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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Louis W. Buckley

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Louis W. Buckley

Theodore Roosevelt Thanks Louis W. Buckley for asking him to become a member of the Honorary Advisory Board of the first Kansas Land show but he must refuse. Roosevelt is part of hundreds of organizations and is trying not to join anymore because he does not want to be part of any organization unless he can be an active member, which he cannot do.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Josiah Strong

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Josiah Strong

President Roosevelt tells Reverend Strong that he wishes he could attend the opening of the Exposition of Safety Devices and Industrial Hygiene held by the American Institute of Social Service, and remarks on the importance of such a conference. Roosevelt feels that the United States is lagging behind European countries in terms of laws that safeguard workers, noting that American industry has a casualty rate similar to that of a “great and perpetual war.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Victor Howard Metcalf to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Victor Howard Metcalf to Theodore Roosevelt

Victor Howard Metcalf provides President Roosevelt with a series of correspondences regarding an immigration inspector, George C. Triick, who was accused of mistreating Mr. Chow Tszchi, a Chinese dignitary. The department agrees that the Government should provide the utmost courtesy to Chinese people but notes issues in proving citizenship or defining who could be classified as a Chinese laborer. Chinese merchants, teachers, students and bankers are welcome, but not laborers with falsified Chinese papers pretending to be of a higher class. A treaty written in 1904 sought to deal with falsified records but the Chinese thought it was too strict. Metcalf notes any concerns of harshness in the enforcement of exclusionary laws is necessary to combat those trying to skirt the system.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-07

Creator(s)

Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936