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Letter from Charles R. Dewing to United States Civil Service Commission

Letter from Charles R. Dewing to United States Civil Service Commission

Charles R. Dewing writes the United States Civil Service Commission regarding an investigation into the dismissal of Dewing due to religious discrimination. Dewing states Mr. Stockman, a Jesuit, targeted Dewing because he was part of the Central Union Church and participated in activities. Dewing also states Mr. Stockman pressured him to send letters, work long hours, and never take time off. Dewing requests the Commission continue to investigate.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-15

Report from Oliver D. Norton to Howard E. Ames

Report from Oliver D. Norton to Howard E. Ames

Oliver D. Norton reports on his work in Kingston, Jamaica, following an earthquake that had left many wounded. Norton remarks on the unsanitary conditions of the city and the state in which he found the overcrowded hospitals. He praises the actions of the Jesuit priests and sisters who tended to the sick and wounded.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-21

Letter from Matthew C. Gleeson to C. H. Davis

Letter from Matthew C. Gleeson to C. H. Davis

U.S. Navy Chaplain Gleeson reports to Rear Admiral Davis on the state of Kingston, Jamaica, following the earthquake. According to Gleeson, many of the dead were still lying in the streets and the hospital was overcrowded, with an insufficient number of doctors to attend to the wounded. Gleeson visited Winchester Park, which the Jesuit priests had opened up to the public, where a makeshift hospital had been built. Gleeson notes that there is not an immediate danger of famine, but many are concerned about the possibility of an epidemic resulting from the number of dead bodies still lying in the streets.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-20

Letter from Howard E. Ames to C. H. Davis

Letter from Howard E. Ames to C. H. Davis

Navy Medical Inspector Ames writes a narrative to Admiral Davis relating the events that unfolded when he arrived in Kingston, Jamaica, to provide medical relief after the earthquake. Ames found the city of Kingston to be absolutely demolished, and the populace to be in a “dazed, frightened, and nervous condition.” When Ames offers medical assistance and advice to Governor James Alexander Swettenham, the assistance is refused, and the suggestions denied, with the exception of some limited supplies for which the governor is thankful. Because both Ames and Davis, among others, found that the official city response was lacking, Davis informed Governor Swettenham that the naval medical officers would establish an independent hospital that would serve everyone “irrespective of age, sex, creed, or nationality.” The Jesuit fathers gave their cottage in Winchester Park as the site of the hospital, and they were able to treat many injured people with the help of the Sisters of Mercy. Ames offers comments on the casualties and destruction caused by the earthquake.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-20

Memorandum of events in connection with a visit to Kingston, Jamaica, after its destruction by earthquake and fire

Memorandum of events in connection with a visit to Kingston, Jamaica, after its destruction by earthquake and fire

Lieutenant Gilmer of the USS Missouri provides a detailed description of the United States naval response to the January 14, 1907, earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica. Gilmer explains that the Navy landed in Kingston on January 17, setting up a hospital, landing forces, and providing aid. Gilmer describes the destruction of the city both from the earthquake and the subsequent looting and the various dead victims he sees and living victims he interacts with. After the governor of Jamaica asked the Navy to leave the island, Gilmer interacts with many who request that the Navy stay and insist they are badly needed. The Navy withdraws on January 19, back to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-19

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Eugene A. Philbin

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Eugene A. Philbin

President Roosevelt defends his administration’s attempts to settle the friar question in the Philippines. Roosevelt claims that the friars are very unpopular even among the Catholic Filipinos and that William H. Taft’s negotiations in Rome were meant to satisfy Catholic Filipinos and church authorities. The administration was unprepared for the adverse reaction of Catholics outside the Philippines and Roosevelt has been surprised at the spreading of many rumors regarding his intentions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-12

Extract from pastoral of the Most Excellent and Most Reverend Archbishop of Montevideo on the duty of the present hour

Extract from pastoral of the Most Excellent and Most Reverend Archbishop of Montevideo on the duty of the present hour

Archbishop Soler praises American Catholics and the thriving nature of Catholicism in the United States. He argues that the Church is not the enemy of progress, which is proven by how Catholicism has flourished in the U.S., the example and standard of progressive nations. He explains a visit he made to Secretary of State Elihu Root, to express his admiration for the way in which American ideals allow complete liberty to Catholics, and the way other Americans respect them as collaborators in the social order.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-30

Letter from Henry White to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Henry White to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Henry White reports to President Roosevelt on a week he spent with King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. White and Emmanuel discussed international disarmament, about which both were skeptical. They talked about Vatican relations with many nations, especially Italy and France, and of how the Jesuits were involved. White also describes hunting ibex and shares that the king offered to send Roosevelt some ibex heads.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-29

Letter from Henry F. Bowers to Henry C. Payne

Letter from Henry F. Bowers to Henry C. Payne

Following the illness and death of Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna, Henry F. Bowers warns Postmaster General Henry C. Payne to leave Washington, D.C., for his home in Wisconsin “at once” if he gets sick. Bowers says that Payne is now the only barrier stopping the Jesuits from taking control of the Republican party.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-17

Letter from Eugene A. Philbin to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Eugene A. Philbin to Theodore Roosevelt

The Jesuit order is influential in Eugene A. Philbin’s area and is speaking out against the removal of the friars in the Philippines. Philbin believes the charges against the friars are well founded and supports their expulsion. Philbin requests permission to show President Roosevelt’s letter to the local Jesuits to demonstrate the administration’s position.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-15