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Stuntz, Homer C. (Homer Clyde), 1858-1924

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Letter from Ralph M. Easley to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Ralph M. Easley to Theodore Roosevelt

Ralph M. Easley informs President Roosevelt that labor leader John Mitchell will be publishing a letter in the Mine Workers’ Journal next week which will repudiate the hand bill and telegram that are being circulated with an interview he did not endorse. Easley believes that this will lead to attacks on Samuel Gompers for violating instructions. Easley also reports that he has been given information that William H. Taft is being criticized on Catholic and Unitarian matters, although he is being defended by Homer C. Stuntz, who was in the Philippines during the Taft administration.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-16

Creator(s)

Easley, Ralph M. (Ralph Montgomery), 1858-

Letter from William H. Taft to Elihu Root

Letter from William H. Taft to Elihu Root

William H. Taft defends the opium-farm system recommended by the Philippine Commission in response to an increase in opium smuggling due to high tariffs and increased opium use in the Philippines. Under the proposal, Filipinos would not be permitted to smoke opium, and Chinese in the Philippines would. Taft argues that the proposal will decrease opium usage and increase revenues. Taft suggests sending the study commission to Japan, Burma, Formosa, and Java to investigate various opium policies.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-13

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930