Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy, 1869-1947

Letter from Henry White to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Henry White reports to President Roosevelt on a week he spent with King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. White and Emmanuel discussed international disarmament, about which both were skeptical. They talked about Vatican relations with many nations, especially Italy and France, and of how the Jesuits were involved. White also describes hunting ibex and shares that the king offered to send Roosevelt some ibex heads.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-29

Creator(s)

White, Henry, 1850-1927

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Reid reports to President Roosevelt about affairs in Europe. Reid’s impression is that neither Great Britain nor Germany want tensions to escalate to a war, and he is still trying to get more details about their negotiations. Reid informs Roosevelt that the King seems to be in ill health. He is also worried that Roosevelt’s friend, Silas McBee, is stirring up trouble by seeming to interfere in debates about the Education Bill. Reid referred the Grocers’ Federation to Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson and Secretary of Commerce and Labor Victor Howard Metcalf so that they might receive more information about complying with America’s meat inspection laws, and he enclosed a copy of a speech he gave at Cambridge on the American Revolution. Reid concludes by saying that he hopes the British government will help the United States settle disputes with Canada.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-16

Creator(s)

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

Letter from Henry White to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador White is returning to Italy after having visited England, where President Roosevelt was unanimously praised. White thinks King Edward VII of Great Britain may be somewhat jealous of Roosevelt supplanting him as “the great peacemaker of the world.” White had a substantial conversation with British Secretary of War R. B. Haldane wherein Haldane stated his belief that Roosevelt and the United States may be able to influence the world to accept a global reduction of armaments. White will go shooting with King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy soon, and will try to get a sense of his views on the matter of disarmament as well. White has so far avoided making any sort of comment about Roosevelt’s views on the matter, but asks what his thoughts are.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-30

Creator(s)

White, Henry, 1850-1927

Letter from Silas McBee to Theodore Roosevelt

Silas McBee tells President Roosevelt that his visit to Rome has been delightful beyond expectations. McBee has learned much first hand from both the state and the church, and he believes that the ultimate “problem” is one of human need and satisfaction. McBee had a candid and productive discussion with the King of Italy, noting his surprise at the king’s frankness.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-25

Creator(s)

McBee, Silas, 1853-1924

Letter from Henry White to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador White was received very cordially by King Victor Emmanuel III, and White impressed on the King President Roosevelt’s desire to push for peace between Russia and Japan. After failing to get Roosevelt’s support, German Emperor William II attempted to get Italy and Spain to support him against France, in regards to Morocco, but these plans came to naught. White reports that there is a great increase in school attendance in the Italian southern states by both children and adults who are afraid they will not be allowed to enter America if they are unable to read. White visited with Secretary of State John Hay and found him much rested, and also met with the new Russian ambassador, Nicholas Mouravieff, who said that he believes that Russia will have a form of representative government soon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-06

Creator(s)

White, Henry, 1850-1927

Letter from George von Lengerke Meyer to Henry Cabot Lodge

Ambassador Meyer tells Senator Lodge that St. Petersburg, Russia, has been perfectly quiet since he arrived, due to extraordinary precautions taken by Governor-General Trepov to put down any troubles. Meyer thinks the disturbances in Warsaw, Poland, were a smaller scale repetition of those in St. Petersburg on January 22, 1905, and he notes that both could have been avoided by an able police. The stories Meyer has heard about corruption in some of the departments in St. Petersburg are astounding. Meyer thinks the ukaz issued by Emperor Nicholas II giving religious liberty to practically all sects except the Jewish people, if honestly and efficiently carried out, will be beneficial to the country. Representatives of Russian zemstvos, local municipalities, met recently at Moscow and blocked out a scheme of representative government. Meyer thinks the idea of a representative government is permeating all classes of society and that reforms are sure to come about, but the Russian government is currently “in a comatose state,” awaiting the result of the naval conflict and the next battle near Harbin, Manchuria.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-06

Creator(s)

Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918

Letter from Elbert F. Baldwin to Theodore Roosevelt

Elbert F. Baldwin praises a recent translation of President Roosevelt’s book The Strenuous Life into Italian. Baldwin also writes about the creation of the International Institute of Agriculture proposed by King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. Baldwin believes that on the whole, the institute is a good idea, but takes issue with a few parts of the plan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-23

Creator(s)

Baldwin, Elbert F. (Elbert Francis), 1857-

Will of Karuna Chandra Chowdhuri

In his will, Karuna Chandra Chowdhuri, who believes himself to be the rightful king of the United Kingdom, bequeaths his “possessions or lauded properties” to the “great personage” who tried to help him, Theodore Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-10

Creator(s)

Chowdhuri, Karuna Chandra

Plans to aid the United States and England’s alliance

Henry E. Huck briefly outlines three options for implementing his Proclamation for countries to remove their unwanted populations. The plans include means of granting land concessions to the United States and England, reimbursements, possible forms of governance, and international arbitration.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-03

Creator(s)

Huck, Henry E., 1874-1921

Disarmament

Italy has proposed an agreement with Great Britain and France to reduce the size of their militaries which seems to have been received positively. Italian foreign minister Tommaso Tittoni has been meeting with Sir Edward Grey and Léon Bourgeois, heads of British and French foreign offices, respectively, on the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-14

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Lodge encloses correspondence about the presentation of a rifle to Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-03-09

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George von Lengerke Meyer

President Roosevelt is pleased that Victor Emmanuel III should receive The Winning of the West, but thinks that the “unfortunate monarch certainly won’t read it!”

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1902-04-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

“Oh, Teddy, dear Teddy, come home to us now, …

Theodore Roosevelt meets with William II, the emperor of Germany, Armand Fallières of France, Victor Emmanuel III, the King of Italy, and King Edward VII, of Great Britain. He is being interrupted by a sobbing Republican elephant, imploring him to return home now, especially if he cares at all for the Republican Party. Caption continues: “The bell in the graveyard tolls One; / You said you were coming right home from the wilds as soon as your shooting was done. / Come now! Come n-o-o-w! Oh, Teddy! Dear Teddy! Ifyoucareevenalittlebitforusteddy, Come NOW!”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1910-04-13

Creator(s)

Glackens, L. M. (Louis M.), 1866-1933

Mad dog?

A dog wearing a sombrero labeled “Mexican Revolution” jumps and barks, stirring up a cloud of dust. Uncle Sam approaches from the left drawing a gun from its holster labeled “Intervention.” He is preparing to shoot the “mad dog.” The rulers of “England, Germany, Spain, Austria, Italy, Russia, [and] Japan” are standing behind a wall labeled “Monroe Doctrine.” Some have rifles; others point toward the dog.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1913-08-06

Creator(s)

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956

Nicholas of Montenegro

Nikola I of Montenegro stands at a narrow mountain pass with two other men, facing an army composed of the leaders of “Austria, Italy, Germany, England, France, [and] Russia.” Caption: The Leonidas of the Balkans.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1913-05-14

Creator(s)

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan

Theodore Roosevelt gives a description of his travels after completing the safari portion of the 1909-1910 expedition. Roosevelt traveled from Khartoum to London and visited many European countries along the way. He provides descriptions and opinions on the countries he visited and the people he met, particularly the members of European royalty.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1911-10-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby

Theodore Roosevelt’s trip has reminded him of Rudyard Kipling’s works, especially with all of the young Englishmen aboard the ship. Kermit Roosevelt is a great traveling companion and has made many friends. They are both getting along with the naturalists and Roosevelt believes that they will make the trip a scientific success. Everyone has been kind, and Roosevelt is enjoying the “brief aftermath of Presidential glory.”

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1909-04-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from John Hay to William Loeb

Secretary of State Hay encloses a translated note from Italian ambassador Edmondo Mayor des Planches requesting an audience with President Roosevelt, in order to present him with two books which are a gift from King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-04-18

Creator(s)

Hay, John, 1838-1905

Letter from Edmondo Mayor des Planches to John Hay

Ambassador Mayor des Planches requests an audience with President Roosevelt to present a gift from King Victor Emmanuel III. The gift is two books, a copy of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri and a volume on the campaigns of Prince Eugene of Savoy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-04-15

Creator(s)

Mayor des Planches, Edmondo, 1851-1920

Letter from George von Lengerke Meyer to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Meyer arranged to have a specially bound set of President Roosevelt’s Winning of the West presented to King Victor Emmanuel III, who received them “with great interest and pleasure.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-03-29

Creator(s)

Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918