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Unsigned draft of a commercial agreement between the United States and Great Britain with the goal of improving commercial relations between the United States and Newfoundland.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-30
Ambassador Reid received a dispatch from the Newfoundland government reporting that there has been no attempt to prevent American fisherman from catching fish.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-16
British Ambassador Durand shares the response of the Newfoundland government regarding the fishing off the treaty coast.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-14
President Roosevelt affirms that the letter that Osborne Howes published, which was allegedly from Senator Lodge to the late Secretary of State John Hay, was “an impudent forgery.” Lodge’s answer to Howe regarding the correspondence is “true in every detail.” In each letter to Hay, Lodge qualified his promise of support for the fishing treaty by saying he would only support it if the treaty was satisfactory to Gloucester.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-20
Acting Secretary of State Adee encloses a copy of a dispatch from Ambassador Whitelaw Reid on the subject of fishery rights in Newfoundland. The note from the Foreign Office states that the divergence of views between the American and British governments makes an immediate settlement impossible. The British government, however, is prepared to work on an arrangement allowing conflicting parties to exist peacefully and will submit relevant proposals in the near future.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-28
Senator Lodge was pleased with Theodore Roosevelt’s “clear and convincing” letter to Simeon E. Baldwin. A reciprocity agreement is being negotiated with Canada, which Lodge supports, but he is concerned about the agreement’s potential effect on the New England fishing industry. He does not view the Lorimer case as clearly as Roosevelt. Senator Lorimer’s election was certainly influenced by bribery but Lodge has not seen evidence that Lorimer knew of or participated in bribery.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-28
Secretary of State Root would like President Roosevelt to familiarize himself with the fisheries correspondence in case questions arise in the future.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-04
Secretary of State Root encloses a letter he sent to the Treasury regarding the Newfoundland fishery.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-01
Ambassador Reid relays his conversation with Baron Sanderson and Lord Lansdowne with regard to the American fishermen and the treaty off the coast of Newfoundland.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-21
Ambassador Durand received Secretary of State Root’s letter and would like permission to share it with the Newfoundland government.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-27
Secretary of State Root thanks British Ambassador Durand for his observations and asks permission to relay the substance of his note to the American fishermen.
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1905-10-25
Secretary of State Root is gratified to hear that the Newfoundland government is not preventing American fisherman from fishing and encloses a telegram he sent to Augustus Peabody Gardner.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-23
Ambassador Reid describes the difficult situation regarding American fishing vessels and the Newfoundland treaty coast. He outlines several key issues that should lead to action.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-23
Ambassador Reid encloses a friendly editorial in light of the harsh press coverage on the fisheries issue in Newfoundland.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-23
British Ambassador Durand received word from the governor of Newfoundland that no distinction is being made between licensed and registered American vessels.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-22
Secretary of State Root received word from British Ambassador H. Mortimer Durand that no distinction is being made by Newfoundland officers between licensed and registered American vessels and that they may proceed to take any kind of fish. No American ships may employ men from Newfoundland in their crews.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-22
Secretary of State Root has learned that Newfoundland officials are making distinctions between licensed and registered vessels, and asks British Ambassador Durand to advise the Newfoundland government that they can not do so.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-20
British Ambassador Durand received Secretary of State Root’s letter and forwarded it to England and Newfoundland. Durand states the English wish to obey all parts of the treaty and hopes that nothing will be complicated by precipitate action on anyone’s part.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-20
Secretary of State Root encloses a letter he sent to British Ambassador H. Mortimer Durand and urges prompt action in the matter to prevent fishing vessels from losing the season.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-20
Ambassador Reid encloses several dispatches relating to the fisheries off the Newfoundland coast and describes his attempts to get in touch with the Newfoundland government.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-20