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Henry E. Huck briefly outlines three options for implementing his Proclamation for countries to remove their unwanted populations. The plans include means of granting land concessions to the United States and England, reimbursements, possible forms of governance, and international arbitration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-03
Senator Platt reminds President Roosevelt of the matter of appointing William Blumenthal as secretary to Portugal. He asks Roosevelt to read the attached letters from Blumenthal and Senator Horace White on the issue.
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1905-01-19
Kermit and Belle Roosevelt will be returning to the United States for a visit and he hopes to be able to introduce Belle to the Fergusons. They had a fun honeymoon and are very happy together.
1914-06-22
Benjamin F. Barnes submits a message to be sent to King Carlos I of Portugal for President Roosevelt’s approval.
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1903-07
President Roosevelt agrees with William Kent, and outlines the foreign policy stance he believes the United States should follow in its relationship with Japan. Roosevelt has come to see the matter of Japanese workers immigrating to the United States as “a race question.” He believes that Japanese citizens should not be permitted to settle permanently in America. However, Roosevelt does not want to provoke a war by offending the “sensitive” Japanese government and population. Current legislation in California and Nevada banning Japanese children from public schools frustrates him, because it is offensive to Japan and does not prevent immigration. Roosevelt wants to forbid Japanese immigration while treating the Japanese government politely and continuing to build up the American navy. He seconds Kent’s view that Japanese laborers should not work on Hawaiian sugar plantations. Roosevelt would prefer to send laborers from Spain, Portugal, or Italy, who could become naturalized United States citizens.
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1909-02-04
President Roosevelt sends his sympathies to King Manuel II of Portugal regarding the recent deaths of his father and brother.
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1908-02-03
President Roosevelt thanks Minister Bryan for sending the interesting speech and asks that he send Roosevelt’s regards to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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1903-09-15
Frederick C. Hicks asks Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary, Frank Harper, if he can schedule a time to see Roosevelt. Hicks also tells Harper that he visited Harper’s country, in addition to Spain and Portugal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-29
This report compiled by Luther Hess Waring contains the laws of various European countries regarding futures, options, and other limitations that affect stock exchanges. The countries included in the document are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland, with particular attention paid to the German Empire.
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1908-03-19
Ambassador Reid reports that he took the first opportunity to meet with King Edward VII and present President Roosevelt’s letter, which the King appreciated. Reid thought the King looked well, although he was “a good deal affected” by the recent assassination of Carlos I, King of Portugal. It seems likely that Prime Minister Henry Campbell-Bannerman will retire soon, as he is in poor health. The general feeling is that H. H. Asquith will replace him, although things are generally not going well for the Liberals.
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1908-03-03
Ambassador Tower relays to President Roosevelt a private conversation he had with Emperor William II of Germany, who had recently heard reports of Japanese soldiers training and gathering in Mexico, Peru, and Chile. The Emperor believes that the Japanese are preparing to seize the Panama Canal if war is declared. Additionally, reports from Portugal suggest that the Japanese are preparing for war against the United States. He approves of Roosevelt’s decision to send the war fleet out because it has strengthened the position of the United States.
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1908-01-28
Secretary of State Root sends President Roosevelt a copy of a telegram from the Queen Consort of Portugal.
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1907-02-01
Text of an agreement between the United States and Spain for reciprocal tariff concessions between the two nations. Typed in both English and Spanish, and signed by American Ambassador Collier and Spanish Minister of State Pío Gullón.
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1906-08-01
Andrew Carnegie agrees with President Roosevelt on disarmament, although he recognizes that it will be difficult to formulate a satisfactory plan. Carnegie says Roosevelt’s declaration that the United States does not seek to increase the present Navy but only to maintain it will be the great force making for agreement. Carnegie criticizes the practice of failing to give previous notice of war before attacking, and presents the “League of Peace” idea as the easiest and best solution. He encourages Roosevelt to be the one to formally propose it, as the United States is the only great power “free from international jealousies.”
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1906-08-27
Ambassador Sternburg writes President Roosevelt about the terms of the Madrid conference regulating the rights of foreigners in Morocco.
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1905-06-01
Charles Gates Dawes recommends that Colonel Charles Page Bryan be given consideration for promotion in the diplomatic service based on his prior service record and for his valuable assistance in the campaign.
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1905-01-27
Thomas St. John Gaffney writes to President Roosevelt about several enclosed documents that he wrote: campaign articles and a pamphlet about the Irish that John Gardner Coolidge thought was particularly helpful during the campaign. Gaffney also requests consideration for a consular appointment to a European country. Since he is a Catholic who has contacts in the Vatican, Gaffney mentions Belgium, Portugal, or any Catholic European court.
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1904-12-19
Francis C. Travers forwards a letter from Colonel Edward L. Duffy about the dinner President Roosevelt will be attending for the Society of the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick. Travers has enclosed a newspaper clipping, too. Travers is pleased with the appointment of Robert John Wynne as Postmaster General. He is also pleased about the appointment of William R. Willcox as Postmaster of New York City.
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1904-12-05
Kermit Roosevelt discusses a recent trip to Europe. Roosevelt criticizes Mr. Bacon’s inability to handle the excessive death associated with the World War. He describes to his father the state of various countries in Europe, and discusses Spain’s pro-German sentiments.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915
Text of a speech Ambassador Charles Page Bryan delivered at a Portuguese reception for the visiting USS Brooklyn.
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1903-09