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This article prints a letter from Mexican General Venustiano Carranza de la Garza addressed to United States Consul J. O. Caruthers in response to a message from Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan. Carranza criticizes the United States for landing troops at Veracruz and for dealing with the presidential usurper Victoriano Huerta.
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1914-04-22
In the unlikely event of war with Mexico, Theodore Roosevelt requests permission to raise a division of cavalry similar to the Rough Riders of the Spanish-American War. He summarizes his plan for creating the unit and argues in favor of its potential effectiveness.
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1911-03-14
Theodore Roosevelt is sorry that he cannot visit California. Roosevelt feels that President Taft may not be able to regain lost ground despite recent actions. Roosevelt also believes Mexico needs a more conservative leader.
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1911-08-22
Theodore Roosevelt thanks President Taft for the letter regarding the situation in Mexico. He has refused two invitations from Ambassador Wilson to speak in Mexico. Roosevelt is pleased to be ending what he hopes will be his last speaking tour.
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1911-04-01
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Charles C. Bull, expressing his opinion about Woodrow Wilson whom he calls “the most wretched creature we have had in the presidential chair.”
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1916-02-04
Theodore Roosevelt hopes that the Republican Party will show wisdom, but is in doubt due to President Wilson, whom he believes to probably be the worst president ever. Roosevelt specifically is critical of President Wilson’s recognition of Venustiano Carranza as President of Mexico.
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1915-10-23
Theodore Roosevelt tells Progressive National Committee Member Pearl Wight that he agrees that the American people are apathetic, especially on the issue of American interest and honor in Mexico, making them more to blame than President Wilson and Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan for the situation. Roosevelt recalls a speech by former Vermont Senator Redfield Proctor.
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1915-03-13
Theodore Roosevelt thanks William M. Hanson for his letter and expresses regret that he cannot do more, both for “our people” and the “innocent Mexicans, who have suffered so dreadfully.”
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1915-03-05
Theodore Roosevelt greatly wishes he could have been president during the Mexican Revolution and the First World War. Roosevelt also wishes that the documents sent to him by Jean Jules Jusserand could be widely circulated. Roosevelt further states that he hopes the English and French governments will treat the Wilson administration the same way Abraham Lincoln’s administration treated the English and French governments during the American Civil War, when the official classes were hostile to the United States.
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1915-02-06
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Robert Harry Munro Ferguson for the letter and conveys greetings from his family. Roosevelt is sending Ferguson a book, and asks that he share it with Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson once he is finished with it. Roosevelt tells about a conversation he had with a German friend who said that the way the United States neglected its duty in Mexico had caused as much suffering as Germany’s actions caused in Belgium, and that Roosevelt thinks he is right. Roosevelt also comments on many people who want to keep America out of the war, and says that England suffers because of the current prominence of their point of view.
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1915-01-22
Theodore Roosevelt writes to John Campbell Greenway. Roosevelt encloses a check of a hundred dollars and adds that he can always “lean” on Greenway. Roosevelt also shares his opinion on the American government and their actions in relation to the Mexican revolution.
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1915-01-04
Bertrand W. Sinclair describes his trip throughout Mexico to Theodore Roosevelt, including the effects the insurgents are having on both Mexican and American citizens in Mexico. Sinclair does not view General Madera as an effective leader. Sinclair asks Roosevelt to send an autographed picture to his host, M. A. Leach.
Although President Taft doubts there will be a war against Mexico and Japan, he is favorable to Theodore Roosevelt’s request to form a cavalry division similar to the Rough Riders. Taft reviews his understanding of conditions in Mexico and the actions he has taken to protect American interests.
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1911-03-22
Bradner F. Bean welcomes Theodore Roosevelt to Los Angeles. Bean tells Roosevelt of his worries regarding the Mexican Revolution, and is of the opinion that peace is the most important thing at this time as he does not want the Panama Canal Exposition ruined by conflict. Money should be be invested in irrigation projects rather than in the military.
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1911-03-20
William H. H. Llewellyn tells Theodore Roosevelt that he recently shook hands with Roque González Garza, who is involved in the Mexican Revolution. Llewellyn is afraid that trouble will continue for a long time in Mexico if there is no compromise. The reception Roosevelt has received in Texas and New Mexico have convinced Llewellyn that Roosevelt and his policies are even more beloved by the people than they were when he was in office. Llewellyn feels sad he was left at El Paso by accident, and asks what Roosevelt’s route is so that he can possibly meet up with him again.
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1911-03-16
George Curry tells Theodore Roosevelt of many of the arrangements that have been made for him during his visit to New Mexico. One unique matter that Curry mentions and asks Roosevelt’s advice on concerns a recent meeting between representatives of the Mexican government and representatives of the insurgent government that he was party to. The representatives have suggested a belief that Roosevelt might be able to help mediate the conflict of the Mexican Revolution and help prevent its expansion, and have asked if it would be possible to meet with them sometime during his trip. Curry asks Roosevelt to let him know if he wishes to arrange such a meeting.
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1911-03-07
Otto R. Winter tells Theodore Roosevelt of a recent trip he made to Mexico, and in particular about his visit to insurgent camps and Francisco I. Madero, a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution. Madero does not want to be President of Mexico for personal reasons, but wishes to bring about reform in Mexico. Winter tells Roosevelt that Madero would like to meet Roosevelt, whom he admires, and offers to arrange such a meeting while Roosevelt is traveling through Texas.
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1911-03-04
William H. H. Llewellyn sends Theodore Roosevelt a clipping from an Albuquerque newspaper, and provides Roosevelt an update on plans for his visit to El Paso. Several secretaries of prominent people involved with the Mexican Revolution wish to speak with Roosevelt, and Llewellyn encourages Roosevelt to meet with them.
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1911-02-27
Rough Rider Robert H. Bruce tells Theodore Roosevelt that he believes that revolution in Mexico is inevitable. The revolution will likely affect Americans, and Bruce believes that Roosevelt should lead the army if Americans are affected. Bruce, who missed out on fighting in Cuba, wants to fight alongside him if this happens.
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1911-02-10
Appeals on behalf of the Mexican Revolutionaries state that they are poorly treated by the current government, and wish for Theodore Roosevelt to intercede and mediate on their behalf.
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1911-03-23