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David Starr Jordan urges President Roosevelt to promote through the Hague Congress the preservation of fur seal herds, noting that conditions are ripe for such a move. Jordan believes Roosevelt ought to interest himself in this, both because of the monetary value of the herds and the opportunity to preserve species from extinction.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-21
The Interparliamentary Committee thanks President Roosevelt for his efforts on behalf of peace, and announces a second peace conference in The Hague.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-28
Under instructions from the German government, Baron von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen requests a confirmation from the U.S. government concerning the suggestion that a Moroccan conference be held in Tangiers, Morocco.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-14
Charlemagne Tower discusses the German response to the question posed by President Roosevelt to hold a second peace conference in the Hague. Germany, while amenable to the idea, wanted the United States to play a central role in defining the program rather than allowing the input of several other nations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-11
Senator Lodge believes that President Roosevelt should not be able to make treaties or agreements with other countries without consent of the Senate. The Hague treaty includes the same language as the South American treaties that were brought before the Senate, but it has been suggested that Roosevelt could make agreements between nations without reference to the Senate under the Hague treaty.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-09
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Moore, Robert J. (Robert John), 1956-; Theodore Roosevelt Association
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from October 1858 to December 1870. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s involvement in the American Civil War, Theodore Roosevelt meeting John Hay as a child, and the Roosevelt family’s first European trip.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Moore, Robert J. (Robert John), 1956-; Theodore Roosevelt Association
While President Roosevelt regretted Japan’s rejection of the Hague as the location of peace negotiations between Japan and Russia, he has notified Russia that the location will be Washington, D.C. He advises Japan to not demand an answer from Russia regarding the negotiating powers of their plenipotentiaries, as Russia used the same language Roosevelt did which was already vetted by Japan. Even if Russia does not give its representatives full negotiating power, it would not give Japan grounds to refuse to meet.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-15
Serge Ricard studies the attitude of the United States government to arbitration and disarmament proposals put forward by the First and Second Hague Peace Conferences of 1899 and 1907. Ricard notes that the United States approved of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, but he stresses that the nation, especially under the administration of Theodore Roosevelt, did not pursue disarmament proposals. Ricard asserts that Roosevelt always favored preparedness over disarmament as the best means to avoid war, and he notes that the United States’ traditional policies of isolationism and non-interference in European affairs made it unlikely the country would embrace international bodies. Ricard notes that Secretary of State Elihu Root managed America’s participation in the Second Hague Peace Conference of 1907.
Six photographs and one illustration accompany the text.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2015
Cartoon showing Theodore Roosevelt standing at “The Hague” watching a pigeon carry the message “arbitration” toward an area labelled “War!” and “Venezuela”.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
President Roosevelt stands in the middle of a variety of books about war and implements of war, including “the big stick,” “Essays on War. Roosevelt,” “The Art of War,” and “With Roosevelt at San Juan.” He is dressed in colonial attire and has a paper that reads, “call for a peace congress at the Hague.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08
Secretary of State John Hay and President Roosevelt argue with one another over a scroll of paper labeled “Kishinev Massacre protest.” A bear labeled “Russia” stands in the doorway. Caption: The bear—”Why not refer your little difficulty, gentlemen, to my court of arbitration at The Hague?”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-05
Brer Bear looks at a panther and another bear. Caption: The bear–The president just wants to see us and we just want to see the president–I don’t see as our case needs to go to The Hague.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-08
In the first section, several men speak to President Roosevelt. Caption: The Committee of International Conferences–“Mr. Roosevelt, we have arranged another Hague conference. You will kindly attend and do what you can for universal peace.” In the second section, Roosevelt rushes toward the group of men. Caption: A few days later–“It’s all fixed, gentlemen! What next?” In the third section, Roosevelt holds the “report on the international conference for the suppression of the boll weevil” as the three men look confused. Caption: A little later: Committee–“Now you might start for the Pan-American Conference, and then there’s the International Conservation Conference and the,” etc., etc. In the fourth section, one man signs a “resignation” paper while the second man holds the third man and says, “Brace up, Henry! We’ve got to get up some more conferences.” Roosevelt sits in a chair and thinks. Caption: Mr. Roosevelt–“Well, I guess I’ll have to hunt up something to do myself.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-08
Oscar S. Straus suggests that President Roosevelt write a letter asking Switzerland to either defer its Red Cross Convention, or to refer it to the second Hague Conference, as it is causing a conflict. He also suggests that Roosevelt recommend taking a more affirmative attitude on “Asiatic immigration,” which will have the practical effect concerning exclusion, but will have a better diplomatic and international affect.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-13
List of unknown origin titled “American Members of the League for International Conciliation,” enclosed with a letter created by Nobel Prize winner Nicholas Murray Butler. Andrew Carnegie and Andrew D. White are listed as “Honorary Presidents,” 12 people are listed under “Council of Direction,” and 46 people are listed as “Members.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-05
The editorial columns of Leslie’s Weekly address numerous topics in a number of highlighted columns. These include predicting that enthusiasm for William Jennings Bryan’s 1908 candidacy for the presidential election will wane, reporting on the progress of Secretary of State Elihu Root’s trip to South America, commenting that attacks on President Roosevelt’s veracity in the railway-rate-bill discussion have been mild compared to past presidents, and examining the proposition of global disarmament.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-09
In a note between Secretary of State Root and Charles Ray Dean, Root inquires if Senator George Gray, John William Griggs, and Judge Melville Weston Fuller have been made aware of their appointment to the Hague Tribunal. When Dean replies that they were notified in November 1906, Root replies, “No! We are not so pithecoid as we look.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-01
The London Times criticizes the recent peace conference in the Hague, finding that the delegates have avoided most of the hard questions at hand. While the aims of the conference for the equality of nations and the limitations of arms are laudable, most aims of the conference cannot reasonably be enforced and rely upon the goodwill of more powerful nations such as Great Britain, Germany, and the United States.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-19
Representatives from many foreign nations converge on the figure of Peace, who is returning weapons to each ruler. Edward VII, King of Great Britain; Emile Loubet; and William II, Emperor of Germany are walking away with their arms full. Andrew Carnegie stands off to the left handing out sheets of paper labeled “Words & Music of the Conference.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1907-08-07