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Pearl Wight encourages J. R. Thornton to amend the Arbitration Treaty Bill with Senator Elihu Root’s amendment and then pass it because it will be able to prevent many wars in the future. Wight compares international arbitration to businessmen settling their disputes with compromise rather than long lawsuits.
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1911-12-15
Oscar S. Straus acknowledges the letter and enclosures Jacob Saphirstein sent him of an editorial from the Jewish Morning Journal regarding the Russian passport question and the endorsement by Straus of Theodore Roosevelt’s proposal for arbitration of the passport question. Straus verifies his support of Roosevelt’s proposal and lists some of reasons for doing so. Straus invites Saphirstein to visit to discuss further details.
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1911-10-24
Oscar S. Straus informs Theodore Roosevelt he received a letter from Jacob Saphirstein, the editor of the Jewish Morning Journal, containing an editorial responding to Roosevelt’s proposal for arbitration regarding the Russian passport question, which Straus consulted with Roosevelt regarding and fully endorsed. Straus has written back to Saphirstein and is enclosing a copy of his letter to Roosevelt. Straus feels more convinced than ever that arbitration is the way forward to arrive at a satisfactory solution.
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1911-10-24
President Roosevelt approves of the response sent to the Smart Set magazine in response to a request for his endorsement. He says reports of Ambassador Reid’s “ostentation” and other unflattering news reports about official embassy conduct are harmless; he appreciates all the speeches Reid has made in an effort to unite the “right classes” of Americans and English people. Roosevelt agrees with Reid regarding pursuing arbitration in a treaty dispute with Great Britain over fisheries in Newfoundland. He also comments briefly on the result of the trial of Big Bill Hayward, calling it a “gross miscarriage of justice.” Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt appreciates the silver bowl Elisabeth Mills Reid sent as a gift.
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1907-07-29
Charles A. Conant shares a clipping of his article in The Wall Street Journal with Theodore Roosevelt and hopes their views on international arbitration align.
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1911-10-05
George A. Mebane compliments Theodore Roosevelt on his recent piece in The Outlook. Mebane agrees with Roosevelt’s opinion on the arbitration treaty.
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1911-09-23
John F. Healy sends Theodore Roosevelt a letter urging him to oppose the 1911 Arbitration Treaty, disagreeing with Roosevelt’s exception for England.
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1911-09-11
Arthur Hamilton Lee is enjoying his holiday in the Scottish Highlands and feels refreshed after engaging in outdoor recreation. He is glad to hear Theodore Roosevelt is likewise taking pleasure in his leisure. Lee discusses recent British political issues, including debates over Constitutional law and Irish Home Rule. Additionally, he comments on international relations between Morocco, Germany, and France, and the United States’ proposed arbitration treaty with Great Britain. Hopefully, in the near future, he and his wife, Ruth Moore Lee, can travel to the United States and visit the Roosevelt family.
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1911-09-10
President Zelaya agrees to have the present conflict between Nicaragua and Honduras arbitrated by the United States, if President Roosevelt accedes to his conditions. The people of Nicaragua, Zelaya says, are “in the same state as that of the American people when the S.S. Maine was blown up.”
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1907-02-13
Honduran President Manuel Bonilla updates President Roosevelt on the status of a tribunal to examine the incident between Honduras and Nicaragua. The tribunal had to disband because of the actions of the Nicaraguan government. Although Honduras wishes for peace, they are having to prepare to defend themselves against Nicaraguan aggression. Bonilla thanks Roosevelt for his offer to arrange for an arbitrator, and suggests that either the government of El Salvador or Costa Rica could serve in this capacity.
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1907-02-12
President Roosevelt and Massachusetts Senator Henry Cabot Lodge wear Roman attire. Lodge holds an “arbitration treaties” knife as he walks toward Roosevelt.
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1905-02-16
The 11th annual meeting of the Lake Mohonk Conference on international arbitration is gratified by the advances made in the settlement of international disputes through arbitration. They are heartened by President Roosevelt’s support of a second arbitration conference at the Hague.
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1905-06-02
On the occasion of his inauguration, the New York Times re-examines President Roosevelt’s record of the past three years, and asks, can the nation expect an even bolder Roosevelt in the years to come? Roosevelt’s policies and actions of the past three years are subjected to a critical analysis.
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1905-03-04
President Roosevelt agrees about the “little islands” and suggests that the rights to the islands could be a bargaining tool in the Alaska boundary matter. If an agreement cannot be reached, he would like to see arbitration before the Hague Court.
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1903-09-15
Theodore Roosevelt apologizes to Millard J. Bloomer for not allowing the use of his name for the Citizens Peace Banquet. He does not know what the banquet’s stance is regarding the arbitration treaties. Roosevelt discusses his opinions on these treaties.
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1911-12-05
Theodore Roosevelt apologizes to Millard J. Bloomer for not allowing the use of his name for the Citizens Peace Banquet. He does not know what the banquet’s stance is regarding the arbitration treaties. Roosevelt discusses his opinions on these treaties.
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1911-12-05
Theodore Roosevelt expresses appreciation for Joseph P. O’Mahony’s letter and editorials, praising his stance on the arbitration treaty and socialism. Roosevelt notes his strong opposition to the treaty and commends O’Mahony for defending American values and popular rights in his editorial work.
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1911-09-12
Theodore Roosevelt agrees with George LeRoy Brown’s opinion on arbitration. Roosevelt is glad that Alexander O. Brodie is doing well with his riding practice.
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1911-09-26
Theodore Roosevelt agrees with Arthur Hamilton Lee’s previous letter. Roosevelt guesses that Lee was pleased with how the reciprocity matter has been settled. Roosevelt compares the American and Canadian public opinion on reciprocity and discusses President William Howard Taft’s mishandling of foreign affairs. Roosevelt is interested in Lee’s opinion on the arbitration treaty. Roosevelt hopes that Lee will travel to the United States soon and wishes he was well enough to visit Lee at Scotch Lodges.
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1911-09-25
Although Theodore Roosevelt believes in arbitration in general, he does not believe that “questions of honor and vital national interest” should be subject to it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-02