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President Roosevelt informs Secretary of War Taft that there is little danger anyone is fooled by what the Democratic Party said on the Philippine railroad business in The Evening Post. Roosevelt is going to see Taft in Washington, D.C., soon and is not going to make any of Judge William Henry Hunt’s report public, especially not the part about the Spaniards.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-20
President Roosevelt enclosed a portion of Judge William Henry Hunt’s report on Puerto Rico for Secretary of War Taft. Roosevelt believes Hunt has made his case for a territorial form of government but doubts that publishing part of the report is advisable during the campaign and will consult with Taft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-13
French Ensor Chadwick thanks President Roosevelt for the copy of the book Rough Riders, but stands his ground regarding what constitutes heroism. Chadwick puts a great deal of emphasis on the different characters of Americans and Spaniards, writing of the “fatalism and fanaticism” of the Spanish character, and how this was shown in the actions of Pascual Cervera y Topete.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-06
John F. Stevens complains to Theodore P. Shonts about the lack of labor for the construction of the Panama Canal. Stevens states he would like to hire Chinese and Spanish laborers instead of West Indian laborers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-04
German Ambassador Sternburg has agreed to speak at Sewanee University. He remarks on whether the Russian army will perform better than their navy, noting that “even the Spaniards” could have done better at Port Arthur.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-19
David Gregory describes, in a two-stanza poem, the battle of San Juan Hill and the defeat of the Spaniards that was led by “gallant Wood and our own Ted.”
1898-1900
Governor Taft has received a protest from the town of Dagupan regarding two Dominican friars in town. According to the Treaty of Paris, Spaniards, including friars, are entitled to go anywhere in the Philippines “in pursuit of their calling.” Citizens are not required to listen to the friars or to attend church and can attend any religious worship they choose. The government will preserve peace and freedom of religion. Governor Favilla’s task is to explain the situation to the citizens.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-13
A committee from the Chamber of Commerce of Puerto Rico will be visiting the United States and would like to meet with President Roosevelt. Governor Hunt cautions that there are Spaniards on the committee but they represent important business interests and are outside of politics. José Celso Barbosa and Sanchez Morales are reliable and were helpful in passing several pieces of legislation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-14
John Ellis Roosevelt requests the notice of personal tax assessment against Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt and a letter to show to the tax officers clarifying that Roosevelt and his family have largely resided in Washington, D.C., not New York, since Roosevelt was appointed Assistant Secretary.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1898-03-08