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President Roosevelt will ask Governor Taft about Lyman Abbott’s proposal. He appreciates Abbott not signing the petition to bring Emilio Aguinaldo to the United States. Aguinaldo’s presence would encourage Filipinos to “instigate armed resistance instead of working for peace and order.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-16
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon writes to Ambassador George von Lengerke Meyer about the situation in Russia. The blame for the instability of the Duma should be evenly distributed between Tsar Nicholas II and his advisors. Bacon believed actual action and sacrifices mean more than words and sees the need for the formation of a constitutional government and a route out of bankruptcy as Russia’s highest concerns. The government is suppressing the distribution of the new Viborg Manifesto, created by former Dumas members.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-28