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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt compliments Ambassador Reid’s handling of the international arbitration proposal regarding American fishing rights in Newfoundland. Roosevelt says his chief concern in foreign affairs is the potential hostility between the United States and Japan, either due to “mob leaders” and “yellow journals” in California, or to the lack of foresight in men like Maine Senator Eugene Hale with regard to funding the Navy. Roosevelt is surprised that anyone pays attention to recent negative comments in the news about him made by George Brinton McClellan Harvey. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-26

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

President Roosevelt has read the report from Solicitor of the Department of Commerce and Labor Edwin Walter Sims and instructs Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf to carry out his recommendations without involving Congress. Roosevelt directs the Treasury Department to investigate the “dereliction of duty” of the Revenue Cutter Services and believes that more protection from the United States Marines might be necessary to safeguard the Alaskan seal fur fisheries from seal pirates. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and Isabella Ferguson

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and Isabella Ferguson

President Roosevelt was glad to hear from Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and Isabella Ferguson, and tells them that his children Kermit Roosevelt and Ethel Roosevelt both enjoyed seeing them. Roosevelt has no objection to Ferguson’s older brother, Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson speaking with American ambassador Whitelaw Reid, and says that “there are some ticklish things coming up in connection with the Newfoundland fisheries, and there is always the possibility of its being really important to have a good man here.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-20

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge discusses a number of topics regarding the late Secretary of State John Hay. Lodge bemoans the editing of a publication of Hay’s letters, claiming that Hay was “one of the best if not the best letter writer of his time,” but the publication does not do him justice. He reminisces on the many men of letters he has known in his life, and believes that Hay was the most “brilliant, humorous, sympathetic, [and] witty” among them. Lodge holds more criticism for Hay in his role as a secretary of state, discussing how Hay bungled multiple treaties, took credit for accomplishments that were not his own, and formed poor relations with the Senate. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-14

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Reid informs President Roosevelt he has heard from Sirdar F. R. Wingate, who is gathering information for Roosevelt regarding his African trip. Believing it will amuse Roosevelt, Reid shares “the queer transmutations” that the third modus vivendi on the Newfoundland fisheries underwent. Roosevelt’s perplexity about journalist Edward Dicey amuses Reid, who shares the same opinion of him. Reid details the seeming ill-luck of British statesmen and their families. Ogden Mills Reid, Reid’s son, plans to return to the United States to participate in the presidential election.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-22

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Reid quickly replies to President Roosevelt before going grouse-shooting in Scotland. Reid closed the modus vivendi regarding Newfoundland fisheries, but is waiting to formally execute it based on Premier of Newfoundland Robert Bond’s response. Regarding Joseph Hodges Choate and the immunity of private property at sea, Reid sees no reason for follow-up as Choate was likely misled by poor information. He briefly mentions France’s “hornet’s nest” in Morocco.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-11

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Reid updates President Roosevelt on the activities of the American Embassy in London. Reid has attended and given some short speeches at the dedication of memorials related to Harvard or Yale alumni, noting that relationships forged though the universities strengthens ties between Great Britain and the United States. Reid has made a proposal for the arbitration between the United States and Great Britain regarding fisheries off of Newfoundland. Arthur F. Winnington Ingram, the Bishop of London, is looking forward to visiting the United States and will be present when Roosevelt dedicates a lecturn to Bruton Parish Church. King Edward VII and Parliament are still at work until August, but the current Parliament has not yet achieved much in the way of legislation. Reid describes the King and British people’s reactions to the International Peace Conference at The Hague, and the prevailing attitude about the immunity of private property at sea. Finally, Reid describes some press coverage at the recent 4th of July events at the Embassy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-19

Letter from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt

Alvey A. Adee of the Department of State writes to President Roosevelt confirming the telegram he sent before regarding Newfoundland fisheries. Adee encloses a copy of Edward Grey’s proposal for a modus vivendi, as well as a dispatch from Whitelaw Reid, U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, about the legalities.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-07

Telegram from Alvey A. Adee to Robert Bacon

Telegram from Alvey A. Adee to Robert Bacon

Assistant Secretary of State Adee informs Acting Secretary of State Bacon that the Board of Trade leaves to Bacon the decision whether to allow purse-seining this season. This relates to a dispute between Newfoundland and U.S. interests over fishing rights on the North Atlantic Coast. The Board of Trade’s position frees Bacon to negotiate with the British government on the matter. Adee asks that a copy of this communication be given to President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-17

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Reid reports to President Roosevelt about affairs in Europe. Reid’s impression is that neither Great Britain nor Germany want tensions to escalate to a war, and he is still trying to get more details about their negotiations. Reid informs Roosevelt that the King seems to be in ill health. He is also worried that Roosevelt’s friend, Silas McBee, is stirring up trouble by seeming to interfere in debates about the Education Bill. Reid referred the Grocers’ Federation to Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson and Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor Howard Metcalf so that they might receive more information about complying with America’s meat inspection laws, and he enclosed a copy of a speech he gave at Cambridge on the American Revolution. Reid concludes by saying that he hopes the British government will help the United States settle disputes with Canada.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-16

Letter from Eldon Gorst to Whitelaw Reid

Letter from Eldon Gorst to Whitelaw Reid

The British government is carefully considering the letter from Secretary of State Root regarding the rights of American fishing vessels along the Newfoundland coast. Eldon Gorst, acting in the absence of the British Secretary of State, informs Ambassador Reid that the government is willing to accept the suggestions laid out in Root’s letter as a modus vivendi for the current season.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-14