Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
President Roosevelt informs Secretary of State Root he approves of the plan for the proposed Hague permanent court.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-08
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Netherlands--Hague
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom Reid gives President Roosevelt an update on international politics in Europe, especially events in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Russia. He assures the President that the London Morning Post has a good opinion of him, and proposes a solution to the problem of one of its correspondents writing unfairly on the Roosevelt administration.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-04-17
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Letter from Andrew Carnegie to Theodore Roosevelt
Andrew Carnegie accepts President Roosevelt’s invitation and sets a date for their luncheon. Carnegie congratulates Roosevelt on Archibald B. Roosevelt’s recovery. Roosevelt now has time for other matters. Issuance of capital stock to finance railroads needs to be regulated. Carnegie will show Roosevelt his speech for the Peace Conference and hopes to receive suggestions. He thinks that he will have greater success if Elihu Root goes to the Hague with him.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-03-12
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Letter from Andrew Carnegie to Theodore Roosevelt
Andrew Carnegie tells President Roosevelt that he believes the priority at the next Hague Peace Conference must be the establishment of an international police force.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-14
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Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt
Nicholas Murray Butler updates President Roosevelt on the progress being made to establish the Association for International Conciliation, with funding from Andrew Carnegie. The peace work of the association is to be done as quietly as possible and in accordance with the wishes of Roosevelt and Secretary of State Elihu Root. In addition, Butler offers Roosevelt his support in regard to the Brownsville affair and encourages Roosevelt to keep up a “stiff front” to the “Senate oligarchy.” Butler also shares his observations regarding how railroad officials are trying to make the new railroad rate law unpopular, but concludes that, despite challenges, the law will succeed in the end.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-21
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Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt
German Emperor William II wrote Ambassador Sternburg that the Russians are sending Friedrich Fromhold Martens to Berlin to discuss the Second Hague Conference. William II would like to make a preliminary agreement with Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-20
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Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Ambassador Reid updates President Roosevelt about his diplomatic activities and assures him that he has been keeping Secretary of State Elihu Root in the loop. Reid suspects that the Russians and Germans are trying to get an American diplomat to make a statement regarding disarmament, so they can better position themselves at the upcoming Peace Conference.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-18
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Letter from Albert Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt
Albert Shaw, editor of the magazine Review of Reviews, informs President Roosevelt that William T. Stead, editor of the English Review of Reviews, is visiting the United States as a guest of Andrew Carnegie in order to attend Carnegie’s peace conference. Shaw thinks that Roosevelt may wish to speak with Stead, and says that even though Stead is an advocate for peace, he does not lack in practical sense.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-04-06
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Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt
Nicholas Murray Butler tells President Roosevelt about the League for International Conciliation, organized by Senator Estournelles de Constant of France. Butler hopes that Roosevelt’s Nobel Prize fund might support this group, or at least not work in opposition to it. Butler is in charge of organizing American membership in the organization, has already arranged a conference with Andrew Carnegie and Congressman Richard Bartholdt, and reports that there is enthusiasm from many different people within the United States. He encloses a list of the membership in the League thus far.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-11
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Telegram from William Loeb to Rudolph Forster
William Loeb writes to Assistant Secretary of State Forster with a message for him to deliver to Japanese Minister Kogoro Takahira. President Roosevelt explains the situation regarding Russian plenipotentiaries. Russia has agreed to move the peace talks to Washington, D.C., from the Hague, Netherlands. Roosevelt believes that Russia indeed intends to make peace with Japan and he feels it would be best to grant an armistice if one is requested.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-07-02
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Letter from George von Lengerke Meyer to Theodore Roosevelt
Ambassador George von Lengerke Meyer updates President Roosevelt on the difficulties he has encountered trying to obtain Russia’s commitment to peace negotiations with Japan.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-18
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Letter from George von Lengerke Meyer to Theodore Roosevelt
Late last night, Ambassador Meyer received a letter from Minister Lamzdorf informing him of Emperor Nicholas II’s decision to accept President Roosevelt’s invitation for peace talks with Japan. Meyer has had some frustrating and heated discussions with Lamzdorf and has had to threaten to take matters to the Emperor himself. Lamzdorf is eager to know who the Japanese plan to appoint as plenipotentiaries, so that Russia can choose its best representatives. Meyer hopes that Russia does not appoint Ambassador Nelidov who he considers to be “too old and nervous.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-18
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Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to Lloyd Carpenter Griscom
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis writes to Minister Griscom informing him that President Roosevelt has advised Minister Takahira that it would be unwise for Japan to appear uncooperative in the upcoming peace talks. Loomis explains that throughout the conflict, Russia has appeared to be the difficult party. Roosevelt believes that it would be a “misfortune for Japan” if they were to “hang back” in the conference. Although Roosevelt regretted that Japan rejected the Hague as the place of meeting, he has arranged for the meeting to take place in the United States.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-16
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Memorandum for the Japanese government
President Roosevelt has announced the location of the peace negotiations as Washington, D.C., as Japan wished. Roosevelt also urged Russia to grant its diplomats full decision making powers.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-15
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Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to Whitelaw Reid
Acting Secretary of State Loomis sends a private message to Ambassador Reid in London regarding President Roosevelt’s efforts to encourage countries such as Japan to agree upon The Hague. Loomis suggests that the King and his government’s future efforts should involve Japan and peace. Loomis mentions Roosevelt’s need to know the English government’s plans for peace.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-15
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Letter from V. N. Lamzdorf to Arthur Paul Nicholas Cassini
Count Lamzdorf informs Count Cassini that the Imperial Russian government does not object to The Hague as a meeting place for plenipotentiaries. The Russian Emperor will appoint people of high rank who have his confidence to be the delegates.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-14
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Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to George von Lengerke Meyer
President Roosevelt is trying his hardest to get the meeting between Russia and Japan at The Hague.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-14
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Letter from Andrew Dickson White to Theodore Roosevelt
Andrew Dickson White asks President Roosevelt if he can make use of the “Special Mediation” as given in Title II, Article VIII of the 1899 Hague Arbitration Convention to end the “Eastern War.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-05-31
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Letter from William H. Taft to Henry Cabot Lodge
Secretary of War Taft responds to a letter from Senator Lodge regarding treaties that President Roosevelt has given to the Senate. Taft breaks down Lodge’s questions about articles in the treaties regarding legal and constitutional aspects, and evaluates amendments that the Senate proposes to add. Taft points out that the treaties currently under discussion refer to previous conventions which established a Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, and discusses how the powers of this court interact with the powers of the United States government, specifically with reference to the making and execution of treaties. Taft also encloses a memo by Judge Charles E. Magoon.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-02-07
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After he becomes an ex
This cartoon depicts four different options for President Roosevelt after he leaves office: “President of Harvard,” “In charge of the Panama Canal,” “A member of the Peace Congress at The Hague,” or “U.S. Senator from New York.” Caption: A composite horoscope by the Hon. Champ Clark.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-04