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Letter from Victor Howard Metcalf to John Hay

Letter from Victor Howard Metcalf to John Hay

Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf has received correspondence detailing the plan of the British government to send a gunboat to patrol the waters surrounding the Commander Islands in an attempt to reduce fur seal poaching in that area. Metcalf recommends that the United States government also send a gunboat “for the purpose of seizing and arresting any American vessels that may be found sealing in such waters.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-16

Creator(s)

Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936

Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to Joseph Hodges Choate

Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to Joseph Hodges Choate

Acting Secretary of State Loomis informs Ambassador Choate that Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor Howard Metcalf has suggested the American government provide a vessel to patrol the Commander Islands for the purpose of seizing and arresting any American vessels found poaching fur seals. Loomis requests that Choate “ascertain if this suggestion is acceptable to the British Government.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-18

Creator(s)

Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948

Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to Spencer F. Eddy

Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to Spencer F. Eddy

Acting Secretary of State Loomis informs Chargé d’Affaires Eddy that they believe it would be best for the American Government to provide a vessel to patrol the Commander Islands for the purpose of seizing and arresting any American vessels found poaching fur seals, instead of having the British Government inform them of American poaching. Loomis requests that Eddy make an inquiry of the Russian Government to see if they are amenable to this suggestion.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-18

Creator(s)

Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948

Letter from Francis B. Loomis to William Loeb

Letter from Francis B. Loomis to William Loeb

Acting Secretary of State Loomis reports that there has been correspondence from the British government concerning their plan to send a gunboat to the Commander Islands to prevent fur seal poaching by British and Japanese vessels. Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor Howard Metcalf has suggested that the United States government should also send a gunboat to prevent poaching by American vessels. If the British and Russian governments are amenable to this plan, President Roosevelt has the option of ordering a gunboat for this purpose.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-18

Creator(s)

Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948