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President Roosevelt encloses a letter for Louis Butterfield, explains why he must decline Lady Maitland’s request, and agrees to plans for next Sunday.
1908-03-24
President Roosevelt asks Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s opinion of an enclosed letter. He also asks her to tell Gwendoline Lucy Maitland that he cannot comply with her request, as he would then be obligated to do so in countless other cases as well. He will be glad to visit next Sunday.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-24
Anna Roosevelt Cowles tells her brother, President Roosevelt, that the letter that he has written to Louis is perfect. Cowles will send an answer to Gwendoline Lucy Maitland. She would like to have Esme Howard and Isabella Giovanna Teresa Giochina Howard, as well as Major Fournier, and asks if Roosevelt would have William Loeb let her know if she should ask them herself. She enjoys the company of the Howards and Fournier.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-25
British Foreign Secretary Grey informs President Roosevelt that Ambassador H. Mortimer Durand will be replaced, and while he understands Roosevelt’s desire to have Arthur Lee in his place, that is politically impossible. Temporarily, Esmé Howard will be sent to Washington as Councillor to the Embassy. Grey appreciated Roosevelt’s explanation of his telegram to German Emperor William after the Portsmouth Peace. Grey explains that his foreign policy is not anti-German, but to be independent he feels it necessary to strengthen the entente with France and come to an agreement with Russia. Grey believes that his generation has had enough of war, and the British people feel a special bond with the United States. Grey hopes the dispute between Canada and the United States over Newfoundland will soon be settled. He also adds that many in Great Britain are upset over reports of slavery and plunder in the Belgian Congo.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-04