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Reverend J. H. Bradford has listed Oswald Garrison Villard as a reference who can provide information about his fitness to serve as the superintendent of Carlisle Indian School.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-21
Police Commissioner Roosevelt informs Oswald Garrison Villard that the volume in which he discussed Harmer has already been sent out, although he may add an appendix to the volume he is publishing. He asks where he can find the correspondence of Henry Knox.
1896-03-02
Police Commissioner Roosevelt thanks Oswald Garrison Villard for the notes. He requests that Villard notify him if he finds anything else he feels Roosevelt would be interested in.
1896-03-07
Police Commissioner Roosevelt would like to meet with Oswald Garrison Villard at the Massachusetts Historical Society.
1896-04-04
President Roosevelt believes that General Miles Nelson Appleton should be relieved of his position, but Roosevelt is concerned that this action could complicate the passing of the Army bill.
1902-03-22
President Roosevelt and Secretary of War Elihu Root agree that Oswald Garrison Villard’s article has benefited the army and also made them “feel humble and ashamed.” Roosevelt discusses political pressure in the army.
1902-03-31
George B. Cortelyou informs Oswald Garrison Villard that President Roosevelt will be glad to dine with him and Francis E. Leupp when they visit Washington.
1902-04-05
Oswald Garrison Villard’s editorial advocates what President Roosevelt intended to say about the Anthracite Coal Strike. He discusses the points he will make to the strikers and operators if it becomes necessary for him to speak. Roosevelt believes that the coal strike emphasizes “the desirability of dealing with these so called trusts or great corporations” in the way that he has outlined in his speeches. Although Roosevelt is a politician, he feels that he can only consider the good of the country when such important situations and issues arise.
1902-10-02
President Roosevelt discusses the requests for him to send troops into Pennsylvania, referring to the requests caused by the Anthracite Coal Strike. He believes that John Mitchell will refuse his suggestion. Roosevelt argues that Oswald Garrison Villard has demanded in his editorials that Roosevelt exercise more power than he is able to or than is proper in these conditions.
1902-10-09
President Roosevelt has read the enclosed article and will look into the matter concerning Major Robert Lee Howze in the Philippines, although he believes the language used by Oswald Garrison Villard’s correspondent suggests that the assertion made in the article may not be accurate. Philippines Governor William H. Taft has written to Roosevelt “in a manner condemnatory in the highest degree of [General Nelson A.] Miles and [G. J.] Hunter.”
1903-03-31
Responding to Oswald Garrison Villard’s letter concerning the promotion of General Leonard Wood, President Roosevelt explains how he and Secretary of War Elihu Root make decisions about promoting men in the Army, arguing that promotions should not be based on seniority alone. To illustrate his point, Roosevelt discusses his plans for the two vacant brigadier general positions.
1903-07-17
President Roosevelt asks Oswald Garrison Villard to send his letter to General Leonard Wood. He discusses promoting Captain John J. Pershing to brigadier general. Roosevelt is interested in what the labor unions will do in the Printing Office, noting that he has instructed Francis Wayland Palmer to reinstate William A. Miller. He intends to “settle the question of the trades unions usurping governmental functions.” Emphasizing that every person is required to follow the law, Roosevelt notes that he will not “tolerate wrongdoing by a union one whit more than [he] would tolerate it from the biggest corporation.”
1903-07-25
Secretary of War Elihu Root has informed President Roosevelt that the military engineer in charge of the works has corroborated General Leonard Wood’s statement. However, Roosevelt has called for a full report from the War Department concerning Oswald Garrison Villard’s communications about Wood.
1903-12-07