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President Roosevelt informs Secretary of War Taft that Captain Sydney A. Cloman should replace Major John H. Beacon as Military attaché in London.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-15
General Hamilton commends President Roosevelt for his tact with handling San Francisco’s challenges to the Gentlemen’s agreement with Japan. He discusses different forms of combat. He believes that Japanese and Russian soldiers are more prone to fight in hand-to-hand combat, while superior soldiers rely on firearms. Hamilton relays his opinion of Captain Tanaka and Tamemoto Kuroki, and Japanese men more broadly. Hamilton was happy to see the photographs of Roosevelt riding his horse.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-11
Thomas H. Barry recommends replacing military attache to London, John H. Beacom, with Sydney A. Cloman. Beacom is a year away from completing his three year appointment as attache. Barry has known Cloman since he graduated from West Point and joined his regiment in 1887. He highly recommends him for the position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-13