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Julius Gareché Lay informs Secretary of State Root that W. Duncan Baxter, the mayor of Cape Town, South Africa, invites President Roosevelt to visit Cape Town and start his hunting trip from there.
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1908-11-06
Julius Gareché Lay encloses the translation of a dispatch from the Viceroy of Canton, which has had little effect on the American boycott.
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1905-08-16
Ambassador Lay encloses a copy of a message sent to the Viceroy of Canton, which transmitted a copy of a telegram from the legation at Peking.
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1905-08-10
Julius Gareché Lay tells the president of the Opposing Treaty Society of President Roosevelt’s proclamation that all Chinese people entering the United States must be treated with respect as any other person. Lay suggests that they stop the boycott, as the poor treatment of the Chinese in America appears to be the reason for the boycott.
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1905-08-04
Julius Gareché Lay warns Viceroy Cen that the threats against local merchants are in violation of the current treaty between China and the United States.
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1905-08-08
Julius Gareché Lay relates President Roosevelt’s dictate that the American government will hold the Chinese government responsible for ensuring American rights from treaty 1858 article 15 in the face of the boycott.
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1905-08-09
The Chinese boycott situation has not changed. The government supports the boycotters, but many merchants do not. Julius Lay encourages the Viceroy to admonish the boycott.
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1905-08-09
Ambassador Lay describes the anti-American boycott in Canton. Lay states many trade guilds have agreed not to buy American goods; the oil and cotton guilds have not agreed to the boycott.
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1905-08-01
Julius Gareché Lay asks Viceroy Cen to take action against the anti-American movement in Canton, but also believes that diplomacy between the two countries will solve the problem.
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1905-07-21
Ambassador Lay explains that a Chinese group called the “Opposing Exclusion Treaty Society” is proposing a large boycott against the United States. Lay warns that it may affect United States businesses and the upcoming treaty between the two countries.
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1905-07-22
Ambassador Lay warns Viceroy Cen that the threats posed to those who refuse to boycott American goods is a violation of the Treaty of 1844 between China and America.
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1905-07-24
Ambassador Lay explains that the Chinese boycott of American goods has not affected the American oil industry. He describes threats to those who continue buying American goods or working for American businesses, their violation of the treaty, and the possible dangers to American missionaries.
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1905-07-24
The United States Consul General in Canton strongly advises against a boycott of American goods to China, explaining that the boycott will raise prices of goods for consumers in China. He further explains that the boycott will adversely affect merchants in the United States who have been friendly toward Chinese interests.
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1905-07-17