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Standard of honors for the Camp Fire Club of American which lists big game animals from Africa divided into Honor and High Honor classifications. To be considered for an honor, applicants must submit proof and a committee will consider will take into consideration the difficulties overcome, any risk involved, the rarity of the species, and the location the animal was killed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-16
President Roosevelt writes to journalist and explorer George Kennan regarding his article in The Outlook titled “The Sword of Peace in Japan.” He explains that Kennan’s analysis of Japan’s role in the peace agreement is incorrect, and supports his position with confidential facts. Kennan is told that none of the information in the letter is to be made public, but that he may use it to draw more accurate conclusions. Roosevelt explains that he himself did not force Japan into peace, and that he was not interested in boosting his own reputation through the negotiations. Japan willfully asked for the peace agreement, and also for Roosevelt’s involvement. Despite Kennan’s claims, Japan was in no position to demand an indemnity. The cost of the war, both literal and figurative, was too great for Japan to bear, and so they chose to negotiate for peace. They do not want these facts revealed for fear of embarrassment, Roosevelt explains. He supports Japan’s decisions, although he believes they could have fought harder in the agreement for the ownership of the northern half of Sakhalin Island. He quotes a note from Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs to support his claims.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-15
President Roosevelt is interested in the clipping Charles F. Stokes mentioned and is surprised Collier’s Weekly employed “such a fakir” as Louis Livingston Seaman. The naval review was successful. He sends his regards to Stokes’s family.
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1906-09-04
President Roosevelt sends Lyman Abbott more information that paints Louis Livingston Seaman in an unfavorable light. After his message to Congress, Roosevelt would like to discuss Congressional matters and other things with Abbott.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-08
President Roosevelt takes issue with an article by Clifford Howard which appeared in The Outlook. Howard wrongly asserts that there is dishonesty and corruption among government officials who use government funds and services for personal use. In a postscript, Roosevelt also encloses information about Dr. Louis Livingston Seaman. He does not believe that Seaman can be a supporter regarding the increase of medical force in the army, because “no one could afford to be responsible for his utterly reckless statements.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-14
In response to an article in which George Kennan got facts about the peace between Russia and Japan wrong, President Roosevelt sends him information about the decision-making that led to the final peace deal. Roosevelt sends this for Kennan private information, because he believes that Kennan as a journalist is taken too seriously to misunderstand and misrepresent the facts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-15
President Roosevelt explains to Lyman Abbott the problems he has with statements and reports from Louis Livingston Seaman. In particular, Seaman has misquoted figures about deaths and wounds in the Spanish-American and Civil Wars, and Roosevelt does not trust his findings on figures in Japan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-03
President Roosevelt takes issue with the way that certain newspapers, including the New York Times, New York Evening Post, and New York World, report on the issue of campaign funds in the last election. Roosevelt assures Elbert F. Baldwin that he has never offered favors to those who have given large sums of money to his campaigns, and that he was unaware that several corporations had donated. He also discusses whom he can trust regarding the situation between Russia and Japan. He encloses a very rough draft of his upcoming message and asks Baldwin and Lyman Abbott to make suggestions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-20
President Roosevelt informs Thomas Roberts Slicer that he cannot give the letter to Louis Livingston Seaman. If Roosevelt gave a letter like that in one instance, he would have to give it in many others, which is out of the question.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-28
A statement, possibly meant for a press release, written regarding Louis Livingston Seaman, a military surgeon. The document, created from a statement by government worker Frank W. Carpenter, is edited by hand with lines struck through. Seaman “was the most prominent witness before the Beef Commission, and his testimony was rather sensational.” He claimed the army was being overfed, and although he was sent to the Philippines as a contract surgeon, he was there more to conduct business for himself.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-29
Program for the President’s Dinner organized by the Camp-Fire Club of America at the Hotel Astor on March 31, 1911.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-31
President Roosevelt writes to journalist and explorer George Kennan regarding his article in The Outlook titled “The Sword of Peace in Japan.” He explains that Kennan’s analysis of Japan’s role in the peace agreement is incorrect, and supports his position with confidential facts. Kennan is told that none of the information in the letter is to be made public, but that he may use it to draw more accurate conclusions. Roosevelt explains that he himself did not force Japan into peace, and that he was not interested in boosting his own reputation through the negotiations. Japan willfully asked for the peace agreement, and also for Roosevelt’s involvement. Despite Kennan’s claims, Japan was in no position to demand an indemnity. The cost of the war, both literal and figurative, was too great for Japan to bear, and so they chose to negotiate for peace. They do not want these facts revealed for fear of embarrassment, Roosevelt explains. He supports Japan’s decisions, although he believes they could have fought harder in the agreement for the ownership of the northern half of Sakhalin Island. He quotes a note from Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs to support his claims.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-15
Thomas Roberts Slicer would like to bring a report by Major Louis Livingston Seaman, a surgeon, to President Roosevelt’s attention, as it deals with observations Seaman made during the Russo-Japanese War concerning the efficiency and sanitation of battlefield hospitals. Slicer endorses Seaman’s character and knowledge, and would like for Roosevelt to meet with him to discuss the report and what can be done to improve sanitation in the United States Army. He also thanks Roosevelt for the actions he has taken in the case of Colonel Charles O. Shepard. Slicer plans to visit the White House soon, and would like to see Roosevelt for a few minutes, if possible.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-25