Transcription of Baron Komura’s telegram. According to Prime Minister Sergie Witte, Emperor Nicholas II still refuses any further concessions. Komura fears that President Roosevelt’s efforts for peace will be futile.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-28

Creator(s)

Komura, Jutarō, 1855-1911

Recipient

Kaneko, Kentarō, 1853-1942

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

8

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Transcript

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:

Telegram from Jutarō Komura to Kentarō Kaneko. [August 28, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280987. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Komura, Jutarō, 1855-1911. Telegram from Jutarō Komura to Kentarō Kaneko. [28 Aug. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280987.

APA:

Komura, Jutarō, 1855-1911., [1905, August 28]. Telegram from Jutarō Komura to Kentarō Kaneko.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280987.

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. August 3, 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.