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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt believes it is unwise to give an interview to the newspaper. He agrees with William H. Taft’s opinion of the speeches given by J. S. Sherman and Secretary of State Elihu Root. Although he does not care for him, Roosevelt feels Governor Charles Evans Hughes should be renominated. Roosevelt wants Taft to show his personality and offers words of encouragement.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Victor Howard Metcalf to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Victor Howard Metcalf to Theodore Roosevelt

Victor Howard Metcalf provides President Roosevelt with a series of correspondences regarding an immigration inspector, George C. Triick, who was accused of mistreating Mr. Chow Tszchi, a Chinese dignitary. The department agrees that the Government should provide the utmost courtesy to Chinese people but notes issues in proving citizenship or defining who could be classified as a Chinese laborer. Chinese merchants, teachers, students and bankers are welcome, but not laborers with falsified Chinese papers pretending to be of a higher class. A treaty written in 1904 sought to deal with falsified records but the Chinese thought it was too strict. Metcalf notes any concerns of harshness in the enforcement of exclusionary laws is necessary to combat those trying to skirt the system.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-07

Creator(s)

Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Medill Patterson

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Medill Patterson

Neither Theodore Roosevelt nor his secretary received any requests from the correspondents of the Chicago Tribune for the letter Roosevelt wrote to Juliet Barrett Rublee. John Callan O’Laughlin was given permission to publish the letter in the Chicago Herald but it was not meant to be an exclusive. Roosevelt regrets that Joseph Medill Patterson was “scooped” on the letter but neither believed the letter would be considered important. Patterson’s New York correspondent should call Oyster Bay, New York, when information from Roosevelt is desired.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-05-14

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Munroe Smith

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Munroe Smith

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Munroe Smith for sending his pamphlet, “Military Strategy versus Diplomacy.” Roosevelt corrects Smith that he served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy to John Davis Long and while Long was a “high-minded, honorable man,” Roosevelt believes he was unfit to lead the Navy. For example, one of Long’s theories was to hold all warships in port until there was danger of war. After the sinking of the USS Maine, Long refused to prepare the Navy for war as he believed this would “tend to bring about war.” Roosevelt’s actual advice to William McKinley was that the Spanish government should be informed that the United States would consider the Spanish fleet being sent to American waters as a declaration of war. If the fleet were still sent, then it would be attacked on the high seas. This is different from Long’s statement but Roosevelt doubts that Long sees the distinction.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

Theodore Roosevelt writes that Senator Lodge acted rightly in the Taft matter and he should not worry. Roosevelt did not want his friend Cal (probably John Callan O’Laughlin) to promote something Roosevelt would have to deny. Roosevelt thinks Lodge will like his article the following month in which he “goes for the German-Americans.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-02-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyman Abbott

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyman Abbott

President Roosevelt objects to an article soon to be published in The Outlook about the foreign policy of his presidential administration. The author, Scott, has “not the slightest sense of perspective” on the administration’s foreign policy. In a postscript, Roosevelt suggests that First Assistant Secretary of State John Callan O’Laughlin is better suited to write the article instead.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt has recently spoken with John Callan O’Laughlin about possibly appointing him Assistant Secretary of State, and that O’Laughlin believed that when William H. Taft was inaugurated as president he “would ‘see what could be done about retaining him.'” Roosevelt informed O’Laughlin that he was mistaken, and that while he would be pleased to appoint him, it would be with the understanding that it would only be until March 4, 1909. Roosevelt has spoken with Philander C. Knox, and is confident that he will accept the position of Secretary of State in Taft’s cabinet. Roosevelt additionally discusses a possible appointment of Beekman Winthrop. In a postscript, Roosevelt mentions a rumor that Taft is considering appointing John W. Weeks instead of George von Lengerke Meyer to a cabinet position, which Roosevelt advises Taft against doing.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt shares with Senator Lodge the in-depth details of how he worked to arrange a peace conference between Russia and Japan, including substantial quotations from letters and telegrams between himself and officials of both governments, as well as with Ambassador George von Lengerke Meyer and Ambassador Lloyd Carpenter Griscom. He writes frankly of his views of the two nations, and is not sure whether the negotiations will be successful.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919