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William Loeb encloses a note from the managing editor of the New York Tribune, James Martin, and a clipping of an article by A. Maurice Low. Loeb writes that he has arranged what will be Low’s last interview with President Roosevelt due to the nature of the articles Low has been writing.
1906-06-13
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom Reid gives President Roosevelt an update on international politics in Europe, especially events in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Russia. He assures the President that the London Morning Post has a good opinion of him, and proposes a solution to the problem of one of its correspondents writing unfairly on the Roosevelt administration.
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1907-04-17
Herbert H. D. Peirce has informed A. Maurice Low that Russian Prime Minister Sergei Vitte contradicted Low’s statements. Elbert F. Baldwin, editor of The Outlook, served as translator and can confirm what was said.
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1905-08-27
Herbert H. D. Peirce transcribes a message from A. Maurice Low, indicating that Russia was willing to make a small payment to Japan.
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1905-08-25
Theodore Roosevelt defends his peace plan that focuses on the United States being prepared to defend itself and its interests. Military strength should also be combined with righteousness and fair dealing. Roosevelt has been acting in the interests of the United States and wants other nations to be judged on their conduct. He is not for Great Britain or Germany nor is he against Great Britain or Germany. Roosevelt supports a nation when they are in the right and opposes them when they are in the wrong.
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1915-02-19
President Roosevelt assures Senator Lodge that Secretary of the Navy Victor Howard Metcalf was misrepresented in an article which said he disowned Lodge over Lodge’s comments on the Navy. Roosevelt believes that Lodge never said that Japan would insult the country if not for the Navy. Regarding the speeches made by Comptroller Lawrence O. Murray, Roosevelt believes that Murray’s statements regarding bank examiners were correct and necessary, but it is unfortunate that he made them during the campaign, when there were going to be misunderstood.
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1908-10-15
Responding to a letter from Arthur Hamilton Lee, President Roosevelt notes that A. Maurice Low was blacklisted from access to the White House or other governmental agencies after he printed slanderous material. Roosevelt is surprised that Fabian Ware keeps Low on the staff of London’s Morning Post. Roosevelt agrees to have Fülöp László paint his portrait. Roosevelt also informs Lee about international relations between the United States and Canada, particularly with reference to immigration from Japan. He recounts discussions he has had with William Lyon Mackenzie King on this subject, and what the position of the United States is on the matter–namely, that working class Japanese immigrants should be kept out of English-speaking countries, and that working class immigrants from English-speaking countries should be kept out of Japan.
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1908-02-02
President Roosevelt thanks John R. Carter for the clippings he sent. Roosevelt says that reporter A. Maurice Low was so untruthful that Roosevelt eventually had to tell Low that he cannot see him anymore. Roosevelt enjoyed seeing Carter’s daughter, Caroline Mildred Carter.
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1908-01-27
President Roosevelt thanks United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom Whitelaw Reid for his recent letter and its report on international affairs. He was not concerned by A. Maurice Low’s criticism but thought it might damage relations between the United States and the United Kingdom. Roosevelt sends Reid some horse jumping pictures for King Edward VII.
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1907-04-29
President Roosevelt would like Ambassador Reid to get in touch with the London Post regarding their reporter A. Maurice Low, who Roosevelt considers “a liar and a slanderer.” Low has cause considerable trouble for the United States government. Roosevelt also shares his enjoyment of a recent exhibition of American artists.
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1907-02-17
President Roosevelt wants Secretary of State Root to inform the British Embassy of the poor journalistic practices of Maurice A. Low, who represents “the very worst type of the yellow journalism.” Roosevelt would like to know whether David Jayne Hill can be appointed delegate to the upcoming Hague Convention.
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1907-02-09
President Roosevelt does not believe it to be appropriate for himself or Secretary of State Hay to serve on the Henley memorial committee.
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1904-03-01
Senator Lodge encloses an article from the Boston Globe which gives an account of a speech he gave advocating for the Navy. He also encloses a second article which he says misrepresents his speech. That article reports that Secretary of the Navy Victor Howard Metcalf denounced Lodge’s views. Lodge also complains about the speeches that Comptroller of the Currency Lawrence O. Murray has been making, which are spreading unnecessary fear and helping William Jennings Bryan’s argument about national banks.
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1908-10-14
Arthur Hamilton Lee appreciates the friendly letters from President Roosevelt and asks that Roosevelt and his family leave ample time for their visit to England. It is unfortunate that Roosevelt will not be present for the deer-stalking. Lee is pleased Roosevelt will deliver the Romanes lecture at Oxford. The outcome of the election has seemed unclear from abroad, and Lee is glad to hear Roosevelt’s positive update on William H. Taft. Lee asks if Roosevelt will elaborate on statements from his letters about information that he wants to share in person. If the information could assist Lee in serving his country and there was no other way to discuss it, he would come to the United States, but he assures Roosevelt that a message could be transmitted safely through the embassy.
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1908-10-04
John St. Loe Strachey, editor of The Spectator, asks President Roosevelt if he can dedicate an upcoming pamphlet to Roosevelt, a collection of letters printed in The Spectator on the dangers of socialism. By dedicating the pamphlet to Roosevelt, Strachey hopes to show people that enemies of socialism are not de facto in favor of unrestrained capitalism, as Roosevelt occupies a position between both extremes. Strachey thanks Roosevelt for a message Roosevelt sent through Arthur Hamilton Lee, and says that A. Maurice Low is a disgrace to journalism. He plans to send Roosevelt a paper that will be read at the Pan-Anglican Church Congress on the Ethics of Journalism.
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1908-03-04
Arthur Hamilton Lee promises to do what he can to assist William Lyon Mackenzie King. Lee has recently talked with Edward Grey, who is anxious to help with the Japanese government as he can, but who also wishes to hear from the King before making plans. Arthur James Balfour spoke with Lee recently on the topic of race relations between Anglo-Saxon and Asian races, and he agrees with Roosevelt’s position on this matter as to the necessity of keeping them apart. While Balfour is not in power currently, Lee suggests it may not be long before this is the case again. Lee is concerned about A. Maurice Low’s potential effect on public opinion in Great Britain, and is glad that he has been black-listed in Washington, D.C. He mentions that Balfour would be gratified to have Roosevelt contact him to discuss a recent lecture. In a postscript, Lee mentions that the artist Fülöp László will arrive in Washington, D.C., soon, and Lee is sure that Roosevelt will be pleased with the results.
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1908-02-21
John R. Carter encloses three articles about President Roosevelt that he believes Roosevelt will find amusing. Arthur Hamilton Lee’s response to Maurice Low’s article will appeal to “fair-minded” people. Carter thanks Roosevelt for his last letter and updates him on his family’s activities over Christmas.
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1908-01-12
Arthur Hamilton Lee writes President Roosevelt on two matters. First, he is glad that Roosevelt has agreed to see the painter Fülöp László when he is in Washington. He thinks László is a talented painter and hopes Roosevelt will sit for a sketch, although he is aware it would be an imposition. Second, he apologizes sincerely for attempting to befriend A. Maurice Low, whose letter was published in the London Morning Post. Lee did not know that Low’s letter would be so bad. He vehemently wishes Low could be fully punished and assures Roosevelt that the Post will not publish such a letter again.
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1908-01-11
American Counsel in England Halstead encloses an article by A. Maurice Low from The London Daily Post. Though titled “An Appreciation,” the article seems like a criticism, which is in line with the stories he has heard of Low’s character. He wishes Loeb a merry Christmas. His own Christmas has not been satisfactory, his wife is in Washington, D.C., at his mother-in-law’s bedside, and the children miss her.
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1907-12-27
Ambassador Reid encloses some news clippings he thought might be of interest to President Roosevelt. Reid is happy to have avoided the recent International Peace Conference at the Hague, which he sees as largely ineffectual for the United States, but perhaps less so for England or Germany.
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1907-10-21