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President Roosevelt was told by “various members of the Kansas delegation” that William Allen White supports Senator Robert M. La Follette in the same way that Roosevelt does: they both appreciate the the anti-trust stances that La Follette takes, but think he can go to extremes sometimes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-05
Theodore Roosevelt opposes the Aldrich proposition. He is puzzled that Elisha Ely Garrison and Victor Morawetz oppose it with strong arguments yet contend that each other is wrong. Despite Garrison’s suggestion, Roosevelt is unwilling to lead the fight against the Aldrich Bill as he is less knowledgeable about currency issues and the tariff than about the military and corporate regulation, among other things.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-03
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary sends Elisha Ely Garrison a letter from Victor Morawetz regarding the memorandum Garrison sent to Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-27
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary requests M. M. Garvey, secretary to Victor Morawetz, return the article that Roosevelt sent to Morawetz.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-12
President Roosevelt believes that passing the corporations bill along the Stetson-Morawetz line “would be worse than passing nothing.” While granting improper favors to both the corporations and the labor men might be beneficial for the moment, long term it would be politically ruinous and be a huge setback in the movement for corporation control. He asks Seth Low to get Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota to fight hard for the bill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-09
President Roosevelt addresses the current state of legislation in Congress regarding federal oversight of combinations. He informs Seth Low that he would be forced to veto certain measures brought forth by Congressmen who have been speaking with Victor Morawetz, who is counsel for J. P. Morgan. If necessary, Roosevelt will make his views clear in a message to Congress. Although some of the proposed work could be done by the courts, Roosevelt cites the work of the Interstate Commerce Commission as an illustration of why supervisory power should lie with the executive branch.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-01
President Roosevelt tells Walker D. Hines that the more he thinks about the plan for railroad rates that Hines and Victor Morawetz suggested, the less he likes it. It is not as good as Senator Joseph Benson Foraker’s bill, and Roosevelt believes that Foraker’s bill is worse than the existing law.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-29
Elisha Ely Garrison opines to Theodore Roosevelt that “no honest man who has the broad interests of the people at heart and who understands the [Senator Nelson W.] Aldrich scheme can be for it.” He explains to how his own opinion differs from that of Victor Morawetz, and how while Morawetz favors control of currency by humans, he advocates for scientific and mathematical control of currency.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-04
M. M. Garvey returns the article Theodore Roosevelt sent to Victor Morawetz.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-14
M. M. Garvey received Frank Harper’s letter to Victor Morawetz. However, Morawetz is out of the country until March. He will hold the enclosed article until Harper informs him what to do with it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-09
Elisha Ely Garrison sends Theodore Roosevelt a memorandum on Victor Morawetz’s manuscript and book. He believes the question is whether the interests will continue to use the accumulated money or whether a plan will be devised which gives the small man use of the funds.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-03
Seth Low forwards President Roosevelt a letter from Samuel Gompers, and comments on discussions he has recently had with many people about a bill currently under consideration. The present bill is very important to both the business and labor community, and Low is trying to navigate between the two forces.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-07
Elisha Ely Garrison elaborates on a disagreement he is having with Victor Morawetz regarding financial matters, explaining that he feels that it is more important to establish a well regulated currency, and that creating proper banking conditions is incidental. He advises Theodore Roosevelt that it is not necessary to commit himself to any plan, as they tend to be of little consequence.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-01