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William Blumenthal, currently the First Secretary in Lisbon, asks Senator Platt to consider transferring him to the position of Third Secretary in Paris should a vacancy become open at that embassy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-17
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis responds to William Loeb regarding Representative J. Sloan Fasset’s request that Consul-General Edward L. Adams receive a salary increase. The letter from Fasset is returned.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-25
Congressman Fassett is pleased that Silsbee has received attention. Fassett asks that work be done to increase the salary of Edward L. Adam, a member of the diplomatic corps. Fassett says he will write to President Roosevelt about the election results.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-22
President Roosevelt likes Secretary of State Hay’s reasoning and supports his suggestions of Consul Alexander M. Thackara going to Berlin, Consul Dean B. Mason going to Paris, and Consul George W. Roosevelt going to the Havre. The president wonders if it would be a promotion, or at least a salary increase, for Consul Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-19
Consul General to London Wynne discusses with President Roosevelt the impact on his salary of the recent act to reform the consul service. Congress set the salary for the Consul General at London at $12,000, and barred consuls with salaries over $1,000 from accepting other fees. Wynne was formerly collecting income from all sources, including notarial fees, of more than twice the new salary. He will attempt to adjust himself and his family to the new conditions without lowering the dignity of his office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-03
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis encloses a communication signed by the members of the Oregon delegation that recommends Consul Henry B. Miller for the position of Consul General at Shanghai or Canton, China. Consul General Julius Gareche Lay can take Consul General Robert M. McWade’s position in Canton, which would allow Consul Benjamin H. Ridgely to take Lay’s position in Barcelona, Spain.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-16
The author of the Observer article offers commentary on an incident in which Emperor William II of Germany, who liked United States Ambassador to Germany Charlemagne Tower and his wife, was not happy with President Roosevelt’s choice of David Jayne Hill to replace Tower. Tower and his wife were millionaires who were able to throw lavish parties, while Hill, though qualified, does not have money. The Observer notes that although wealth should not be a qualification for a diplomatic post, it would be wise for countries to pay diplomats more. The article concludes by suggesting that even after leaving the presidency, Roosevelt will play a large role in American affairs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-05