Letter from Tingfang Wu to John Hay
Subject(s): China, Hawaii, Philippines, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Sin
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Tingfang Wu objects to a bill passed by Congress that will extend Chinese exclusion to Hawaii and the Philippines, territories that were not administered by the United States when the Chinese Exclusion Act was signed in 1882. Wu claims that these islands have a long history of commercial and cultural exchange with China, and he would like President Roosevelt to consider this information before signing the bill. He argues that changes in these types of arrangements are not generally changed without negotiations between the nations in question.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-29
Creator(s)
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Tingfang Wu to John Hay. [April 29, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37758. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wu, Tingfang, 1842-1922. Letter from Tingfang Wu to John Hay. [29 Apr. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37758.
APA:
Wu, Tingfang, 1842-1922., [1902, April 29]. Letter from Tingfang Wu to John Hay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37758.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
