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Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg

President Roosevelt thinks that Ambassador Sternburg’s statement is interesting, and agrees that the movement Sternburg references is more likely to have started in India than in Japan. He does not believe that the Japanese will be converted to Islam, but the movement is still significant because it shows the solidarity of Asian peoples, and the leadership position that Japan has won in region.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg

President Roosevelt informs Ambassador Sternburg that Walter Wellman is going to Spitzbergen to try to acquire an airship for an expedition to the North Pole, and asks if it would be possible for Wellman to meet German Emperor William II. Roosevelt also informs Sternburg that he will give a letter of introduction to Frederick W. Whitridge, special ambassador to the marriage of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, so that he might be able to be presented to Emperor William II.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg

President Roosevelt tells Ambassador Sternburg that although he would like to do more in “the tariff matter” between the United States and Germany, leaders in Congress have not agreed to allow him to send a commission to Berlin. He hopes to meet with House and Senate leaders in October and make Ambassador to Germany Charlemagne Tower the intermediary.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg

President Roosevelt tells Ambassador Sternburg that Congress is frustrating his efforts to make progress in the tariff matter with Germany, and that he cannot at present send someone to negotiate. He hopes to meet with House and Senate leaders in October and make Ambassador to Germany Charlemagne Tower the intermediary.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg

President Roosevelt discusses the military prowess of the Roman Empire. He tells German Ambassador Sternburg that he believes that the Japanese government did a poor job of communicating to their people how much they gained in the Treaty of Portsmouth. The Japanese are now rioting because the country did not receive a large indemnity. Roosevelt also tells Sternburg about problems with stockholders, as well as his trip in the submarine Plunger.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg

President Roosevelt has requested a special report from Secretary of the Treasury Albert M. Shaw, and will communicate further with German Ambassador Sternburg once he receives it. He hopes that France will act along the lines Sternburg outlined in a previous telegram, and will speak with French Ambassador J. J. Jusserand about it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919