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Manney, H. N. (Henry Newman), 1844-1915

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Truman Handy Newberry

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Truman Handy Newberry

President Roosevelt believes the arguments of Admiral H. N. Manney against sending the naval fleet to the Pacific are absurd. If the arguments were true in a time of peace, they could more readily be applied in the event of war, in which case the United States should resign itself to giving up the Philippines, Hawaii, and Alaska, as well as Puerto Rico and the Panama Canal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Truman Handy Newberry to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Truman Handy Newberry to Theodore Roosevelt

Acting Secretary of the Navy Newberry informs President Roosevelt that he forwarded the papers to the Navy General Board. He details a list of the available battleships and cruisers and their stations. Newberry also includes a list of ships under construction. In all, sixteen battleships of the Atlantic Fleet, the USS Indiana, and possibly the USS Iowa can be sent to the Pacific.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-08

Creator(s)

Newberry, Truman Handy, 1864-1945

Letter from William S. Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William S. Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt

Rear Admiral Cowles sends his thoughts regarding a paper by Rear Admiral H. N. Manney to his brother-in-law, President Roosevelt. Cowles was surprised by the paper, but notes that “one can’t do everything well,” and points out that Manney could handle a ship perfectly while Rear Admiral A. T. Mahan was no good handling ships, but was a great writer. Cowles adds his thoughts on Senators Henry Cabot Lodge and Joseph Benson Foraker and the verdict in the Big Bill Haywood trial.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-29

Creator(s)

Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923

Response to memorandum from H. N. Manney to Theodore Roosevelt

Response to memorandum from H. N. Manney to Theodore Roosevelt

Rear Admiral Merrell of the Naval War College and Navy General Board has analyzed a recent memorandum from Rear Admiral H. N. Manney in which Manney asked President Roosevelt to reconsider sending the Great White Fleet to the Pacific Ocean, in case of war with Japan. While the General Board agrees with Manney that Japan’s current finances would make war nearly impossible, they believe that should war develop, the Philippines would be a primary target of the Japanese, rather than the Atlantic Coast of the United States, as Manney suggests. Merrell and the Board reiterate their recommendation to send the fleet to the Pacific, and indeed recommend consideration of having permanent fleets in the Atlantic and Pacific.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-02

Creator(s)

Merrell, John P. (John Porter), 1846-1916

Letter from Paul Morton to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Paul Morton to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Navy Morton reports to President Roosevelt that he has spoken with Chief of the Bureau of Equipment H. N. Manney, who states that the allegations in the newspaper clipping that A. R. Smith sent to Roosevelt are false, and that the Bureau has not shipped coal in foreign bottoms nor bought it near the point of consumption. H. T. B. Harris, Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, has also stated that stores have not been shipped in a foreign bottom, except when it is unavoidable and complies with the law.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-19

Creator(s)

Morton, Paul, 1857-1911