Moore, John Bassett, 1860-1947

Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou details why Théobald Chartran’s painting depicting the signing of the “Protocols of Peace” between the United States and Spain in August, 1898, is not historically accurate. He does not want a 1902 letter from the French ambassador at the time, Jules Cambon, to be attached to the painting’s provenance. Cortelyou shares the letter and compares Cambon’s list of attendees with his own meticulous secretarial notes from the event. Neither the photograph Frances Benjamin Johnston took the day after the actual signing nor Chartran’s painting provide a completely accurate representation of the attendees and setting.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-05

Creator(s)

Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940

Enthusiasm for the presidential nomination of New York Mayor George B. McClellan has been steadily increasing over time. There is debate over whether or not he is eligible for office due to his being born abroad to American parents. Several notable Columbia University law professors who have studied the topic have come down on both sides, leaving the conclusion ambiguous.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-06

Creator(s)

Unknown

In a chapter titled “A Most Just and Proper Revolution,” taken from the second volume of his biography of Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Rex, Edmund Morris details the machinations in Washington, D.C. and Panama that resulted in the revolution against Colombian rule on the Isthmus and the establishment of the independent nation of Panama. Morris describes the careful actions and words of administration figures like Roosevelt and Secretary of State John Hay, and he charts the movement of ships of the United States Navy sent in support of the insurrection. Morris adds to his Panama narrative interludes about the November 1903 elections in the United States, Roosevelt’s visit to Sagamore Hill, and his compilation of a reading list.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2001

Creator(s)

Morris, Edmund

John M. Thompson examines the domestic political dimensions of the United States’ efforts to secure a canal zone in Central America. Thompson identifies those who favored canal routes in Nicaragua or Panama, and he looks closely at the Congressional reaction to the revolt in Panama and the United States’ quick recognition of the new nation. Thompson lays out the opposition to the subsequent canal treaty from Democrats and anti-imperialists, and he details the publicity campaign waged by President Theodore Roosevelt’s administration to justify its course of action and win Senate approval of the treaty. Thompson highlights the role of Southern Democrats who supported the treaty because they saw the canal as aiding their region’s economy and because Democrats did not want to be seen as opposing a popular policy of constructing a canal. Thompson concludes his article by examining the various aspects of domestic politics that Roosevelt had to consider when making foreign policy decisions. 

Ten photographs and five political cartoons populate the article.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

George E. Talmadge’s copy of a small card sent by the American Association for International Conciliation encouraging its members to write to the senators in their state and encourage them to ratify the Arbitration Treaties with England and France.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09

Creator(s)

American Association for International Conciliation

Collection of newspaper clippings of articles, photographs, and maps showing some of the actors, naval vessels, and events making up parts of the Spanish-American war. Includes some handwritten notes and hand-colored photographs.

Collection

Dickinson State University

Creation Date

1898

Creator(s)

Jacobi, Joseph B. (Joseph Benedict), 1881-1958

John Hay returns Professor John Bassett Moore’s letter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-12

Creator(s)

Hay, John, 1838-1905

Assistant Secretary of State Loomis writes to President Roosevelt to inform Roosevelt that Loomis has enclosed a copy of Professor John Bassett Moore’s views concerning the diplomatic and international aspects of U.S. relations to the Panama Canal treaty.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-15

Creator(s)

Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948

Assistant Secretary of State Loomis informs Benjamin F. Barnes that Loomis is writing a letter to President Roosevelt with an enclosed memorandum on the Panama Canal from Professor John Bassett Moore. Loomis has informed Baron Sternburg that Roosevelt will receive Commander Schaefer in August, so that Schaefer may present a copy of the Imperial German Naval Register.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-15

Creator(s)

Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948