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Assistant Secretary of State Loomis will contact the United States Consul General in Tangier, Samuel R. Gummere. Gummere will check if James. W. S. Langerman was charged by the Sultan of Morocco to bring horses as a gift for President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-05
President Roosevelt was very interested to read Ambassador White’s letter and appreciates the view it gave him of what when on at the Algeciras conference. He promises to send a summary of what discussions had happened in the United States relative to the conference. Prior to the conference Roosevelt had felt that France was behaving better than Germany was, but their behavior during the conference has made him believe that neither one was particularly straightforward. He is jealous that White met several senior Italian figures and asks him to pass along his compliments. Roosevelt is glad to hear White’s news about Samuel R. Gummere and will take his advice and ask Secretary of State Root to send him to Morocco.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-30
President Roosevelt instructs First Assistant Secretary of State Loomis to tell Samuel R. Gummere, the United States Minister to Morocco, not to commit the country in any way, but to be friendly to both France and Germany. He also feels badly about the trouble which has occurred regarding Alastair Penrose Gordon-Cumming’s appointment, and asks if anything can be done about it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-04-20
Ambassador to Italy Henry White recaps key aspects of the Algeciras Conference for President Roosevelt. White notes that American influence was well-received, that America asserted its economic rights while maintaining its neutrality in continental affairs, and that this should silence Roosevelt’s isolationist critics in the Senate. The Germans were unable to disturb Anglo-French unity, and they should treat the Italians with more respect if they wish to preserve the Triple Alliance. White relates his very positive interactions with the Spanish ambassador, noting that relations have improved since the recent war. He also praises his fellow American delegate, Samuel R. Gummere, America’s first ambassador to Morocco.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-08
Ambassador to Italy Henry White thanks President Roosevelt for appointing him to attend the Algeciras Conference on behalf of the United States. An associate wrote him that his coadjutor, Ambassador Samuel R. Gummere, may prefer German to French influence in Morocco. White relates his Thanksgiving experiences hosting Lord and Lady Trevelyan and visiting American Episcopal, Methodist, and Catholic celebrations in Rome. White anticipates a collapse of the ministry in Italy soon, or at least a reorganization, owing to a customs arrangement with Spain which is unfavorable to the Italian wine industry. White wishes Theodore Roosevelt Jr. a speedy recovery from a football injury.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-10
Secretary of State Root informs Hermann Speck von Sternburg of the individuals representing the United States Government at the Moroccan Conference.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-24
Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee says if Ambassador to Morocco Samuel R. Gummere is right, France and Germany will approach the Moroccan Conference as if there is no treaty binding them. Adee invites President Roosevelt to look at the enclosed papers and reply.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-08
Second Assistant Secretary of State Alvey A. Adee tells Secretary to the President Benjamin F. Barnes that he is waiting to announce Samuel R. Gummere as one of the negotiators because details of what will be the Algeciras Conference are not yet finalized.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-29
Mulai Ali and his brother are very grateful for the rifles President Roosevelt has given them. They were pleased to be able to aid the United States Government.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-21
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis forwards a telegram from Minister to Morocco Samuel R. Gummere to President Roosevelt. Gummere reports on German Minister Bülow Bernhard’s support of Sultan of Morocco Mulai Abd al-Aziz IV’s resistance to French encroachments and the German government’s intention to aid in paying the French loans. The German Minister hopes the American government will cooperate with such a loan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-04-17
President Roosevelt’s instructions to the Minister to Morocco have been received, and he has been duly instructed of them by cable.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-04-05
Ambassador White thanks President Roosevelt for the honor of naming him his representative to the Algeciras Conference. He will update Roosevelt and Secretary of State Root by cipher when matters involving the conference develop. White describes his social events on Thanksgiving Day, including a Thanksgiving dinner where he hosted George Otto Trevelyan, who was very pleased to attend and spoke highly of Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-10