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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-10-29
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Owen, Robert L. (Robert Latham), 1856-1947
English
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-11-01
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Owen, Robert L. (Robert Latham), 1856-1947
English
President Roosevelt agrees with Senator Owen of Oklahoma that “the Indians should bear as rapidly as possible their share of the burden of taxation.” Roosevelt recently discussed this issue with Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield, who insisted that an agreement reached by the three of them was embodied in a bill the previous year for the removal of restrictions. Roosevelt cannot sufficiently recall if this is what was agreed upon. He is currently too busy to take up the whole matter again with the thought of overruling Garfield’s decision. Garfield is much more studied on the issue.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-09
Parker H. Sercombe directs Senator Owen that a careful review of his proposal for a Department for Race Preservation shows that it circumvents the attacks against the Department of Health. He argues that those who oppose the Department of Health object to it on the grounds of being a “medical trust.” He argues that if future legislation is to be approved, it must organize educative, not regulative, institutions. Sercombe lists the proposed responsibilities of the commissioner of health, demonstrating why physicians should assist the commissioner, not lead the department.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-19