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Campbell, Richard K., 1853-1931

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

President Roosevelt consents to Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf appointing Charles Earl as solicitor of the Department of Commerce and Labor, and similarly agrees with the appointment of Richard K. Campbell as the head of the Naturalization Bureau. Roosevelt would like to do something for Clarence V. C. Van Deusen, and asks Metcalf to bring the matter up with Campbell to see if Van Deusen’s request can be granted.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

President Roosevelt believes it was a mistake for the Commissioner of Immigration William Williams and Immigrant Inspector Richard K. Campbell to send papers for Giulio Cesare Montagna of the Italian embassy to sign. Italian ambassador Edmondo Mayor des Planches has protested the action. Roosevelt has therefore given instructions that “no money is to be collected from non representing foreign powers in a diplomatic capacity of any kind.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919