Bülow, Bernhard, Fürst von, 1849-1929

Assistant Secretary of State Loomis forwards a telegram from Minister to Morocco Samuel R. Gummere to President Roosevelt. Gummere reports on German Minister Bülow Bernhard’s support of Sultan of Morocco Mulai Abd al-Aziz IV’s resistance to French encroachments and the German government’s intention to aid in paying the French loans. The German Minister hopes the American government will cooperate with such a loan.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-04-17

Stefan H. Rinke explores the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and Hermann Speck von Sternburg, the German ambassador to the United States from 1903 to 1908. Rinke notes that the two became friends in the 1880s, and that they shared mutual interests in the outdoors, hunting, and the study of war. Rinke says that Roosevelt’s friendship for Sternburg led to the President’s lobbying the German government to have Sternburg appointed ambassador, but he believes that Sternburg could not significantly improve the relationship between Germany and the United States because Roosevelt was so partial to Great Britain and France.

Photographs of Sternburg and Rinke appear in the article as do two text boxes. One has a listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association and the other notes that this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal is dedicated to Captain Charles S. Abott and the men of the USS Theodore Roosevelt.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Edmund Morris examines in great detail the negotiations that led to the resolution of the Venezuelan debt and blockade crisis of 1902 between the United States and Germany. Morris agrees with historian Frederick W. Marks that much of the correspondence and records of the negotiations have been destroyed, and he provides five pages of tables to show the different versions of the negotiations as remembered by Theodore Roosevelt and recorded by various journalists, historians, and biographers. Morris argues that Roosevelt saw Germany as a threat to American interests and the maintenance of the Monroe Doctrine, and he asserts that Roosevelt behaved like a gentleman who was keen to prevent the humiliation of Emperor William II. Morris demonstrates that Roosevelt acted in keeping with his belief of speaking softly while deploying American naval assets under the command of Admiral George Dewey. Morris asserts that this combination of deft diplomacy and the employment of military power led to a successful resolution of the crisis.

A photograph of Roosevelt standing next to a large globe and another showing him on horseback with Emperor William II of Germany appear in the article. A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association along with the members of its executive committee also appears in the article.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

The Times provides excerpts from several German newspapers about the furor surrounding a letter that German Emperor William II wrote to Lord Tweedmouth about the British Navy. The German papers place the blame, not on the letter, but on The Times for driving a hysterical response to the letter, and while the British Parliament has left the issue behind, the British press and public is still focusing on it.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-11

An opinion piece from The Outlook magazine of London, England, discussing the debate over Japanese laborers in British colonies.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-12

German Chancellor Fürst von Bülow has declared that Germany will not participate in the disarmament discussion at the Hague peace conference. This pleases all of the German factions, other than the Social Democrats.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-01

Ambassador White was able to speak with Chancellor von Bülow regarding the transfer of the gentleman named in President Roosevelt’s letter to a suitable position in the United States.  Chancellor von Bülow and Emperor William II have a high opinion of the gentleman and White is under the impression that a transfer will eventually be carried out.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-01

Ambassador White spoke with Emperor William II regarding President Roosevelt’s desire that Hermann Speck von Sternburg be posted to the United States. There was little progress on the matter but White will shortly have an opportunity to once again speak with the Emperor and also Chancellor von Bulow. The Emperor is still interested in having Alice Roosevelt christen his new yacht and was pleased that President Roosevelt compared his hunting exploits to those of Tiglath Pileser, the Assyrian king.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-04