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This article prints a letter from Mexican General Venustiano Carranza de la Garza addressed to United States Consul J. O. Caruthers in response to a message from Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan. Carranza criticizes the United States for landing troops at Veracruz and for dealing with the presidential usurper Victoriano Huerta.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1914-04-22
Theodore Roosevelt hopes that the Republican Party will show wisdom, but is in doubt due to President Wilson, whom he believes to probably be the worst president ever. Roosevelt specifically is critical of President Wilson’s recognition of Venustiano Carranza as President of Mexico.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-10-23
Theodore Roosevelt encloses a letter from Bishop Currier as well as a copy of his reply. Roosevelt thinks every objection obtained in recognizing Victoriano Huerta when Woodrow Wilson came into office now obtains with ten-fold greater force against recognizing Venustiano Carranza. The good that would have come of recognizing Huerta will not be achieved by recognizing Carranza. Roosevelt thinks if Wilson is right in his action now, he should have taken the action two years and a half ago, which would have saved two years and a half of “pointless bloodshed.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-10-25
Theodore Roosevelt informs Rev. Charles W. Currier that he has written Charles J. Bonaparte about the recognition of Venustiano Carranza as President of Mexico. Roosevelt wants to be sure the protest is effective and thinks Bonaparte is the man to consult.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-10-25
John Campbell Greenway encloses a letter he wrote to John Appleton Stewart which explains Greenway’s position on Wood’s candidacy for president of the United States. Greenway comments on the excitement at the border after Pancho Villa’s attack. The reports of a putative expedition against Villa are “refreshing news.”
1916-03-12
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Robert J. Wickenden about his view on World War I. Roosevelt believes that the nation should have prepared itself for war with Germany rather than taking an isolationist stance.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-05-13
In his speech, Theodore Roosevelt discusses his record with labor and the Adamson Law. Roosevelt makes a comparison of his own handling of the 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike with President Woodrow Wilson’s more recent dealings with labor. The speech also mentions major leaders in labor affairs, including Samuel Gompers and Mexican President Venustiano Carranza.
1916-10-14