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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Davis Long

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt encloses three memoranda for Secretary of the Navy Long. The first concerns the suitability of the Dry Tortugas as a naval base, the second is about the subject of torpedoes, and the third reports that the Italian government has agreed to sell two armored cruisers to Spain. Roosevelt calls Long’s attention to the growth of Spain’s naval force, in contrast to the United States’ relative stagnation.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1898-01-22

Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Navy Long would like to delay the decision on the naval station in Puerto Rico until the capabilities of the various anchorages have been determined and the various harbor improvements completed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Truman Handy Newberry

President Roosevelt asks Acting Secretary of the Navy Newberry to prepare a full report as to why Bahía Honda, Cuba, was selected as a location for a naval station, in view of recent reports as to its unsuitability.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-24

Memorandum from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

In a memorandum requested by President Roosevelt, Secretary of War Taft outlines the reasons for the reversal of the Joint Board of the Army and Navy’s 1903 unanimous decision to construct a defensive naval base at Subic Bay in the Philippines. The decision was reversed in 1907 due in part to the emerging strength of Japan and the cooling of relations with Japan, and to the indefensibility of the area by land.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-14

Letter from Victor Howard Metcalf to Theodore Roosevelt

Pursuant to a previous direction given by President Roosevelt to evaluate Subic Bay as a site for a naval base, Secretary of the Navy Metcalf forwards Roosevelt a letter sent to the Naval Department by a member of the Joint Board discussing this question.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-06

Letter from George Dewey to Victor Howard Metcalf

Admiral Dewey, President of the General Board of the Department of the Navy, provides a response for Secretary of the Navy Metcalf regarding President Roosevelt’s questions about the choice of Subig Bay as a naval base in the Philippines. Subig Bay had previously been evaluated by the General Board and selected as a better site for the construction of a naval base than Manila Bay. The General Board acknowledges the Army’s point that Subig Bay would be difficult to defend from the land side, and asks that the Army study the issue further with regard to plans for permanent fortifications.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-18