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Letter from Julius Horvath to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Julius Horvath to Theodore Roosevelt

Julius Horvath tells Theodore Roosevelt he has read several articles in foreign languages and they are taking great interest in Roosevelt becoming president in 1912. Horvath has been politically active since coming to the United States by helping over 800 immigrants become naturalized and maintaining relationships with prominent Republican politicians. With his skills of language and connections with immigrants in the U.S., Horvath is sure they will support Roosevelt for president.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-13

Letter from Lyman Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Lyman Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt

Lyman Abbott would support offering naturalization to Chinese and Japanese immigrants if the Japanese were not already a majority in Hawaii. Abbott feels that a law which would give the Japanese political control in a territory that is important to the United States for both military and commercial reasons would be “extremely perilous.” Abbott returns the letter from President David Starr Jordan of Stanford University and encloses an editorial on the “Japanese question.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-17

The Japanese question

The Japanese question

This article, published in The Outlook, seeks to present the principles which “should, and eventually will, determine the whole question of the treatment of the Oriental races in this country.” Considering specifically the case of California, where Japanese children were being excluded from public schools, the article highlights three issues: the prerogative of the states to control and make decisions about public schooling, the right of the Federal Government to determine who may enter into the country, and the power of Congress to make naturalization laws to determine who may become a citizen. After explaining these, the article then applies them to the situation in California.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-29

Letter from William H. Moody to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William H. Moody to Theodore Roosevelt

Attorney General Moody intends to fully prosecute cases involving naturalization fraud and will discuss the matter with Assistant Attorney General Purdy when Purdy returns to work. Moody also stresses the importance of the Southern District of New York Office and encourages the President to appoint a top lawyer to administer that office.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-19

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert A. Fine

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert A. Fine

Theodore Roosevelt agrees with Albert A. Fine about naturalized Americans, but Fine’s statement is the direct reverse of Roosevelt’s statement about hyphenated Americans. Roosevelt is utterly against any “Native-American” movement in the same way he is against any “German-American” or “Irish-American” or “English-American” movement. Roosevelt is “just a plain ‘American.'”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-05

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Callan O’Laughlin

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Callan O’Laughlin

President Roosevelt has sent John Callan O’Laughlin’s letters to Secretary of State Elihu Root. They are particularly valuable in what they say regarding Japan and Hawaii. He notes that it is impossible for him to get Congress to do what he wants. Roosevelt would like Congress to provide for the building of four new battleships and allow the naturalization of the Japanese.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-13

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root

After learning more about a case concerning efforts by the Hungarian government to prevent Austro-Hungarian immigrants from becoming American citizens, President Roosevelt tells Secretary of State Root that Marcus Braun was in the right, and that the State Department erred in backing up then-ambassador Bellamy Storer, who Roosevelt now believes had become “wholly valueless from the standpoint of representing American interests.” He wishes that the cable mentioned by Braun in an enclosed letter could be authenticated and publicized.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-28

Resolutions endorsing Theodore Roosevelt

Resolutions endorsing Theodore Roosevelt

These draft resolutions of the Republican party in the state of Ohio endorse President Roosevelt’s administration. They describe his enforcement of Inter-State Commerce and Anti-Trust Laws, advancing the Panama Canal project, passing the Hepburn Act regulating railway rates and a bill on meat inspection, and his foreign policy. The resolutions urge Congress to pass a “stringent immigration law” to ensure that only the most industrious immigrants are allowed to enter the United States. They discuss the country’s industrial progress and condemn dishonest business practices. They close by reaffirming support of a protective tariff.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906

Letter from W. S. Boyd to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from W. S. Boyd to Theodore Roosevelt

W. S. Boyd, a long-time reader of The Outlook and a current British citizen, asks Theodore Roosevelt for information and advice on naturalization. He previously objected to taking the oath of citizenship, but after five years in the country, he wants to become a citizen of the United States of America, even if the price is taking an “objectionable” oath. However, while attempting to file his papers, Boyd learned of the “unreasonable and unnecessary delay” of two more years and ninety days. He wants to know why a well-informed individual, such as himself, has to wait so long to become naturalized and be able to vote. Other immigrants who “blindly” sign a petition can then, similarly, “blindly” vote after only five years. Boyd asks if there is any way he can become a citizen and vote before 1914.   

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-10

Letter from William J. Youngs to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William J. Youngs to Theodore Roosevelt

William J. Youngs sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of The Atlantic with an article on the Supreme Court and states that he heard that Vaughn will send The Forum with an article on the National Constitutional Convention. Judge Thomas I. Chatfield is holding a class for naturalization and hopes Roosevelt can attend. Finally, Youngs expresses his appreciation of getting to see Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and sends his regards to the Roosevelt family.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-25

Memorandum concerning John Mitchell

Memorandum concerning John Mitchell

This memorandum explains the facts surrounding the case of John Mitchell, a naturalized citizen born in Turkey. After living in New York City for many years, Mitchell returned to Turkey in 1906 and was made to surrender his passport and renounce his citizenship. The memorandum states that a note has been added to Mitchell’s naturalization papers so that proper action can be taken if he returns to the United States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-18

Letter from William Sturgis Bigelow to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William Sturgis Bigelow to Theodore Roosevelt

William Sturgis Bigelow discusses Japanese sentiment toward the United States in the wake of some racial tensions in California. Bigelow suggests that Roosevelt endorse the idea of naturalization for Japanese in the country, because that might instill some goodwill toward the United States in Japan. Bigelow states that a boycott would hurt California, but would “serve her right” in the wake of legislation against “Mongolians.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-25