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Thomas L. Dalton appeals to Theodore Roosevelt to support an “International Relief Fund” to help and support those afflicted by disaster throughout the world. He quotes Christian theology and encourages Roosevelt to use his position of power to relieve suffering.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-27
Oscar Sutro thanks Ambassador Charles S. Francis for his assistance in reaching a compromise with the Austrian Phoenix Insurance Company. The deal will greatly help all claimants affected by the recent San Francisco earthquake.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-12
The Japanese Government thanks President Roosevelt for the United States’s philanthropic efforts to relieve suffering caused by a famine in Japan’s northeastern provinces.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-02-14
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of State Hay to consult with Secretary of War Elihu Root and Secretary of Commerce and Labor George B. Cortelyou whether it would be advisable for Roosevelt to donate $100 to a fund for the relief of Russian Jews. A later notation shows that Root advises against a donation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-05-21
F. W. Christian sends Theodore Roosevelt an advanced copy of a book detailing his travels through the South Seas and French Polynesia. Christian is very concerned over the welfare of the native people of the islands living under French rule, and believes that missionaries should be given a freer hand to work there. He hopes the book will stir up American sympathy for the people on the islands.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-11-12
Assistant Secretary of State Adee asks William Loeb how to proceed in response to Ambassador to Mexico Edwin H. Conger’s telegram requesting appropriations for Guanajuato relief, as Congress is in recess. Adee includes an excerpt from Conger’s telegram which references the Mexican appropriation of $30,000 to Galveston sufferers and asks that the United States reciprocate. Adee suggests the State Department take similar action as the Cuban Reconcentrado Relief Fund, 1897.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-14