Germany

Letter from Emperor William II to Theodore Roosevelt

Emperor William II thanks President Roosevelt for a letter which had confirmed William’s assumption that Roosevelt had not believed lies about the Germans which had been told to Andrew Carnegie in London. William states that the rapid rise of Germany and the United States should inevitably cause envy and create enemies among other nations, but that this should bring the two countries closer together. He expresses pleasure that his ambassador to America, Baron Hermann Speck von Sternburg, found favor from the Roosevelt Administration, and expressed his own pleasure with the delegates of America’s recent tariff commission to Germany. He introduces two German officials soon visiting America, and tells Roosevelt that he is sending him a volume of water color paintings of Frederick the Great by German painter Adoph Menzel.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-06

Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Sternburg sends President Roosevelt a copy of Roosevelt’s December 5th, 1905, speech to Congress with portions underlined which were appreciated in Germany. Sternburg loaned his copy of Roosevelt’s December 4th, 1906, speech to Mrs. Habson and has not gotten it back.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-31

Telegram from Emperor William II to Theodore Roosevelt

German Emperor William II thanks President Roosevelt for the birthday greetings and sends well wishes for a bright future for the United States.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-28

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Reid updates President Roosevelt about his diplomatic activities and assures him that he has been keeping Secretary of State Elihu Root in the loop. Reid suspects that the Russians and Germans are trying to get an American diplomat to make a statement regarding disarmament, so they can better position themselves at the upcoming Peace Conference.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-18

Largest battleship fleets

This document lists the ships in the largest battleship fleets in each of three countries: England’s Channel Fleet, Germany’s High Sea Fleet, and the United States’s Atlantic Fleet. Notes are included regarding the commission of each fleet and planned replacements, repairs, and additions to the Atlantic Fleet.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-13

Letter from Charlemagne Tower to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Tower passes along Christmas wishes from Kaiser Wilhelm II to President Roosevelt. Tower also provides an update on the progress of the Tariff Commission investigating economic relations between the United States and Germany.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-04

Letter from Marie Valerie to Theodore Roosevelt

Archduchess Valerie notifies President Roosevelt that Countess Josephine Hedwig Schaffgotsch is traveling to the United States from Austria, and would be thankful if Roosevelt could introduce her to some influential members of American society.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-29

Telegram from William Loeb to Ruldoph Forster

William Loeb wishes the following dispatch from President Roosevelt to be delivered to Ambassador Jusserand: “If a conference is held and any differences of opinion should arise between France and Germany, Germany will be ready to back up the decision that is considered most fair and practical.” The emperor would like to prove that what Roosevelt has done is in the interest of peace.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-30

Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt

Hermann Speck von Sternburg updates President Roosevelt on the efforts of Germany to reconcile with France. Sternburg tells Roosevelt that Emperor William II will support any decision Roosevelt recommends.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-28

Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt

Freiherr Sternburg encloses a memorandum for President Roosevelt and states he wired what Roosevelt said last night with Roosevelt’s letter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-26

Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Sternburg thanks President Roosevelt for the advice he gave Ambassador J. J. Jusserand and states it “brought on this great result.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-24

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Reid sends President Roosevelt a confidential memorandum. Reid also discusses a British dinner party and European perspectives of international relations and politics.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-23

Letter from Hilmar von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen to William Loeb

Baron von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen of the German Embassy asks William Loeb to tell President Roosevelt that he sent his note to Baron Speck von Sternburg.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-23

Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg writes to inform President Roosevelt about the formation of a “powerful London group” aimed at creating anti-German sentiment in the United States. The group emphasizes the danger of Germany as a world power and would particularly like the removal of Germany’s naval forces from the Far East.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-22

Letter from Charlemagne Tower to John Hay

Charlemagne Tower tells Secretary of State Hay he relayed Hay’s question about the Venezuelan bonds to the German minister.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-21

Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt

Hermann Speck von Sternburg updates President Roosevelt on the conditions in Morocco and references dispatches and excerpts from newspapers. One dispatch states France accused Great Britain of trying to drive France and Germany to war.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-18

Letter from J. J. Jusserand to Théophile Delcassé

Jean Jules Jusserand informs Théophile Delcassé that President Theodore Roosevelt is partial to making concessions to Emperor Wilhelm II in order to avoid a war.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-18

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Reid discusses his experience at the English royal court, explains the reasons for England’s reluctance to force conversations for peace between the Russians and Japanese, and relays information on the current relationship between Germany and France.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-17

Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt

Nicholas Murray Butler is giving President Roosevelt the schedule of his upcoming trip along with the address where he can be reached. He wants Roosevelt to know that he will be meeting with the Emperor at Wilhelmshohe in August to discuss the interchange of professors and educational subjects. Butler is also congratulating Roosevelt on his role in the Japan-Russian matter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-15

Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to William Loeb

Hermann von Sternburg would like President Roosevelt to contact him as soon as he hears an answer from the French ambassador regarding Morocco.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-14