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Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Reid updates President Roosevelt on his recent interactions with the Grocers’ Federation Associations of the United Kingdom. The group requested that Roosevelt send a dispatch clarifying that canned American meat sent to foreign markets has always been carefully inspected, as half a million dollars worth of American tinned meats has become “dead stock” due to the recent agitation. Reid recommended they contact Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor Howard Metcalf or Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson instead. Reid also mentions a letter he received from Sir Edward Grey expressing support for the proposal of a reduction of armaments in Russia.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-31

Creator(s)

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Whitelaw Reid tells President Roosevelt that Alice Roosevelt Longworth did him credit during her stay and regrets she did not have time to write. Reid then brings Roosevelt up-to-date on a number of issues. Reid thinks that Roosevelt’s statement about canned meats will have a positive effect on the market; William Jennings Bryan did not do so well at speaking at dinner as he could have, but most of the ministers seem to want to meet him. Viscount Edward Grey cannot remove Ambassador H. Mortimer Durand without Durand losing his pension; King Edward is not receiving as many people as usual, so it might not be possible to present Silas McBee to him, but Reid will push if the President would like him to. Also, there is worry in Egypt and France about the Mohammedan fanaticism.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-17

Creator(s)

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Elihu Root

Ambassador Reid writes Secretary of State Root to inform him that Reid has sent a dispatch containing a resolution from the Federation of Grocers’ Associations to the President and that the President had cabled his reply. This reply was read out at the meeting and copies were made for wide distribution.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-13

Creator(s)

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to the American Embassy in London

Theodore Roosevelt writes the American Embassy in London to inform them of a new law requiring a government stamp on canned meat. The Embassy may inform the Grocers’ Federation that any protest may now be made not only to the sellers of the goods, but also to the United States Government.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Arthur J. Giles to Theodore Roosevelt

Arthur John Giles, Secretary of the Federation of Grocers’ Associations of the United Kingdom, explains British worries over the panic concerning American canned meat. Giles refers to the panic caused by Upton Sinclair’s examination of the meatpacking industry, The Jungle. He tells Roosevelt that the Associations are passing a resolution to provide some assurances to the British people, and he would appreciate support from Roosevelt or his ambassador in Great Britain.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-03

Creator(s)

Giles, Arthur J. (Arthur John), 1856-1931