The San Domingo muddle
The writer laments the United States Senate’s failure to ratify the San Domingo treaty. Carlos Felipe Morales supports the treaty.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-24
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Morales Languasco, Carlos Felipe, 1868-1914
Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt
Secretary of War Taft notifies President Roosevelt that James Speyer suggests Roosevelt appoint someone to Santo Domingo as an agent authorized to adjust outstanding claims through new loans. Speyer recommends Greison and Taft suggests George R. Colton as an alternative.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-20
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte
President Roosevelt found Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte’s letter recounting his experience in Santo Domingo “a ray of sunshine.” He agrees the Navy should be told to act on Secretary of War William H. Taft’s orders. Roosevelt advises Bonaparte enjoys his holiday knowing Taft is now responsible for Cuba.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-09-19
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Hay
President Roosevelt is glad to hear that Secretary of State Hay is recovering. He updates Hay on a variety of matters the State Department is currently dealing with. In particular, Roosevelt discusses the situation in Santo Domingo, and the ongoing efforts to broker peace between Russia and Japan.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-30
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur P. Gorman
President Roosevelt explains to Senator Gorman the situation regarding Jacob H. Hollander. Last year, at the request of Dominican president Carlos Felipe Morales Languasco, Secretary of State John Hay asked Hollander to go to Santo Domingo to help the government “straighten out their finances,” but Hollander was unable to go.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-28
Letter from Thomas Cleland Dawson to Elihu Root
Thomas Cleland Dawson updates Elihu Root on the situation surrounding insurgent forces in the Dominican Republic. President Ramon Caceres takes responsibility for the disorder in Monte Cristi, citing tired government troops as a reason the unrest has continued. Caceres is optimistic that the unrest will soon come to an end, and he is happy with the changes and improvements in the Dominican Government that have been made since he took over from the Morales administration.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-09-03
Memorandum for the Secretary of State on the Dominican Republic
Memorandum on the recent history, relations with the United States, and conditions of the Dominican Republic. The country has suffered under numerous revolutions and has a large foreign debt. It may become necessary to take control of the Dominican Republic’s custom houses, and an independent diplomatic post should be established in Santo Domingo led by an experienced, capable individual.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-19
Letter from William F. Powell to John Hay
Carlos F. Morales, president of the Dominican Republic, requests that the U.S. State Department appoint “one skilled in financial matters” to revise fiscal administration.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-04-18
Letter from Juan Francisco Sánchez to John Hay
Juan Francisco Sánchez will convey to President of the Dominican Republic Carlos Felipe Morales Languasco and his cabinet President Roosevelt’s “deep regret” over disturbances in the Republic and his appreciation of the government’s desire for closer relations with the United States.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-04-04