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Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to William Loeb

Letter from James Sullivan Clarkson to William Loeb

James Sullivan Clarkson, Surveyor of Customs for the Port of New York, sends Acting Secretary of Commerce and Labor Herbert Knox Smith’s letters about children’s rights to life preservers to William Loeb. He also sends a report of the violations of the navigation laws in the Port of New York. To prevent future occurrences, Clarkson believes all violators need to be “properly disciplined” and not treated with leniency, as has hitherto been the case.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-30

Creator(s)

Clarkson, James Sullivan, 1842-1918

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cecil Spring Rice

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cecil Spring Rice

An article Theodore Roosevelt wrote on exercising the naval right of search will be published soon and it generally follows Ambassador Spring Rice’s opinion. If he were president, Roosevelt would not let anyone exercise the right of search but he would also have intervened on behalf of Belgium and prevented Americans from violating neutrality. Roosevelt views President Wilson as a timid, unscrupulous, coldblooded, and selfish man. He believes Wilson is attempting to keep the support of pacifists and placate the German and Irish vote. Eventually, Great Britain and France will need American help and Wilson will become the “righteous peace-maker.” Wilson’s current misconduct will then be forgotten.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-11-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Whitelaw Reid sends President Roosevelt an article written by Sidney Low, noting his mistake in implying that Americans were opposed to the Declaration of Paris because of its assent to the abolition of privateering. In fact, Reid argues, Americans wanted the clause to go further and make all private property exempt from seizure on seas and on land.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-24

Creator(s)

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912