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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt agrees with Secretary of War Taft that Culver C. Sniffen should be appointed Paymaster General and asks Taft to notify General Fred C. Ainsworth. He approves of Taft’s proposed travel arrangements for the Panama trip and is “extremely pleased” that Taft sent his speech to the Maine Committee to be reviewed by Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon or Representative Charles E. Littlefield. He sympathizes with Helen Herron Taft’s views of William Jennings Bryan. In a postscript, Roosevelt advices sending men to Cuba at once as “we cannot afford to neglect any chance of learning the situation down there.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt enjoyed reading Secretary of War Taft’s letter and expresses his admiration for Taft. He can sympathize with the difficulties Taft worries about but does not feel they are as great as Taft makes them out to be. While Taft will likely be attacked on Panama and the Philippines, Roosevelt reassures him that he believes Taft has acted correctly, comments that they “play the game very much alike,” and describes some of the difficulties he is presently encountering. Roosevelt is glad that Taft will be staying in his cabinet longer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt comments to Secretary of War Taft about a recent report made by the Army Chief of Staff regarding a brigade post at Niagara and a possible alternative site. He also asks Taft to inform Governor-General of the Philippines Henry C. Ide that Roosevelt approves of his letter to Archbishop J. J. Harty and will back him in his position.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Luke E. Wright

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Luke E. Wright

President Roosevelt feels that it is very important that Philippines Governor-General Wright be named Ambassador of Japan. James Francis Smith will take over the Governorship in Wright’s place. Roosevelt hopes that Wright will accept, and emphasizes that he believes that it is in the best interest of the public that Wright and Smith take up their respective positions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Inaugural address of the Hon. James Francis Smith, governor-general

Inaugural address of the Hon. James Francis Smith, governor-general

Brigadier General Smith delivers a speech upon taking office as the Governor-General of the Philippines. He praises the work of his predecessors Henry C. Ide, Luke E. Wright, and William H. Taft. He blames the Philippine-American War (1899-1902) on the Filipinos misunderstanding the motives of the United States’ policy to govern the Philippines while preparing the Filipinos for self-government rather than granting them independence immediately. Smith credits the United States for its restraint towards enemy combatants and in building in the Philippines municipal, judicial, educational, and taxation infrastructure while promoting a slate of liberal civil rights. He believes that to restore prosperity following the destructive war they will need to encourage new markets, American investment, the construction of railroads, and better training for the Philippines Constabulary. He particularly believes in broad education in the English language and in the trades. He recommends postponing the question of independence and addressing instead practical matters. He notes the importance of separating state functions from those of the Catholic church.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-20

Creator(s)

Smith, James Francis, 1859-1928

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

William H. Taft’s eventual appointment as Secretary of War has unexpectedly been made public due to some of outgoing Secretary of War Elihu Root’s business arrangements. Luke E. Wright will become Governor General of the Philippines, Henry C. Ide will become Vice-Governor, and Beekman Winthrop will be the new commissioner. There has been a “hysterical howl” from much of the public and the Grand Army of the Republic over the fact that the retirement letter sent by Root to General Nelson Appleton Miles did not single Miles out for praise. Roosevelt finds the situation very odd.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from William McKinley to Henry Cabot Lodge

Letter from William McKinley to Henry Cabot Lodge

President McKinley writes to accept the Republican Party’s nomination for President and accepts the platform. He discusses his desire to uphold the gold standard and refutes the opinions of those who support the silver standard. He also comments on international affairs, including the territorial government in Alaska and Hawaii, war loans from the Spanish American War, neutrality policies in the Boer War, law and order in Cuba, and holdings in Puerto Rico and the Philippines. He also comments on domestic issues including civil service reform, the volume of United States currency, and domestic shipping. Finally, McKinley comments on insurrection and peace treaties in the Philippines, asserting his desire for peace and that no person be “deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-09-10

Creator(s)

McKinley, William, 1843-1901

Letter from W. Cameron Forbes to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from W. Cameron Forbes to Theodore Roosevelt

W. Cameron Forbes reports on his work in the Insular Government of the Philippines, which he states is understaffed. Forbes notes that the Commission has taken several important measures towards increasing autonomy of the Filipino people, most notably giving them the power to elect the third member of the provincial board. Business conditions are generally improving, with a decrease in imports and positive attitudes from the merchant class. Forbes considers the lack of good roads and the deterioration of those that exist to be the greatest failure of American efforts in the Philippines.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-05

Creator(s)

Forbes, W. Cameron (William Cameron), 1870-1959

Letter from David Jessup Doherty to William H. Taft

Letter from David Jessup Doherty to William H. Taft

David Jessup Doherty provides Governor Taft with an explanation for Archbishop John Mary Harty’s letter to Governor Henry C. Ide. Doherty says that a last minute obstacle in the lease of the San Juan de Dios hospital caused Harty to be in such a mood as to write the way he did. Doherty further urges Taft to require that Commissioners go in person to disturbed districts, as Ide has done in Leyte. The most frequent complaint Doherty hears among Filipinos is that they get no chance at administrative work, and he hopes more bureau directorships will be given to Filipinos. Doherty tells Taft that he need not be concerned about politics in the Philippines, as the real worry is about economics.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-29

Creator(s)

Doherty, David Jessup, 1850-1908

Letter from James F. Tracey to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from James F. Tracey to Theodore Roosevelt

Judge Tracey writes to President Roosevelt from the Philippines regarding a judicial controversy over church buildings there. The supreme court has been waiting for a fitting case that would address the issue neatly, without involving too many extraneous questions that could result in the decision being too broadly applied. There are other tensions between the church and the government, as well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-24

Creator(s)

Tracey, James F. (James Francis), 1854-1925

Letter from James Francis Smith to Edward P. Sheehan

Letter from James Francis Smith to Edward P. Sheehan

Brigadier General Smith, serving as Secretary of Public Instruction in the American-controlled Philippines, writes to Edward P. Sheehan, a teacher at the Bureau of Education in the municipality of Manaoag in the province of Pangasinan, regarding a claim made by Reverend Father Mariano Paris that Sheehan and Manuel Garcia, Presidente of Manaoag, prevented children from freely attending parochial school in the municipalities of Manaoag and San Jacinto. Smith reminds Sheehan that the American government’s policy is to encourage private and parochial schools, and asks Sheehan to encourage Garcia to do so also. The record contains a series of letters and endorsements following and related to this claim, which includes discussion of the Insular Government of the Philippines’ attitude towards truancy and their policy of reclaiming schoolbooks from students who cease attending school. The letters range in date from December 29, 1905 to February 5, 1906.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-29

Creator(s)

Smith, James Francis, 1859-1928