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Louisiana Purchase Exposition President Francis would like President Roosevelt’s help because several foreign governments have not responded to their invitations and the delay is causing problems.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-09
Charles Emory Smith editorializes that the European powers’ insistence on the United States arbritrating their dispute with Venezuela might be solved by having a United States Supreme Court justice serve as arbitrator. This would have the advantages of having American issues arbitrated by Americans (rather than Europeans, were the Hague Tribunal to be involved); keeping the judicial and executive actions of the United States separate; and allowing for succession to another justice if the negotiations were protracted beyond the term or life of the one named (succession being a concern if President Roosevelt were named).
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-24
Report listing incidents of interference by the Venezuelan government against the liberty and property of British subjects and correspondence between Venezuela, Great Britain, and Germany regarding these disputes. Representatives of Great Britain and Germany make arrangements for a joint ultimatum and potentially further action towards Venezuela.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-31
Ambassador Choate would like to hear from Secretary of State Hay after he has looked over the letter of July 5. The British Minister wants to continue with the subject.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-07-12
Pauncefote’s father, Lord Pauncefote, died earlier in 1902. Pauncefote thanks President Roosevelt for his kindness and relates the events of the funeral.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-07-19
Ambassador Choate reports that British leaders, especially Canadian Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier and John Murray Kynynmond Elliot, Earl of Minto, are pressuring him to renew negotiations on the Alaskan Boundary Question. Choate supports the stated American position and is not anxious to delve into the issue.
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1902-07-05
Request to form an international commission with Great Britain to investigate the uses of the waters adjacent to the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-13
Secretary of State Hay encloses a communication that was sent to the British ambassador.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-07
C. C. McCain writes to President Roosevelt on behalf of the Association of Lake Lines and recommends George Clinton for appointment to the international commission on lake levels. The Association supports the legislation for the commission and believes that Clinton’s knowledge of water transportation and the law make him the ideal candidate.
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1902-05-10
Hermann Speck von Sternburg writes from Simla in British India. Under Viceroy Curzon, India has had a prosperous year. Sternburg finds Curzon to be extravagant, but he is also an effective leader and is making a great deal of progress in India. Afghanistan is calm under Amir Habibullah Khan but Russian and French ambitions in India remain suspect. Discussions of China and trade and commerce also receive mention in this letter. Sternburg believes that India could become a strong industrial power, as it has iron ore and coal reserves, but no means to transport it. He discusses several different railroad projects in this very long letter, which also states his happiness that Ted Roosevelt’s health is improving.
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1902-04-18
The late Cecil Rhodes has bequeathed two Oxford scholarships to each state and territory of the United States and 15 scholarships to German students, believing that educational ties among the three countries will help to foster understanding and world peace.
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1902-04-04
Gerald C. Kitson has informed Ambassador Julian Pauncefote of President Roosevelt’s displeasure concerning British management of concentration camps during the South African War. He offers to send summaries of the various blue books regarding the war and assures Roosevelt that Joseph Chamberlain’s statement that “never has such a [significant] effort been made to minimize the horrors of war” is justified.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-18
The ambassadors of France and Russia have submitted identical memorandums to the State Department. They agree with the principles outlined in the English-Japanese Convention drafted January 30, 1902, which maintains the independence of China and Korea while encouraging international commerce. The allied governments reserve the right to consult if the safety of their interests are threatened. Secretary of State Hay encloses a suggested reply.
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1902-03-19
Judson Swift requests a “quiet word” from President Roosevelt to encourage the British officials at a Boer prison in the Bermudas to allow Dr. Albertyn, the prison chaplain, to distribute the Psalter and Hymns published by the American Tract Society.
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1902-03-19
Herbert G. Squiers requests that General Wood speak to President Roosevelt on his behalf. He would like his conduct during the Boxer Rebellion recognized with a promotion. Squiers was First Secretary of the American Legation in Beijing during the siege of the International Legations. He encloses a dispatch from the British government recognizing his exemplary conduct during the siege.
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1902-03-21
Secretary of State Hay encloses a sketch of the proposed tribunal to determine the Alaskan boundary and a private memorandum from Ambassador Pauncefote with the British government’s suggestions. Hay believes that Pauncefote is favorable to the American draft of the treaty and will influence his government accordingly.
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1902-03-24
Ambassador Choate requests that Assistant Secretary of War Sanger assist Alfred Mosely, who is visiting the United States to gather information concerning education and labor.
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1902-03-12
Arthur Hamilton Lee clarifies comments he made during a debate in Parliament concerning American neutrality during the South African War. He claims his comments were distorted by the Associated Press. Lee concludes by expressing pleasure concerning Ted Roosevelt’s recovery.
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1902-03-01
Paul Kruger, former President of the South African Republic, requests that President Roosevelt publicly speak out against British atrocities taking place during the ongoing South African War. The original in Dutch and a translation are included.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-12
Ambassador von Holleben has sent an official statement regarding the April 14 incident between Germany and Great Britain. Secretary of State Hay wonders if the statement is the “speech of great nations or the shrieks of angry housemaids.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-15