Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kogoro Takahira
Subject(s): Emigration and immigration--Government policy, International relations, Japan, Treaties
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Theodore Roosevelt expresses his pleasure at hearing from Ambassador Kogoro and his happiness about the effects of the treaty. Roosevelt believes the positive outcome of the treaty is likely to last as long as the Japanese government prevents a large-scale emigration of working-class Japanese to the United States. Working-class Americans, Roosevelt believes, would object to this just as working-class Japanese would object to a similar emigration of working-class Americans to their country. Roosevelt hopes that the United States and Japan will continue to cooperate in the future, believing such cooperation is of the “utmost consequence” to the whole world.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-04-21
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
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 Theodore Roosevelt to Kogoro Takahira. [April 21, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o217099. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kogoro Takahira. [21 Apr. 1911]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 5, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o217099.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1911, April 21]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kogoro Takahira. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o217099.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 5, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
