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Secretary of State Hay forwards to President Roosevelt a rough draft of a proclamation of neutrality following the precedent set during the Franco-Prussian War. Hay suggests Roosevelt will likely want feedback from Secretary of War William H. Taft or Attorney General Philander C. Knox before it is approved.
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1904-02-10
Secretary of War Root informs President Roosevelt that William H. Taft will not have time to attend a banquet in San Francisco.
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1904-01-16
Leonard Wood encloses letters concerning the “Associated Press episode.” He discusses the status of the Senate’s confirmation of him as Major General and the investigation surrounding his appointment. Wood also reports on unrest in the Moro province of the Philippines, for which he is governor.
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1904-01-07
Melza Riggs Wood Winthrop thanks Corinne Roosevelt Robinson for the gift, and regrets that she could not attend her wedding. She describes the farewell extended in the Philippines to William H. Taft as he ends his service as Civil Governor of the Philippines. She also extends New Year’s wishes.
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1904-01-05
Secretary of War Root asks President Roosevelt to make arrangements through the State Department for nomination of William H. Taft as Secretary of War, with Root’s resignation to take effect on February 1, 1904.
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1903-12-30
Henry Beach Needham is in the “land of Fairbanks” but everyone appears to be supporting President Roosevelt. One prominent Democratic family is afraid of William Jennings Bryan and wants to vote for Roosevelt. Needham suggests a Roosevelt-Taft ticket would be popular and set up Taft for the 1912 election.
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1903-04
Series of exhibits highlighting religious issues in the Philippines, including disputes between religious and municipal authorities, opposition to the friars, and conflict between the Catholic Church and the Iglesia Filipina Independiente.
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1903
Archbishop John Ireland congratulates President Roosevelt about the success of the negotiations with the Vatican over the purchase of the Friar’s land in the Philippines. Ireland provides evaluations of several politicians both in Minnesota and at the national level.
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1903-12-23
J. H. Woodard discusses politics in Ohio, asserting that President Roosevelt is the only Republican who can be elected president in 1904.
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1903-12-14
Benjamin Ide Wheeler addresses issues involving discrimination allegations in the Philippines.
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1903-12-15
Wood describes recent attack by Moros revolutionaries on U.S. troops in Jolo, Philippines, and the status of Moro Rebellion there. He believes the U.S. has “good ground” for ending the Bates Treaty. He also recommends having Roosevelt’s daughter Alice visit at a later date.
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1903-12-07
Bishop Dougherty thanks President Roosevelt for returning control of the Seminary, which is currently occupied by troops, to the Catholic Church. Dougherty believes that if the former property of the Catholic Church, now in the hands of Bishop Gregorio Aglípay y Labayán of the independent Christian church, was returned, it would greatly contribute to the pacification of the islands.
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1903-11-27
Partial page of The Commercial Advertiser with articles relating to William Jennings Bryan’s candidacy, Cuban Reciprocity, Governor Taft purchasing the friars’ lands in the Philippine islands, a Bogota conspiracy, and gold imports.
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1903-11-12
Elihu Root encloses a letter from William H. Taft, marking a passage as a suitable addition to their descriptive vocabulary.
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1903-11-12
Luke E. Wright thanks President Roosevelt for his appointment as Civil Governor of the Philippines.
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1903-10-22
Beekman Winthrop relays that he will meet with Governor General of the Philippines William H. Taft, who is sailing for San Fransisco on “the Korea.”
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1903-10-29
Benjamin Ide Wheeler congratulates President Roosevelt for making the country better through his letter on lynching, the Syracuse speech, and the Miller case decision. Wheeler reviews events in San Francisco politics and is pleased with the California plans related to the National Irrigation Law.
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1903-10-10
Beekman Winthrop requests that the copy of the letter President Roosevelt wrote to Governor Taft regarding Winthrop’s appointment be sent to Robert Winthrop.
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1903-09-22
Justice McDonough of the Supreme Court of the Philippines is surprised by the rumors that he has been “antagonizing the Commissioners,” so he explains to President Roosevelt his interactions with Governor William H. Taft and General James Francis Smith. McDonough discusses the conflict between the Catholic friars and the government and expresses regret that the friars wish only to deal with Taft and not Smith, the latter of whom has been described harshly by Filipino Catholics. For his own part, McDonough has been reticent to denounce the friars because he sees their potential to preach peace, lawfulness, and loyalty to the United States and because he upholds freedom of religion in the Philippines. He also sees the sale of the friars’ lands as “purely a church question.” These privately expressed opinions aside, McDonough assures Roosevelt that he has been careful with his words and has not opposed Taft, Smith, or Vice Governor Wright in any way. He also quells a rumor that he has sought a seat of his own on the commission, expressing his desire merely to “serve this court with credit” before returning to Albany. He closes with a postscript requesting financial and transportation assistance for him and his family to return home when his term in the Philippines is over.
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1903-09-14
Benjamin F. Montgomery forwards a telegram from Governor Taft to President Roosevelt. Taft has advised Beekman Winthrop to decline the judgeship and wait for another vacancy. Winthrop is outranked by several individuals and his rapid promotion could be embarrassing. Secretary of State Hay should be informed that the Colombian Congress has not discussed the canal question and the situation is unchanged. Deciphered telegram and original cipher.
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1903-09-19