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Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

President Roosevelt and Secretary of the Navy Metcalf have reopened inquiry into an order declaring that naval medical ships be treated as hospital ships and placed under the command of medical officers. The writer asserts that this order is correct, and offers examples of times when medical ships under the order of a line officer, rather than a medical officer, have violated neutrality during times of war. All hospital facilities, whether ships or otherwise, should be under the command of surgeons rather than line officers. This practice would be in keeping with the army’s practice regarding hospital ships.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Presley Marion Rixey to Victor Howard Metcalf

Letter from Presley Marion Rixey to Victor Howard Metcalf

U.S. Navy Surgeon General Rixey writes to Secretary of the Navy Metcalf following up on their earlier conversation about the command of the Relief. A medical officer has always commanded the Relief when acting as a hospital ship. It would be inadvisable to place the ranking medical officer in anything but a position of command, as he would likely be offended.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-19

Creator(s)

Rixey, Presley Marion, 1852-1928

Memorandum from Augustus C. Wrenn to Victor Howard Metcalf

Memorandum from Augustus C. Wrenn to Victor Howard Metcalf

Augustus C. Wrenn reports to Secretary of the Navy Metcalf on coal contract bids for fleets at sea in South America and the Caribbean. Wrenn provides a detailed cost analysis for several ports and companies, along with recommendations and analysis for which contracts the Department of the Navy has accepted. Wrenn requests Metcalf’s attention on an issue regarding logistics and taxation discussed by Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-17

Creator(s)

Wrenn, Augustus C. (Augustus Cantor), 1869-1937

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Victor Howard Metcalf

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Victor Howard Metcalf

Attorney General Bonaparte provides legal advice for Secretary of the Navy Metcalf regarding the transportation of coal for the Navy from Atlantic to Pacific ports. Bonaparte finds that the prohibitions Metcalf mentioned do not apply to property owned by the government, and that coal for the Navy can be transported on foreign vessels if sufficient American vessels cannot be contracted or if they can only be had for an exorbitant price.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-03

Creator(s)

Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921

Memorandum from Augustus C. Wrenn to Victor Howard Metcalf

Memorandum from Augustus C. Wrenn to Victor Howard Metcalf

Navy Department Clerk Augustus C. Wrenn informs Secretary of the Navy Metcalf of the American vessels offered for transporting coal for the fleet from the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, Edgar F. Luckenbach, New England Coal and Coke Company, and the Boston Tow Boat Company. He discusses the negotiations and concludes that only 12,000 tons out of the offered 70,000 tons have accepted the Navy Department’s terms.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-04

Creator(s)

Wrenn, Augustus C. (Augustus Cantor), 1869-1937

Memorandum from William S. Cowles to Victor Howard Metcalf

Memorandum from William S. Cowles to Victor Howard Metcalf

William S. Cowles sends Secretary of the Navy Newberry comments on two letters from the Merchant Marine League. The League maintains that by chartering foreign vessels to transport coal to ports on the Pacific Coast, the United States has damaged merchant shipping without appreciating the true effect such an action has. Cowles relays the details and allegations the League submits for consideration.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-15

Creator(s)

Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923

Letter from Truman Handy Newberry to Victor Howard Metcalf

Letter from Truman Handy Newberry to Victor Howard Metcalf

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Newberry requests Secretary of the Navy Metcalf’s approval to ship coal from the east coast of the United States to Honolulu, Puget Sound, and Mare Island using foreign vessels. The freight charges from American ships are “unreasonable” and only the president is authorized to approve such a request.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-28

Creator(s)

Newberry, Truman Handy, 1864-1945

Letter from Wm. S. Cowles to Victor Howard Metcalf

Letter from Wm. S. Cowles to Victor Howard Metcalf

Chief of the Navy Bureau of Equipment Cowles requests additional shipments of coal be sent to the Naval Stations at Honolulu, Puget Sound, and Mare Island. Because of the unstable market for British coal, prices are now “exhorbitant” [sic]. The options are to either pay these inflated rates, thereby supporting a foreign coal and a foreign shipping industry, or waive the statute requiring military coal shipments to be sent only by American ships and have foreign ships send American coal from the east coast.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-28

Creator(s)

Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923

Letter from George Dewey to Victor Howard Metcalf

Letter from George Dewey to Victor Howard Metcalf

Admiral Dewey writes to Secretary of the Navy Metcalf on behalf of the Joint Board in response to President Roosevelt’s direction that they present a plan regarding fortification in Hawaii. The Joint Board believes that both the Army and Navy have appropriately considered the factors involved with constructing and fortifying a naval station in Hawaii, and have come to the conclusion that the selection of Pearl Harbor as the site of construction is justified. Dewey recounts the factors that were considered both in affirming the need for a naval base in the Pacific Ocean, as well as in the selection of Pearl Harbor as the site. Dewey believes that Honolulu Harbor should be protected as well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-05

Creator(s)

Dewey, George, 1837-1917

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of the Navy Metcalf of a resolution that he has received from the United States Senate stating that all communications from heads of departments, chiefs of bureaus, or other executive officers will not be received in the Senate unless they come from the president. Roosevelt directs Metcalf to act accordingly.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

President Roosevelt writes to Secretary of the Navy Metcalf that in view of the report of the Joint Board made by Admiral George Dewey, it may be necessary to maintain a fleet in the Pacific Ocean longer than originally planned. Roosevelt asks Metcalf to provide a report on how long the fleet can be maintained at high efficiency. Roosevelt also asks if it is possible for the fleet to visit Australia.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919