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Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917

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Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to Joseph Hodges Choate

Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to Joseph Hodges Choate

Acting Secretary of State Loomis informs Ambassador Choate that Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor Howard Metcalf has suggested the American government provide a vessel to patrol the Commander Islands for the purpose of seizing and arresting any American vessels found poaching fur seals. Loomis requests that Choate “ascertain if this suggestion is acceptable to the British Government.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-18

Creator(s)

Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948