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At President Roosevelt’s request, Henry A. Barber sends extracts from his diary and notes taken during the Spanish-American War and the Battle of San Juan Hill.
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1902-03-27
At President Roosevelt’s request, Henry A. Barber sends extracts from his diary and notes taken during the Spanish-American War and the Battle of San Juan Hill.
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1902-03-27
Silas McBee sends clippings from The Churchman regarding Senator Benjamin R. Tillman and the Schley-Sampson case. McBee praises President Roosevelt’s policy in Cuba and his decision to ban Tillman from the White House.
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1902-03-07
Herschel V. Jones reassures President Roosevelt that his position on Cuba is endorsed in Minnesota. He believes that Tawney and Morris are misrepresenting the sentiment and interests of the state. He acknowledges Roosevelt’s independence on the merger and sometime in the future he will suggest how the public warning could have been given without causing a disturbance.
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1902-03-08
Speaker Henderson fears that the Maryland delegation will go against the administration concerning Cuba. He suggests that President Roosevelt meet with Senator McComas who “can correct this easily.”
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1902-03-09
L. Clarke Davis encloses two editorials, one from the Chicago Inter-Ocean and the other from the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Davis agrees with President Roosevelt that the Cuban question is a moral one, and those who love and admire the president trust that he will settle it on moral grounds.
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1902-03-10
Henry Bazeley Wolryche-Whitmore remarks on the positive changes General Wood has made in Havana, as well as the rest of Cuba.
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1902-03-13
J. Sherborne Singer relates his activities and the social events in Cuba.
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1902-03-15
Harrington Fitzgerald offers to speak with Henry Burke regarding Burke’s opposition to President Roosevelt’s Cuban policy.
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1902-03-17
John Brown, writing from Cuba, relates an incident when a “committee of ladies” wanted to see Alice Roosevelt but was turned away by General Wood. Afterwards, Brown heard Wood say that the ladies’ appeal could only go through him as his authority on Cuba supersedes that of President Roosevelt.
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1902-03-18
President Estrada Palma thanks President Roosevelt for his message of congratulations.
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1902-03-01
Secretary of War Root believes that the military and civil affairs of the Philippines have been “able and successful.” American sovereignty is being accepted and many former Filipino rebels have accepted positions in the civil government. Root sees no benefit to bringing Cuban or Puerto Rican delegations to the Philippines or bringing a delegation of Filipinos to the United States.
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1902-03-05
Senator Hanna is unsure of the Danish Treaty’s status in the Senate and reports that President Roosevelt’s Cuban policy is gaining strength. He was alarmed to hear that Ted’s symptoms are less favorable. Roosevelt’s friends will be on guard in Washington, D.C., while the President is with Ted.
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1902-02-11
Secretary of State Hay conveys Ambassador Cambon’s views regarding American policy in Cuba. Cambon gives high praise to Leonard Wood and believes that the American occupation has been beneficial to Cubans.
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1902-02-14
General Miles requests authorization to visit the Philippines accompanied by Cuban and Puerto Rican representatives to promote friendly relations between the United States and the Filipinos.
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1902-02-17
Noble E. Dawson congratulates President Roosevelt on his Cuban policy and relates his enjoyment while traveling across the Midwest.
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1902-02-02
Nicholas Murray Butler encourages President Roosevelt to “stick to his principles and compel action” concerning efforts to expand trade relations with Cuba and the West Indies. He cautions that unless Republicans who support protective trade measures take the lead on the matter the Democrats will have a strong campaign issue and could consequently “tear down the whole protective system.”
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1902-02-03
Senator Platt suggests that President Roosevelt meet with Representative Long to ascertain the views of the Ways and Means Committee regarding Cuban reciprocity. Platt believes that the Committee can be persuaded towards Roosevelt’s view.
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1902-02-03
James R. Sheffield requests a meeting with President Roosevelt to discuss New York politics.
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1902-02-06
Frederick William Holls informs President Roosevelt that most people in the country support “justice and reciprocity” toward Cuba. Holls encourages Roosevelt to lobby the Ways and Means Committee to support reciprocity.
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1902-02-07