Complains of Roosevelt
Article discusses British Parliamentary candidates, and President Roosevelt’s sympathy with the Labor Party in Great Britain.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-12-30
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Parliamentary practice
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Andrew Dickson White
President Roosevelt agrees with Andrew Dickson White’s article that the introduction of the English system of “responsible government” to the United States would be the “greatest curse one could imagine.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-30
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Ambassador Reid provides President Roosevelt with a variety of pieces of information regarding the status of English politics. Douglas Robinson and Corinne Roosevelt Robinson met with many different members of the royal family. Reid recounts a scandal regarding Prime Minister Campbell-Bannerman, who nine months after his wife died, was engaged to her caretaker. Regardless, Campbell-Bannerman has surprised most in Parliament at his effectiveness as a leader. Reid is disappointed that Robert Bond and the Liberal Party agreed to govern the colony of Newfoundland. The U. S. government is not pleased with this agreement, and many of the other premiers disagree with the Liberal Party’s policy. In particular, Alfred Deakin, the premier of Australia, is an outspoken opponent to this policy. Additionally, many of the colonies want preference in the British markets, and may sacrifice free trade agreements to achieve this status. Next, H. H. Asquith proposed an income tax for Great Britain that will introduce a new, objectionable system of old age pensions. R. B. Haldane proposed a permanent standing army in the British colonies. Augustine Burrill’s proposed Irish Council Bill is becoming unpopular and he does not have many successes as a politician. Overall, the Liberal Party is disappointed by Campbell-Bannerman’s performance.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-05-24
Letter from Edward James Livernash to Theodore Roosevelt
Edward James Livernash reports that the House Committee on Foreign Affairs has disposed of the Chinese Exclusion Bill by voting for a substitute bill. Livernash believes that their decision is “most unfortunate.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-03-25
Parliamentary reform
Transcript of a speech given by Senator Hill in the U.S. Senate. Hill wishes to revise the rules for bringing a measure to a vote. He compares them to “a mere rope of sand, without strength or force.” In his view the existing limitations on debate are severely lacking, and should be in the hands of the majority, rather than a very vocal minority of the Senate. The senator states that the rules made sense a century prior when there were far fewer states, but there are simply too many complex issues being debated by too many people for the system to continue as it stands.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1894-12-18