Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf
President Roosevelt instructs Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf to issue “specific and rigid instructions” to officials of the Bureau of Immigration that the government will not tolerate discourtesy or harsh treatment towards Chinese merchants, travelers, or students. Roosevelt has been concerned with how the law has been applied for some time, especially regarding its application in San Francisco, and because of some recent actions by Commissioner of Immigration Hart Hyatt North.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-16
