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Howze, Robert Lee, 1864-1926

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Ross McCoy

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Ross McCoy

President Roosevelt is glad to hear from Captain McCoy and learn about the camp at Fort Riley. He is uncertain if he can obtain the copy of Major George M. Barber’s journal notes McCoy requests. Instead, he sends an edition of Rough Riders for reference. As a member of the campaign in question, Roosevelt wants to know who takes exception to Captain Herbert H. Sargent’s account and why.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

Theodore Roosevelt does not believe the “war talk” with Mexico will lead to anything serious and hopes there will be no need to intervene. However, if a big power, such as Japan, backed Mexico and serious war resulted, Roosevelt requests President Taft’s permission to raise a division similar to the Rough Riders. He discusses how it would be organized and who he would choose as officers. Elected officers cause inefficiency, as evidenced by the two other Rough Rider regiments. Roosevelt does not intend to boast; instead, he reminds Taft of his regiment’s effectiveness during the Spanish-American War.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. Sloan Simpson

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. Sloan Simpson

President Roosevelt tells W. Sloan Simpson that there is no chance of Howze being appointed brigadier general. The Senate Committee has notified Roosevelt that they will not confirm people below the rank of colonel as brigadier generals. Furthermore, Roosevelt believes he has already done more for Howze than for any other officer in the service. He hopes the push for Howze to be made a brigadier general is not coming from Howze himself, as Roosevelt does not like that sort of self-serving action.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Franklin Bell

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Franklin Bell

After discussing the matter in Puerto Rico, President Roosevelt has concluded that Robert Lee Howze should return there to serve as head of the regiment as soon as possible. He would like to consult General Bell regarding timing. Roosevelt also calls Bell’s attention to a memorandum regarding the commission of officers. He believes that all lieutenants should be subject to an examination in order to keep their commissions. He would like to meet with Bell tomorrow to discuss the issue.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt tells Secretary of War Taft he hates to disagree with Colonel Albert Leopold Mills–and possibly with Taft himself–but he plans to ask to have Major Robert Lee Howze appointed as Commandant of Cadets at the United States Military Academy. As Roosevelt says, “He seems to me to be, of all the younger men I know in the Army with the exception of Pershing, the man I would most like to have as a model for the cadets in West Point.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft informs President Roosevelt that General Hamilton Smith Hawkins is “trying to get his son detailed for service at West Point” on the recommendation of Colonel Robert Lee Howze. Hawkins was an excellent officer, but he is a “most persistent seeker after favors.” Taft wants to keep Roosevelt advised should Hawkins come directly to Roosevelt and ask for a favor.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-26

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge protests Captain M. B. Stewart’s transfer from West Point to the Philippines. The transfer was in punishment for writing a letter to The Sun in opposition to an Army pay service bill that has the support of the Roosevelt administration and directly refuting a letter written in support of the bill by Captain Johnson Hagood. Lodge sees nothing inappropriate in Stewart’s actions and argues that punishing an officer for disagreeing publicly with the bill will only harm its chances of successful passage.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-07

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oswald Garrison Villard

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oswald Garrison Villard

President Roosevelt has read the enclosed article and will look into the matter concerning Major Robert Lee Howze in the Philippines, although he believes the language used by Oswald Garrison Villard’s correspondent suggests that the assertion made in the article may not be accurate. Philippines Governor William H. Taft has written to Roosevelt “in a manner condemnatory in the highest degree of [General Nelson A.] Miles and [G. J.] Hunter.”

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1903-03-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919