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The “kill and burn thorn bush” in “the Philippines” is shown with dead bodies hanging from it and vultures roosting. Secretary of War Elihu Root appears at the base of the tree, among the roots.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-09
Theodore Roosevelt states that he cannot speak on the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the Penn’s Creek Massacre, of which he knows nothing. He invites Gifford Pinchot to visit him soon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-08-09
Secretary of State Bacon has read the letters that William Loeb enclosed. Jacob H. Schiff understands that President Roosevelt has done all that he can. Dr. Felix Adler’s letter noted a failed planned massacre. Bacon has kept the Ambassador in the loop and asked that he cable Bacon if further action requires attention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-31
Elihu Root recommends sending an ambassador with a dispatch to St. Petersburg, Russia, in response to a massacre of Jewish people. Root states the communication must be kept confidential in order to avoid increasing the anti-Jewish sentiment in Russia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-23
Oscar S. Straus reminds President Roosevelt of his intention to speak with Russian Ambassador Rosen about threats of an Easter massacre in Russia. Straus passes on information that Samuel Montagu received from Cecil Spring Rice, stating that conditions in Russia are “most threatening” in regards to the possible pogrom.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-09
The United States government has asked the Russian government to investigate fears the United States Jewish population has that massacres of Jewish people will occur in Russia on Easter. The Russian government assures the United States government that it will take every precaution necessary to deter disturbances.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-10
Oscar S. Straus updates William Loeb on the steps taken to assure the United States Jewish population that every precaution possible is being taken to prevent massacres of Jewish people in Russia on Easter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-10
James G. Blaine, wearing Elizabethan style dress, and a small band of accomplices labeled “Clapp, Reid, Murat Halstead, Elkins, [and] Mahone” make their way down a Tudor style street, marking the doors of potential victims, including Puck’s offices, of a personal vendetta. Reid carries a long list that includes “C. Schurz, H. W. Beecher, G. W. Curtis, C. A. Arthur, Col. Lyman, H. White, G. Jones, [and] E. L. Godkin.” Drawn by the commotion, Arthur, Curtis, Schurz, and Beecher lean out windows observing, as does Puck’s figure of the Independent Party. Caption: He organizes a little private St. Bartholomew’s eve of his own.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-01-21
Rabbi Wise lists examples of times throughout history when leaders of the United States have intervened and spoken out against persecution of Jewish people around the world. He asks President Roosevelt to publicly denounce the “Kishineff” Massacre in order to prevent further violence against Jews in Russia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-05-22