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President Roosevelt tells William Roscoe Thayer that although Guglielmo Ferrero will spend a few nights at the White House, he is not his guest. Roosevelt hopes that Thayer will make his own arrangements for Ferrero and is sorry that Ferrero will not speak at the Lowell Institute.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-08
Frederic Jesup Stimson gave a lecture at the Lowell Institute about the enumerated powers of the Executive and Legislative branches in the Constitution. Stimson argues that these powers were given to the President and Congress not to interfere with interstate commerce, but to prevent the various states from doing so. By altering the interpretation of the word “commerce” in the Constitution to include all manufacturers doing business in more than one state, President Roosevelt would radically alter the Constitution. This would insert the federal government into transactions the Constitution did not intend.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-03
Guglielmo Ferrero will be staying briefly at the White House. President Roosevelt would be pleased if William Roscoe Thayer made arrangements for Ferrero. Roosevelt is sorry Ferrero is not to speak at the Lowell Institute.
1908-04-08