No reason for outcry
Newspaper article that relates Archbishop Ireland’s views on negotiations concerning the friars question in the Philippines.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902
Your TR Source
Catholic Church
Letter from Alexander Patrick Doyle to Theodore Roosevelt
Father Doyle notifies Theodore Roosevelt that a committee representing the Knights of Columbus wish to meet with him during their gathering at the Catholic University of America.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-02-10
Letter from Bellamy Storer to Theodore Roosevelt
Bellamy Storer discusses the Catholic Church hierarchy’s opposition to the Republican party. Storer also discusses his involvement in introducing Carlton Bailey Hurst to Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna after he was removed from his position as Consul General in Vienna. Storer cautioned that if the removal was due to charges made by Charles V. Herdliska, Secretary of the Vienna legation, such charges were untrustworthy.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-10
Report on religious issues in the Philippines
Series of exhibits highlighting religious issues in the Philippines, including disputes between religious and municipal authorities, opposition to the friars, and conflict between the Catholic Church and the Iglesia Filipina Independiente.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903
Translation of cablegram from William H. Taft to Elihu Root
Governor General Taft informs Secretary of War Root that the contract for purchase of lands owned by the Catholic friars in the Philippines has been signed. Taft also discusses the issuance of Philippine Land Purchase Bonds.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-23
Letter from John Ireland to Theodore Roosevelt
Archbishop John Ireland congratulates President Roosevelt about the success of the negotiations with the Vatican over the purchase of the Friar’s land in the Philippines. Ireland provides evaluations of several politicians both in Minnesota and at the national level.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-23
Letter from William Henry Hunt to Theodore Roosevelt
Governor Hunt responds to a letter from Bishop Blenk concerning a conflict between the Catholic Church in Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican government.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-16
Letter from Charles Rufus Skinner to Nicholas Murray Butler
Charles Rufus Skinner has been warned that the Roman Catholic Church is working to defeat his re-election as New York State Superintendent, Department of Public Instruction. Skinner hopes that Nicholas Murray Butler can influence Republican party leaders in New York and in Washington, D.C., to support Skinner.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-07
Letter from Denis J. Dougherty to Theodore Roosevelt
Bishop Dougherty thanks President Roosevelt for returning control of the Seminary, which is currently occupied by troops, to the Catholic Church. Dougherty believes that if the former property of the Catholic Church, now in the hands of Bishop Gregorio Aglípay y Labayán of the independent Christian church, was returned, it would greatly contribute to the pacification of the islands.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-11-27
Letter from James Gibbons to Theodore Roosevelt
James Gibbons writes to President Roosevelt regarding conflicts between the Catholic Church and the Philippine government.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-02
Letter from Merritt O. Chance to William Loeb
As instructed by Secretary of War Elihu Root, Merritt O. Chance returns Richard Campbell’s report on the church situation in the Philippines to William Loeb.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-11-21
Telegrams between William H. Taft and Mariano Trias
Legal document with telegram correspondence between William H. Taft and Governor of the Philippines Provence of Cavite Mariano Trias regarding the government’s forcible possession of the Catholic Church.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-11-09
Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt
Governor General of the Philippines Taft is concerned about Beekman Winthrop’s appointment to the Philippine Commission. There are several more experienced candidates and the appointment of such a young man could “disintegrate the Government.” Vice Governor Luke E. Wright has been diagnosed with amoebic dysentery and is not well. Bishops Denis J. Dougherty and Frederick Zadok Rooker have taken up their posts and Taft is pleased with them. He views the arrival of the American bishops as the end of the “Spanish friar hierarchy.” Negotiations for the friars’ lands continue, and Taft would recommend a deal that does not exceed $7.5 million.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-31
Letter from John Alexander Dowie to Theodore Roosevelt
John Alexander Dowie, General Overseer of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion, Illinois, thanks President Roosevelt for meeting with him, accompanied by church officials, Judge Visscher Vere Barnes, and Deacon Charles J. Barnard.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-11-01
Letter from John Alexander Dowie to Theodore Roosevelt
John Alexander Dowie, General Overseer of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion, IL, requests a meeting with President Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-11-02
Letter from William H. Taft to Macario Favilla
Governor Taft has received a protest from the town of Dagupan regarding two Dominican friars in town. According to the Treaty of Paris, Spaniards, including friars, are entitled to go anywhere in the Philippines “in pursuit of their calling.” Citizens are not required to listen to the friars or to attend church and can attend any religious worship they choose. The government will preserve peace and freedom of religion. Governor Favilla’s task is to explain the situation to the citizens.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-13
Letter from John Ireland to Theodore Roosevelt
Archbishop Ireland requests that President Roosevelt meet with Colonel Edwards regarding the appointment of Catholic teachers in the Philippines. Ireland received a letter from Judge McDonough that explained matters satisfactorily and McDonough promised to be more careful.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-16
Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt
Governor Taft defends the Philippine Commission and the Federal Party against charges that they have pursued policies hostile to the Catholic Church. The complaint was submitted by Father O’Mahoney through Bishop McFaul of New Jersey. Taft specifically addresses the complaints and defends his own position and the position of others in regards to the charges.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-05
Letter from William Henry Hunt to Theodore Roosevelt
The conditions in Puerto Rico are generally satisfactory and Governor Hunt recently delivered a speech to several thousand “respectful and well behaved” people. Bishop Blenk made a mistake by opposing a public school system which has created considerable excitement. Hunt fears that there will be far reaching consequences to Blenk’s misstep.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-06
Bishop Blenk opposes official education, inconceivable display of intolerance in a North American prelate
Typed copy of a newspaper article criticizing Bishop Blenk for refusing to attend a school event in San Juan, Puerto Rico, due to the legal separation of education from religion.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10