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Theodore Roosevelt greatly appreciates the Illinois Manufacturer’s Association’s invitation but he cannot accept. He congratulates the Association on getting to visit the Panama Canal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-21
Theodore Roosevelt introduces Colonel Goethals to George Henry Payne who is going to Panama to collect information for a book. Roosevelt attests to Payne’s trustworthiness and assures that he will not misconstrue Goethals’s words. He asks Goethals to introduce Payne to Joseph Bucklin Bishop.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-17
Theodore Roosevelt introduces William Crawford Gorgas to George Henry Payne who is going to Panama to collect information for a book. Roosevelt attests to Payne’s trustworthiness and assures that he will not misconstrue Gorgas’s words.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-17
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary suggests Rose Griffith Watkins contact the editor of National Geographic Magazine for a copy of George W. Goethals’s article about the Panama Canal. Goethals is the head of the Panama Canal Commission, and his article is the most authoritative and exhaustive account of the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-03
Theodore Roosevelt is surprised by Ambassador James Bryce’s questions to William S. Cowles about fortifying the Panama Canal, which he compares to the Strait of Gibraltar. It is not a current enemy they are fortifying against but a future one, such as Germany or Japan. Roosevelt argues that fleets are not a substitute for fortifications. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is “very much shattered” but is “slowly improving.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-27
Theodore Roosevelt instructs Charles C. Bull to meet with Colonel George W. Goethals about the railway matter and to use this letter as an introduction. He agrees with Bull about his nomination in 1912 and has told his “friends” that there is not to be any movement toward nominating him. Roosevelt does not know what to say about the Porto Bello matter, especially as it relates to getting support for the Panama Canal fortifications. The issues of the “White Slave traffic” and prostitution seem nearly insoluble.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-28
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary tells Mrs. A. B. Thompson that while Roosevelt cannot remember every detail, if she desires more information about Charles J. Thompson’s medal she could write to Joseph Bucklin Bishop.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-17
Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the inscription George W. Goethals wrote in the Panama Canal pamphlet Goethals sent that he has had it bound. Roosevelt is very proud to have Goethals connected with his administration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-03
Thomas C. Day tells Theodore Roosevelt he would never respond to an attack from Delavan Smith, publisher of the Indianapolis Daily News. Day has the “heartiest contempt” for publishing men like Smith and Joseph Pulitzer. Day plans to publish his own article about Panama in The Outlook soon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-22
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary will send George E. Wickens a copy of Theodore Roosevelt’s article about fortifying the Panama Canal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-18
Frederic J. Paxon asks Theodore Roosevelt for his views on John E. White’s statements regarding arbitration and the interpretation of Roosevelt’s position on international treaties.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-14
Theodore Roosevelt accepts Herbert Bury’s request to dedicate the American edition of his book to him. Roosevelt expresses his appreciation and offers encouragement for Bury’s work and experiences in Central America.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-07
Theodore Roosevelt cannot express his opinion on the presidential nomination, nor has he or will he read the article to which Hugh T. Halbert refers. Roosevelt insists that “any man who says that there is any stain on our flag in connection with what we did in Panama is lying, deliberately and maliciously.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-29
Theodore Roosevelt introduces H. M. Leipziger to Farnham Bishop, son of Secretary of the Panama Canal Joseph Bucklin Bishop. Roosevelt attests to Bishop’s qualifications as a lecturer on the canal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-18
Theodore Roosevelt writes to James William Porch and agrees that it would be appropriate if the first ship to go through the canal was one belonging to the New Orleans Progressive Union.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-18
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks George Henry Payne for sending his articles on the Panama Canal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-11
Theodore Roosevelt appreciated Captain Mahan’s letter, and enjoyed reading his piece on the Panama Canal in The Century. Roosevelt comments on how he views the international situation, saying that he believes that the United States and Great Britain can negotiate and cooperate well, but that he feels differently towards Germany and Japan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-08
Theodore Roosevelt encloses a letter and asks William Loeb if anything can be done regarding the writer and her “poor devil of a husband.” Roosevelt has been told that Congress wants to investigate his actions on “the Tennessee Coal and Iron matter, the Sugar Trust matter, and the Panama affair.” He asks Loeb if he knows where he may obtain the letter he wrote to Charles J. Bonaparte about Tennessee Coal and Iron.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-02
Theodore Roosevelt tells John Callan O’Laughlin that he has nothing to fear about Congress investigating the “Steel Corporation matter,” the Sugar Trust, or the Panama Canal because every action was made public knowledge from the beginning. Roosevelt expected some public uproar about the Steel Corporation once the danger was past.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-02
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Judge Spring for sending the reviews and is pleased by his words on Panama and Hamilton Fish.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-02