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Acting Secretary of State Loomis encloses a dispatch from Ambassador Tower regarding an interview Tower had with Emperor William II. The Emperor thanked President Roosevelt for a recent friendly letter and stated that the statue of King Frederick II was ready to be shipped to the United States.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-23
Emperor William II thanks President Roosevelt for the kind letter.
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1904-01-14
Ambassador Tower informs Secretary of State Hay of his interview with German Emperor William II, who intends to send a silver setting used on state occasions for display at an upcoming St. Louis World’s Fair. William II also asked to inform President Roosevelt that the statue of Frederick the Great is finished and can be shipped at any time.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-04
Ambassador Tower informs Secretary of State Hay that the sealed letter from President Roosevelt to Emperor Wilhelm II has been delivered to Oswald Freiherr von Richthofen, Foreign Secretary and head of the Foreign Office. Tower has instructed von Richthofen that no record of the letter has been made at the embassy as it is personal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-23
The War Department’s Chief of Staff Young asks General MacArthur to respond to a report by the Associated Press about MacArthur’s address at a military conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. MacArthur was said to have predicted the likelihood of war between Germany and the United States.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-11
The War Department has no information concerning Major General Arthur MacArthur’s alleged statements regarding an impending war between the United States and Germany. A cablegram has been sent to MacArthur requesting a report. Original and copy.
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1903-12-11
General MacArthur reports that he never attended a military conference, wherein the Associated Press reported that he made comments concerning German aggression and the potential for war between Germany and the United States. He explains that he had a private discussion with two men that was leaked without his consent.
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1903-12-13
General Young encloses copies of papers concerning General Arthur MacArthur’s alleged comments about the potential of war between Germany and the United States, and MacArthur’s reply to these allegations.
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1903-12-14
George Brumder expresses outrage that General Arthur MacArthur questions the loyalty of American citizens of German birth in a speech about the possibility of war between the U.S. and Germany.
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1903-12-10
George Haven Putnam discusses his conversations with Senator Platt regarding an amendment to the international copyright law. Putnam discusses foreign language books from France, Germany, and Italy, whose authors seek comparable protection under copyright laws as American authors.
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1903-11-27
Report with the name, date of launch, type, and displacement of the warships in the German Asiatic squadron. Most of the ships also have the date of their last sighting in the remarks column.
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1903-10-14
Henry Clay Taylor reports to President Roosevelt that the United States Navy is improving its marksmanship but remains inferior to Germany. He hopes that German style fire control exercises will be put in place during the winter. The Bureau of Ordnance is preparing the new sights needed for these exercises. Taylor suggests that a General Staff could help improve efficiency. He encloses a memorandum from Lieutenant Commander Sims regarding these issues.
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1903-09-29
Wayne MacVeagh writes to Secretary of State Hay regarding the treatment of creditor nations in relation to Venezuela yielding to the coercion of Great Britain and Germany.
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1903-08-30
Wayne MacVeagh, Herbert Wolcott Bowen, and William Lawrence Penfield report to Secretary of State Hay that international arbitration could not take place because the necessary representatives did not appear. They suggest that the Department of State represent to England, Germany, and Italy the importance of arbitration taking place at the earliest possible date in conformity with protocol.
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1903-09-01
The naval attache of the German embassy would like an audience with President Roosevelt to present a copy of the German naval register. Assistant Secretary of State Loomis suggests the register could be presented aboard the USS Kearsarge on August 17.
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1903-08-10
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis writes to Benjamin F. Barnes to inform Barnes that Loomis has enclosed a translation of a note from German Ambassador Sternburg and a copy of the Imperial German Naval Register for President Roosevelt’s response.
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1903-08-10
Ambassador Sternburg writes to President Roosevelt to inform Roosevelt that Sternburg has wired the Roosevelt’s message to Emperor William II. Sternburg comments on horsemanship skills and the German cavalry and gives his regards to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
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1903-08-15
Ambassador Sternburg requests an audience with President Roosevelt for Commander Schaefer concerning the presentation of a copy of the Register of the Imperial German Navy.
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1903-08-08
Emperor William II was pleased to be greeted at Kiel by a “fine American squadron.” He met with Admiral Cotton and inspected the USS Kearsarge.
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1903-06-25
Ambassador Theodor von Holleben has sent his “last letter of leave taking” to President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hay. As Holleben’s departure was controversially abrupt, Hugo Mu¨nsterberg encourages Roosevelt to support Holleben by making his response public, particularly indicating the hope that Holleben can visit the United States again.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-24