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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nathan Bijur

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nathan Bijur

President Roosevelt tells Nathan Bijur that it is difficult for him to understand how prosecuting “certain criminal rich” would affect stock markets around the world, but understands that he will be responsible for the results, whether he deserves it or not. Roosevelt cannot change his Provincetown speech, but will look for the opportunity to make a statement like the one Bijur suggests.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-14

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Whitelaw Reid updates President Roosevelt on the newspapers’ reaction to the measures taken in a shipping and fishing dispute in Newfoundland. Reid details his negotiations with Sir Edward Gray and Sir Charles Hardinge regarding the United States’ right to ship Newfoundland fisherman. Reid also discusses several books with Roosevelt, including one about Alexander Hamilton and a biography of Winston Churchill’s father, Randolph Churchill. Reid comments on Roosevelt’s offer to let the Cubans try self-government again, noting that it silences those who would paint Roosevelt as an imperialist. Reid does not think that the Cubans are ready for self-government, and he believes the United States should make Cuba one of its states. Reid updates Roosevelt on the political conflict between the Labor and Liberal parties in the United Kingdom. Reid notes that due to “bad blood” between the German and English press, it is difficult to trust English newspapers for accurate views of German positions. Reid also offers his opinion on domestic political issues, writing that those who vote for Hearst will be written off as from “the ignorant or dangerous classes.” Reid believes William Jennings Bryan has fallen out of favor, but he does not think they have seen the last of him. Finally, Reid has enclosed several books and clippings for Roosevelt to peruse.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-08

Letter from Charles William Eliot to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Charles William Eliot to Theodore Roosevelt

Harvard President Eliot assures President Roosevelt that sending Secretary of War William H. Taft and Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon to Cuba is the “best thing you can do.” Eliot believes there could be Americans lending money to the Cuban rebels. He agrees with Roosevelt that Cuba will need a strong military force to control further uprisings.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-17

Letter from Charlemagne Tower to Oswald von Richthofen

Letter from Charlemagne Tower to Oswald von Richthofen

Ambassador Tower summarizes the understanding of the United States regarding the new commercial treaties Germany has entered into with various European nations, and asks Baron Oswald von Richthofen, German Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, if the treaty between the United States and Germany signed in 1900 is to continue. Because the 1900 treaty was based on earlier agreements now superseded by the various commercial treaties mentioned above, the United States government hopes that the advantages of the new commercial treaties will likewise be extended to the United States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-03

Protest

Protest

In a statement protesting President Roosevelt’s message to the senate and the protocol between the United States and Santo Domingo (now the Dominican Republic) signed on February 7, 1905, the history and application of the Monroe Doctrine is examined in detail, and arguments are made against Roosevelt’s protocol based on that understanding.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-17

America’s trade

America’s trade

Andrew Carnegie responds to a recent newspaper story in which George Brinton McClellan Harvey claims that President Roosevelt is extremely popular in Europe because he has “dealt a staggering blow” to American business interests abroad and to financial markets, capital investments, and the railroads at home. Carnegie disagrees with Harvey, saying European investment in the United States has never been higher, and American prosperity has flourished under Roosevelt’s time in office.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-29