I enjoyed my second term as president thought not nearly as much as first. At the beginning I introduced a progressive federal income tax and a Federal reserve both of which I am happy to say are working out. There was also the creation of a national park service that I am rather fond of that Pinchot helped with. It also early in my second term that the 17th amendment to the constitution, which allows for the popular election of senators, was passed. By the middle of 1914 there were several matters that were pressing the most important of which was what to do in the Middle East. The meeting with the German ambassador while agreeable was in the end unsuccessful. While there were protests in the House of Representatives and Senate about the army and navy bills I was introducing they still passed no matter how slimly.
However the Germans had not attacked us and I had contact the British and French ambassadors about forming an alliance after the meeting with the Germans fell through. They were delighted as was I. we just needed to wait although the French were ready to reclaim Alsace-Lorraine right away. The Germans would wait for the time being thought. I needed to focus on domestic policies as well.
-Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography, Theodore Roosevelt, Harper/Collins, New York, published posthumously 1921.
Theodore Roosevelt while did a great many things didn’t get going on Women’s Suffrage until August 1914 when he was also considering waging war on Germany. With backing from leading American Suffragettes like Alice Paul, Roosevelt introduced the 18th amendment to the constitution, which gave full voting rights to women. That was does not excuse pretty everything he did to the rich with taxes and the creation of the Federal Reserve which led to fewer jobs being created.
-Interview with former vice president Cassandra “Sandra” Palin-Heath, 1997.
With the midterm elections President Roosevelt knew that the Republicans would win again and this time with more of a majority. Indeed most of the new Republicans were either Progressive or at least moderate in their views. Of course the 18th amendment on Woman’s Suffrage would not pass until October 1915 but it was satisfying. This was the beginning of a new Republican party.
-From The Colonel Rides Again by Ronald W. Reagan. Harper/Collins, New York, 1980.
Canada has supported Mother Britain in all ways and now we must support her again in her pledge to stop the Hun menace in the Middle East. We shall not stand idly by while the Hun does whatever he wants in the world. We must intervene for the Ottoman’s sake.
-speech to the House of Commons by Prime Minister Robert Borden January 5th 1915.
Britain had no intention of intervening for the Ottomans. At least not at that time. However Britain was concerned for the Germans were close to the Suez Canal and did not want that trade route captured. So the decision was made to make try to send troops down there and maybe mediate between the Germans and the Ottomans.
-Diplomacy in the Age of Crisis by former Canadian ambassador to Great Britain Lester B. Pearson, Harper/Collins, Toronto, 1957.
This letter is meant to start a discussion my dear cousin on the fact that Germany is now the belligerent in the Middle East. We must now be ready to stand firm against her. I hope that you will see that.
-Excerpt from a letter by Talbot M. Papineau to Henri Bourassa, January 7th, 1915.
And who will fight this war? English Canadians certainly will answer the call. However the French Canadians will be forced into service alongside them and will be fighting Britain’s war. You have been too far away from Quebec cousin and you do not know much anymore.
-Excerpt from a letter by Henri Bourassa to Talbot M. Papineau, January 9th, 1915.
However the Germans had not attacked us and I had contact the British and French ambassadors about forming an alliance after the meeting with the Germans fell through. They were delighted as was I. we just needed to wait although the French were ready to reclaim Alsace-Lorraine right away. The Germans would wait for the time being thought. I needed to focus on domestic policies as well.
-Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography, Theodore Roosevelt, Harper/Collins, New York, published posthumously 1921.
Theodore Roosevelt while did a great many things didn’t get going on Women’s Suffrage until August 1914 when he was also considering waging war on Germany. With backing from leading American Suffragettes like Alice Paul, Roosevelt introduced the 18th amendment to the constitution, which gave full voting rights to women. That was does not excuse pretty everything he did to the rich with taxes and the creation of the Federal Reserve which led to fewer jobs being created.
-Interview with former vice president Cassandra “Sandra” Palin-Heath, 1997.
With the midterm elections President Roosevelt knew that the Republicans would win again and this time with more of a majority. Indeed most of the new Republicans were either Progressive or at least moderate in their views. Of course the 18th amendment on Woman’s Suffrage would not pass until October 1915 but it was satisfying. This was the beginning of a new Republican party.
-From The Colonel Rides Again by Ronald W. Reagan. Harper/Collins, New York, 1980.
Canada has supported Mother Britain in all ways and now we must support her again in her pledge to stop the Hun menace in the Middle East. We shall not stand idly by while the Hun does whatever he wants in the world. We must intervene for the Ottoman’s sake.
-speech to the House of Commons by Prime Minister Robert Borden January 5th 1915.
Britain had no intention of intervening for the Ottomans. At least not at that time. However Britain was concerned for the Germans were close to the Suez Canal and did not want that trade route captured. So the decision was made to make try to send troops down there and maybe mediate between the Germans and the Ottomans.
-Diplomacy in the Age of Crisis by former Canadian ambassador to Great Britain Lester B. Pearson, Harper/Collins, Toronto, 1957.
This letter is meant to start a discussion my dear cousin on the fact that Germany is now the belligerent in the Middle East. We must now be ready to stand firm against her. I hope that you will see that.
-Excerpt from a letter by Talbot M. Papineau to Henri Bourassa, January 7th, 1915.
And who will fight this war? English Canadians certainly will answer the call. However the French Canadians will be forced into service alongside them and will be fighting Britain’s war. You have been too far away from Quebec cousin and you do not know much anymore.
-Excerpt from a letter by Henri Bourassa to Talbot M. Papineau, January 9th, 1915.