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Notes on the regulation of transportation commerce and related legislation with respect to the Constitution and how it has been interpreted.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10
Theodore Roosevelt thanks David A. Skinner for his letter and for the information about foreign trade.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-26
Theodore Roosevelt does not want to commit to details yet. Still, he agrees with Bernard Shandon Rodey’s principles regarding the protective tariff, primarily that it must be largely controlled since it cannot be abolished.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-18
President Roosevelt would like the smuggling of arms and their sale to the Yaqui tribe of Native Americans to be stopped, and instructs Army Chief of Staff General Bell to dispatch a force of cavalry to Arizona to cooperate with United States Marshal Ben Daniels and the Mexican customs authorities in stopping this trade. He asks Bell to also look up precedents for this sort of action to discover what sort of order should be given, and to report to Acting Secretary of State Robert Bacon on the matter. It would be best to use the smallest number of troops that will still be able to do the work, in order to avoid drawing attention to the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-28
Acting Secretary of State Loomis relays the home address of Henry Clay Frick and asks William Loeb to say in his letter that Loomis is in charge of “Foreign Trade” matters in the State Department.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-16
The State Department has already replied to Kelly and Company regarding one of their vessels being prevented from landing at Macoris, Dominican Republic. Local naval commanders are to protect all legitimate trade and communicate with ship masters. This case is complicated as the vessel is under the Norwegian flag but Assistant Secretary of State Adee believes that “American naval commanders are giving all proper and necessary assistance.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-29
Testimony of General Bliss before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations regarding provisions of the reciprocity treaty between the United States and Cuba.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-19
The Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico requests that no action be taken to lessen the import duties on foreign sugar or tobacco, which will give Puerto Rican products a price advantage.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-21
Eugene Tyler Chamberlain, the Commissioner of Navigation, believes that the Philippine bill before the Senate is discriminatory and not in accord with the Peace Commission at Paris. The bill imposes a tax on foreign vessels conducting inter-island trade, but excludes American and Spanish vessels. Commissioner Chamberlain believes that this is an opportunity to display “friendliness” toward Germany by giving them similar privileges.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-22