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President Roosevelt was delighted that the powers involved in the Venezuelan crisis have agreed to arbitration at the Hague court.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-01-15
With the ongoing Venezuelan crisis in mind, President Roosevelt would like to discuss the Monroe Doctrine with George Wheeler Hinman. Roosevelt’s goals in working towards a solution are allowing the collection of an honest debt and preventing European nations from using debt collection to gain a territorial foothold.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-29
President Roosevelt is pleased that the concerned powers accepted the Hague tribunal for arbitration. Roosevelt would have served as arbitrator if he believed the Monroe Doctrine would be threatened.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-29
President Roosevelt is pleased that the Venezuelan crisis will be handled by the Hague tribunal and that no European nation was able to gain a territorial foothold on the pretext of debt collection.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-29
It was very difficult to get the parties involved in the Venezuelan crisis to accept arbitration at the Hague court, and now there are difficulties with discussing preliminaries. However, President Roosevelt believes they took the right course of action.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-01-02
It appears that the Hague Court will handle the “situation in Venezuela” but President Roosevelt is willing to act as arbitrator if necessary.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-26
President Roosevelt compares his actions defending the Monroe Doctrine and attempting to solve the Venezuelan crisis to the actions Grover Cleveland took towards Venezuela while President. Roosevelt hopes that Cleveland will be satisfied that Great Britain and Germany have recognized the Monroe Doctrine.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-26
It appears that the powers involved in the Venezuelan crisis will accept the Hague tribunal as a means of arbitration. President Roosevelt was willing to arbitrate if necessary but would prefer to use the Hague tribunal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-26
The various governments involved in the Venezuelan crisis have accepted arbitration by the Hague court. President Roosevelt was willing to arbitrate, primarily due to concerns over the Monroe Doctrine, but believes the acceptance of arbitration at the Hague to be a great triumph.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-26
President Roosevelt found Charles Emory Smith’s editorials admirable, and Smith perfectly expressed Roosevelt’s thoughts on the arbitration of the Venezuelan crisis.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-26
President Roosevelt thanks Dr. Abbott for the copy of the act and would like to speak to him regarding the Venezuelan crisis, the Hague tribunal, and the Monroe Doctrine.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-27
President Roosevelt would like to designate Oscar S. Straus as one of the four United States members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration as outlined by the Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-09
President Roosevelt is “utterly against” compulsory arbitration and will bring Edward Everett Hale’s letter to the attention of Secretary of State John Hay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-18
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt was pleased to receive T. St. John Gaffney’s letter, and explains his feelings about a recent arbitration treaty. While he did not object to its amended form, Roosevelt admits he was lukewarm about it, and would have objected strenuously if it meant the United States gave up its rights or relied on its armed forces less for its defense. He hopes Gaffney will be able to visit him in Washington.
Roosevelt likely refers to the Olney-Pauncefote Treaty–a proposed measure between the Untied States and Great Britain that would have turned major disputes between the two powers to arbitration. The original treaty was heavily amended in the U.S. Senate, before finally being rejected.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt chides Cecil Spring Rice for not replying to his or Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s letters and suggests possible reasons why. Roosevelt enjoys his new position, although he will not see much of his family. He is proud of what he accomplished as police commissioner but reached a point where he could not do anything else.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-04-28
Senator Lodge delivered a speech to the Senate that was met with “universal applause” and will be sending a copy of the speech to Roosevelt. The Democrats are starting an inquiry into the “Panama business” in preparation for demanding arbitration with Colombia. Lodge is willing to give Colombia some money but will not legitimize their claim to Panama by sending the matter to arbitration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-03-01
Senator Lodge is submitting an article to The Outlook on the last one hundred years of peace between the United States and Great Britain. Lodge fears a public debate on the arbitration treaties as it could damage relations with several foreign nations. He read in the newspaper that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt was ill and hopes it is not serious.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-01-08
The Taft administration is prepared to accept Lodge’s resolution that will allow the Senate to “pass on the arbitrability of a question.” Senator Lodge is pleased with providing the Senate with this level of control even though it “makes the treaties of little value.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-01-10
Senator Borah is opposed to the unamended arbitration treaties and actually made the motion that Section 3 of Article 3 be stricken, not Senator Lodge. Borah would like to see Theodore Roosevelt but fears that it would lead to a new outburst on the part of the press. He does not want his political activities checked.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-01-11
Senator Lodge went through Senator Crane in order to impress upon the Taft administration the dangers of an open debate on the arbitration treaties. Lodge believes that his resolution will be suitable as it is of a general nature and will allow the treaty making powers of the United States to reject any question they choose.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-01-11