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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Melville Elijah Stone

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Melville Elijah Stone

President Roosevelt is glad Melville Elijah Stone of the Associated Press is sending a man to Tokyo to gain information on the “real design” of Japanese statesmen and to prevent aggravation of existing tensions between the two countries. While the crimes against Japanese immigrants in San Francisco and sensationalist press coverage of these crimes are “outrageous,” Roosevelt says they do not give Japan the justification for hostile actions against the United States. Roosevelt asks if Stone is a friend of Senator Eugene Hale, and if so, requests that Stone explain to Hale that his actions to thwart funding for the Navy do not keep the peace, but threaten it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Edmund Foss

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Edmund Foss

President Roosevelt tells Representative Foss that he doesn’t want to lead the race for large ships, but does not want to fall behind either. Roosevelt states that the two most recent ships commissioned for the Navy are each about eighteen thousand tons. He notes this size is comparable to Japan’s new battleship, which is named the Satsuma, and closes by saying that they cannot take any chances with their navy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from A. T. Mahan to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from A. T. Mahan to Theodore Roosevelt

Rear Admiral Mahan is very worried about reports that claim U. S. Naval ships will be situated in the Pacific. Fearing U. S. forces are vastly inferior to Japan’s, Mahan posits that war with Japan could devolve into a very poor situation for the United States. Should warfare with Japan commence, the United States’ ties to the Philippines and Hawaii might be in danger.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-10

Creator(s)

Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin Ide Wheeler

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin Ide Wheeler

President Roosevelt tells Benjamin Ide Wheeler that it is not important if the navy fleet is in the Pacific or Atlantic ocean, but rather that it keeps being built up. Roosevelt says that if he had not been able to overcome the opposition of Congress to improving the fleet, the West Coast would have “been in danger of bombardment.” Roosevelt is pleased Wheeler will continue on in San Francisco. He did not know anything about the industrial peace conference Wheeler mentioned, but will support it an any way he can. Roosevelt has asked Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon for a report about John W. Garrett.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft returns some letters concerning growing tensions between the United States and Japan to President Roosevelt. Taft believes it might be better to have the seriousness of the situation generally known, as it would make it easier to get money from Congress to fortify defenses in the Philippines. Taft says he does not believe Japan is serious about war. Although there may be some jingoistic voices, they tend to come from younger men than from elder statesmen. Taft describes fortifications in Manila and Subic Bay and the importance of fortifying both.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-26

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930