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

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Letter from Amasa Pierce Thornton to George B. Cortelyou

Letter from Amasa Pierce Thornton to George B. Cortelyou

Amasa Pierce Thornton is organizing an effort to Americanize the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the Philippines that the Vatican will find acceptable. He wants an audience with Secretary of War Root and Archbishop Ireland. He wants an agreement that is acceptable to Root, Governor of the Philippines William H. Taft, the Vatican, and President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-30

Report on Filipino church dispute

Report on Filipino church dispute

This series of communications discusses a dispute between the Catholic Church and the Philippine Independent Church over the right to perform mass at a church in Malabon. The Catholic bishop ordered that non-Catholics cannot observe the mass in this Catholic chapel. The priests refused to let the Philippine Independent Church perform the mass and withheld a sacred stone for the observance. Correspondence includes a lengthy piece of canon law regarding the ownership of public and private chapels or oratories.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-09

Extracts from a letter of Lieutenant Eugene Leo Bisset

Extracts from a letter of Lieutenant Eugene Leo Bisset

Lieutenant Bisset has noticed that American authority has not been fully extended to all of the Filipino territory once controlled by Spain. The local sultan near Jolo has been inquiring about this discrepancy and unless American authority is extended the sultan may use his technical sovereignty to sell this territory to Great Britain or Germany.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11-04

Letter from Edward Schinck to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Edward Schinck to Theodore Roosevelt

Edward Schnick blames Theodore Roosevelt for the Democrats gaining control of New York and the United States and releases his indignation at Roosevelt and his politics. He complains about the activities of Roosevelt at the 1912 Chicago Republican Convention. He thinks that Roosevelt sold President Taft out on account of his ego. He says that Roosevelt’s return from Africa looked like a “Barnum Circus.” He promises never to vote for Roosevelt again and urges him to retire from the public sphere.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-11-08

Letter from Thomas O’Gorman to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Thomas O’Gorman to Theodore Roosevelt

Bishop O’Gorman is pleased that President Roosevelt is recovering from the accident that happened in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He congratulates Roosevelt on the settlement of the Anthracite Coal Strike and the appointment of Bishop Spaulding to the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. Pope Leo XIII has had kind things to say about the American administration of the Philippines and hopes the nomination of Monsignor Giovanni Battista Guidi as apostolic delegate to the Philippines is pleasing to Roosevelt and Governor Taft.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-17

Filipino independence

Filipino independence

Newspaper article supporting President Roosevelt and Governor Taft’s belief that the Philippines will be ready for independence after two or three generations. Roosevelt may speak about Filipino independence but he does not support immediate independence.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06

Telegram from Joseph M. Dixon to Theodore Roosevelt

Telegram from Joseph M. Dixon to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Dixon sends Theodore Roosevelt the statement he made in response to President Taft announcing his support for presidential preference primaries. Dixon’s statement points out several states where legislation to enact primaries is being opposed by Taft supporters. He questions whether Taft will now instruct his managers to support primary legislation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-18

Exhibit no. 23

Exhibit no. 23

Report with correspondence from Governor William H. Taft, local Filipino officials, and attorneys representing the Archdiocese of Manila regarding local government in Cavite and the closing of a Catholic cemetery.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-15

Letter from John Ireland to Clarence Ransom Edwards

Letter from John Ireland to Clarence Ransom Edwards

Archbishop Ireland would like to be informed when more teachers are to be selected for the Philippines. He is pleased that Catholic agitation against the Roosevelt administration is “quelled for good.” The new Apostolic delegate to the Philippines, Monsignor Giovanni Battista Guidi, is an old friends of Ireland’s and is an excellent choice.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-03

Letter from Elihu Root to John Ireland

Letter from Elihu Root to John Ireland

Secretary of War Root is concerned about Catholic reaction to Governor General of the Philippines William H. Taft’s negotiations with the Vatican regarding the removal of the friars from the Philippines. Root believes that a great deal is being accomplished in Rome and that U.S. Catholic complaints are veiled attempts to halt negotiations. He hopes that Archbishop Ireland recognizes the benefit of such negotiations and elects to address the concerns of American Catholics accordingly.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-19