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Eugene A. Philbin asks Benjamin F. Barnes to confirm the details of his upcoming meeting with President Roosevelt on November 16.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-14
This note indicates that Ambrose Agius, Apostolic Delegate of the Philippines, is to see Secretary of War William H. Taft when he arrives and has asked when would work for him to see President Roosevelt before his departure.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-12
Eugene A. Philbin, on behalf of Monsignor Agius, requests a meeting with President Roosevelt before Agius leaves for the Philippines. Philbin is satisfied he has proved that the Roosevelt administration cannot solve land disputes with the Catholic Church via executive order, rather than legislative processes, and recommends Minahan be appointed as a judge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-12
Eugene A. Philbin praises President Roosevelt on his handling of a meeting with Monsignor Ambrose Agius. Agius will soon be serving in the Philippines. Philbin writes that Roosevelt can mask a cross-examination as a friendly interview. Philbin has met with Arizona’s Governor Alexander O. Brodie and discussed the custody case involving the wards of the New York Foundling Hospital.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-03
Eugene A. Philbin writes to President Roosevelt that he has met with Monsignor Ambrose Agius. They discussed a pending decision on the Catholic Church’s ownership claims to land in the Philippines. Philbin is very impressed by Agius. As his earlier suggestion for a justice opening in the Philippines was rejected by Secretary of War Taft, Philbin will submit a new recommendation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-28
President Roosevelt shares with Father Alexander Patrick Doyle his certainty that Archbishop J. J. Harty “is now the trump he always has been.” He is pleased with the consecration of a Filipino bishop, Jorge Barlin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-25
President Roosevelt would like to know Secretary of War Taft’s thoughts on the comments that Vatican representative Ambrose Agius made about Alice Roosevelt. Roosevelt wants to make it clear that his children have “nothing to do with politics international and internal,” and that anyone commenting on them should not receive official recommendation. He also encloses a cable from Ambassador Lloyd Carpenter Griscom.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-05
President Roosevelt explains to Eugene A. Philbin that he would like Ambrose Agius to stay and meet with Secretary of War William H. Taft to discuss the land court matter. The president did not want Agius to state his position. Rather, he wanted Taft to define his position to avoid future misunderstandings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-30
Cardinal Gibbons tells President Roosevelt he regretted being asked to forward an earlier letter from Archbishop J. J. Harty because of its brusqueness. He now encloses another letter from the Apostolic Delegate in the Philippines, Archbishop Ambrose Agius. Gibbons has “no knowledge whatever of the merits of the case,” but appeals to Roosevelt’s sense of justice.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-02-28
Henry C. Ide, acting Governor-General of the Philippines, requests that Archbishop Harty withdraw his letter to the Philippine Commission to prevent it being accessible to who want to develop hostility on the islands. Ide explains his position on church property ownership and administration in the Philippines, his investigation of complaints regarding the Catholic Church, his interactions with the Apostolic Delegates that have been stationed there, and his belief in the public education initiative.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-03-02
Cardinal Diomede Falconio writes to Secretary of War Taft addressing an alleged telegram from Monsignor Agius, Papal Delegate to the Philippines, to the Pope regarding Alice Roosevelt. Falconio assures Taft that this rumor is false.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-28
Secretary of War Taft forwards a message from Judge Ide, noting that Apostolic Delegate Agius denies that he complained to the Vatican about Alice Roosevelt receiving Gregorio Aglipay and Aglipayans (members of a national church founded by Aglipay, a former Catholic priest).
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-24