of the American Baptist Missionary Union and chairman of the Conference of American Missionary Societies, to President Roosevelt. Hay advises Barbour about the process of bringing complaints about violations by the Independent State of the Congo of any part of the 1891 Treaty with the United States. Hay clarifies the role that Roger Casement, the British consul, could play in any such action.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-04-02