The detention of Mabini
The author explains the situation surrounding Apolinario Mabini’s banishment from the Philippines.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-01-24
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Loyalty oaths
The last prop gone
Filipino leader Apolinario Mabini has taken the oath of allegiance to the United States.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-02-17
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Frisbie Hoar
President Roosevelt offers Senator Hoar an update on the situation in the Philippines. Governor General William H. Taft and Secretary of War Elihu Root are against political figure Apolinario Mabini returning to the Philippines where he can only be a burden and “center of all the plotting by the irreconcilable.” Roosevelt finds Mabini’s excuse for not taking the oath as “trifling and disingenuous” and will not grant an exception for fear of further agitation. There are troubles ahead in the Philippines, and American officials should not be hampered in their important work. However, Roosevelt is impressed with Hoar’s desire to do what is wise and good, and will continue to consult with Taft and with Vice Governor Luke E. Wright in order to determine the earliest moment that Mabini’s return will not threaten the safety of the islands.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-12-23
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Frisbie Hoar
President Roosevelt writes to Senator Hoar to deny that Apolinario Mabini, as well as other former prisoners of the Philippine War, are confined on Guam. As part of the amnesty proclamation, the oath of allegiance is required to reenter the Philippines.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-01-23
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William T. Hornaday
Theodore Roosevelt congratulates William T. Hornaday about the teachers and will follow his lead in the New Mexican business.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1917-12-21
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William T. Hornaday
Theodore Roosevelt approves of efforts to dismiss teachers who refuse to sign a loyalty pledge or who show the “slightest symptoms” of disloyalty.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1917-11-25
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Frisbie Hoar
President Roosevelt provides documentary evidence that Apolinario Mabini is not detained in Guam and is free to leave the island. However, Mabini cannot enter the Philippines until taking the oath of allegiance, and Roosevelt reiterates his belief in the government’s right to prevent entry into the Philippines.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-02-23
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Frisbie Hoar
President Roosevelt clarifies that Apolinario Mabini is free to travel anywhere in the world. He may return to the Philippines only after taking the oath and not by government vessel.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-01-17
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Frisbie Hoar
Military and Filipino authorities have been informed that detainees on Guam are to be given their liberty but cannot return to the Philippines unless they take the oath of allegience.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-01-23
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Letter from Luke E. Wright to Theodore Roosevelt
Underground revolutionary activity, led by Artemio Ricarte, continues in the Philippines and succeeded in forming a mutiny in the Philippine Constabulary near Vigan. Ricarte is currently on the run and several secret service men are on his trail. Governor Wright remains confident in the loyalty of native forces. Sixto Lopez attempted to return to the Philippines but once again refused to take the oath of allegiance and returned to Hong Kong. The Aglipayan movement is strong in several provinces and is creating tensions with the Catholic Church.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-02-15
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William T. Hornaday
Theodore Roosevelt writes to zoologist William T. Hornaday that he heartily approves of all teachers being forced to take an oath of loyalty to the United States. He says school teachers should stand in loyalty exactly as an officer for the army or navy does.
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Creation Date
1917-11-25
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Telegram from William H. Taft to Elihu Root
Apolinario Mabini has taken the oath of allegiance to the United States. However, Artemio Ricarte did not take the oath and was deported to Hong Kong. In light of Mabini’s decision to take the oath, Governor Taft requests that his endorsement of January 12 not be made public.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-02-28
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In re Mabini at Guam
Apolinario Mabini has freedom to travel anywhere except the Philippines until he swears an oath of allegiance.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-01-23
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Memorandum from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt
Secretary of War Root opposes allowing Apolinario Mabini to return to the Philippines without taking the oath of allegiance. He expects that Mabini would continue to plot insurrection. Mabini is not a prisoner and can travel anywhere in the world, except the Philippines.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-12-29