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Secretary of War Taft submits the Army Chief of Staff’s recommendations for filling vacant brigadier-generalships. In addition to the submitted recommendations, Taft suggests Colonel Arthur L. Wagner and states he is one of the best strategists in the United States Army.
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1904-03-30
William H. Taft returns a letter from Senator Lodge concerning the Philippine shipping bill.
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1904-03-16
Elihu Root recommends John Cowles Schofield for a position in the War Department.
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1904-03-21
Fred W. Carpenter returns a letter from Governor-General of the Philippines Luke E. Wright to President Roosevelt, and mentions that Secretary of War William H. Taft has received a similar letter on the same general subject.
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1904-03-22
Secretary of War Taft discusses a possible candidate for a vacant position in Delaware. Taft advises Roosevelt to consider an Episcopal appointee in order to avoid crossing sects.
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1904-03-12
Colonel Edwards, Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, writes a letter of recommendation concerning Eugene Frederick Ladd to Chief of Staff Young.
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1904-02-26
Secretary of War Taft sends a memorandum to President Roosevelt, enclosing correspondences concerning Frederick Zadok Rooker, bishop of Jaro, Philippines, and John Thomas McDonough, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Taft refers to a mistake made by Rooker and says that because McDonough is an Irishman, “fighting proclivities” appeal to him.
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1904-03-02
“Shall be down Friday instead of Thursday and shall be alone.”
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1904-02-24
Secretary of War Taft discusses President Roosevelt’s appointment of William C. Forbes as commissioner of commerce and police in the Philippine government.
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1904-02-24
Secretary of War Taft responds to William Loeb’s letter concerning the U.S. government’s consent to Japan’s request to lay a cable between Yokohama and Guam, and whether the consent is in violation of neutrality laws. Taft recommends allowing a private company to install and maintain the cable.
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1904-02-24
Elihu Root is pleased that President Roosevelt liked his speech to New York’s Union League. Root is working on an upcoming speech on Panama to the Union League of Chicago, and he wishes the president to let him know when the Senate will vote on Panama and whether the vote is in doubt. He discusses policy concerning China and the Japanese attack on Russia.
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1904-02-15
Secretary of War Dickinson accepts James Andrew Drain’s resignation as a member of the National Militia Board. The War Department appreciates the work that Drain has done towards the development of the National Guard.
1911-02-16
William H. Taft writes a letter of reference for James Andrew Drain to be placed on his record at the War Department.
1917-06-15
Medill McCormick inquires if John Campbell Greenway would be interested in joining a volunteer cavalry unit, which would be at the ready should President Wilson put out a call for volunteers. A draft of the call is enclosed with the understanding that it should not be issued except in the case of war.
1915-06-04
John Campbell Greenway has lobbied Senator Warren G. Harding to appoint General Leonard Wood to the cabinet as Secretary of War. He does not want to see “another wobbly record made by our Government in Mexican matters.”
1921-01-25
John Campbell Greenway recommends the appointment of General Wood as Secretary of War.
1921-02-02
John Campbell Greenway describes his experiences enlisting for and serving in the Spanish-American War, including the events leading to the Battle of San Juan Hill.
1899-03-03
Although John H. Parker proposes to correct any “errors of fact” made in his previous publication concerning the Santiago campaign during the Spanish-American War, such revisions will not sufficiently remedy the evil done by his first publication of questionable statements reflecting on other officers. Any future publications must be submitted to War Department for review. The report also contains a timeline of Parker’s commendations, efficiency report summaries with statements by previous commanding officers, and a list of battles.
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1906-09-13
James Franklin Bell, Chief of Staff of the War Department, informs President Roosevelt of the number of ships available to transport troops to Cuba and the approximate number of troops they could hold. Bell notes that issues may arise with state quarantine regulations for ships after they visit Cuba.
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1906-09-25
President Roosevelt thanks Henry L. Stimson for feedback on his speeches. Roosevelt acknowledges Stimson’s information on the arms embargo to Mexico, and says that while he received the information too late to include it in his speeches in Detroit, Chicago, and Kansas City, he will include it in an article he plans to write soon.
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1916-05-27