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Grace Bigelow asks Corrine Roosevelt Robinson to read an enclosure from Philippe Bunau-Varilla regarding the Panama Canal. Bunau-Varilla would like to meet with President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-21
E. Spencer Pratt relays the latest news from Paris regarding the Panama Canal. He believes that the Panama route will be the easiest and most commercially viable route for an inter-oceanic canal and suggests that the concessions for the canal be purchased from the Compagnie Nouvelle du Canal de Panama. Pratt offers his services to the government for future negotiations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-02
Rafael Uribe Uribe introduces himself as a representative of Colombia’s Liberal Party and a soldier of the rebel army. He explains his party’s opposition to the conservative regime and asserts that it fought against the extension of the concession of the Panama Canal to the French. He asserts that the liberals are fighting against tyrannical oppression and hopes that the United States will look upon them with sympathy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12
Arthur Hamilton Lee reviews recent events related to Anglo-American relations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-17
Transcription of Senator William B. Allison’s speech at the Iowa Republican convention. Allison covers a variety of topics, including the upcoming state election, William McKinley’s assassination, economic conditions, and several foreign affairs issues.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-15
Henry Cabot Lodge write to Theodore Roosevelt about his continued concern for Roosevelt’s well-being after William McKinley’s assassination. Theories about what drove Leon Czolgosz to kill McKinley are being discussed in the media. Lodge also discusses the press coverage of who would remain in the cabinet.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-19
Edward Van Dyke Robinson encloses his article, “The West Indian and Pacific Island in Relation to the Isthmian Canal,” which he had previously discussed with President Roosevelt. Robinson also encloses another article he wrote primarily about the potential neutralization of the canal. He believes that a change in the State Department needs to be made before the canal question can be solved.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-20
Navy report on the progress of the Panama Canal, including maps and photographs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1886