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Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Carl Schurz

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Carl Schurz

President Roosevelt tells Carl Schurz that Czar Nicholas II wants to appear to take the initiative for calling the second peace conference at The Hague and would like Roosevelt to allow him to do it. Roosevelt is amused at this turn of events, but happy to allow him to do so, as he wants the conference to be called but does not want the reputation of “professional peacemaker.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Jacob Gould Schurman to Carl Schurz

Letter from Jacob Gould Schurman to Carl Schurz

President Schurman of Cornell University has been nominated by an unnamed volunteer agency to investigate military operations in the Philippines and reports of atrocities against the Filipinos. Schurman declines due to his duties as president of Cornell University, which are especially heavy during the spring, and because he believes the government is investigating adequately on its own. He argues that there is no additional information that an independent commission could uncover in light of all of the outcry in the nation over the situation in the Philippines.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-03

Creator(s)

Schurman, Jacob Gould, 1854-1942