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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

Theodore Roosevelt complains about misrepresentations in the press, such as publications appearing in Hearst’s American, and including a recent conflict with Governor Baldwin and previous battles with Senator Platt. He agrees with Senator Lodge regarding Canadian reciprocity and is distressed at the many contradictions in the potential treaty. Roosevelt believes that the Lorimer case is very clear. He views Senator Lorimer’s unexpected election, corrupt past, and the bribery confessions of Illinois legislators as sufficient proof of Lorimer’s guilt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry W. Taft

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry W. Taft

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of War Taft of his discussion with Acting Secretary of State Robert Bacon concerning Speyer and Company. Bacon reviewed the matter with Charles H. Tweed and Jacob H. Hollander. His action cannot be reversed and even if it could, Bacon believes it improper. Roosevelt is fond of James Speyer and wishes he did not have to relay this information to Taft.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Bacon

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Bacon

President Roosevelt asks Acting Secretary of State Bacon to meet with Charles H. Tweed, of Speyer and Company, and additionally ask him to meet with Jacob H. Hollander in order to discuss the Santo Domingo debt matter. Speyer and Company understood that the matter would not be addressed without their bankers being given an equal opportunity to make proposals. Roosevelt additionally asks Bacon to arrange for Willard Dickerman Straight to go through Siberia on his way to assume his post as Consul-General at Mukden, Manchuria.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Robert Bacon to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Robert Bacon to Theodore Roosevelt

Acting Secretary of State Bacon has spoken with Jacob H. Hollander, who assures him that neither he nor Secretary of State for Treasury and Commerce Federico Velásquez y Hernández of the Dominican Republic were aware of a conversation occurring with Speyer & Company, although they have had ample opportunities. Bacon believes that Speyer & Company were not disadvantaged in any way, and that the plan they proposed was simply not as advantageous as that presented by Kuhn, Loeb, and Company and the Morton Trust company. He promises nevertheless to meet with Charles H. Tweed, as Roosevelt directs.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-14

Creator(s)

Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919

Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt

Elihu Root writes to President Roosevelt of an upcoming trip he is going to be making to Newfoundland. He hopes to hear good news from Vermont, and offers advice if Roosevelt needs to communicate about the Venezuela matter. Root also discusses the presidency of a lawyers’ club and says that he should not be president, but could be vice president.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-05

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937