Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to Edwin H. Conger
Subject(s): China, China--Shanghai, Diplomatic and consular service, American--Management, Diplomatic etiquette, International relations, Law enforcement--International cooperation, Sin, United States. Department of State, United States. Dept. of State
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Acting Secretary of State Loomis instructs Ambassador Conger not to interfere in trials or the imposition of sentences in the Shanghai cases. The State Department does not want the international settlement to become an “asylum for sedition and incitement to criminal acts.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-08-15
Creator(s)
Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948
Recipient
Conger, Edwin H. (Edwin Hurd), 1843-1907
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to Edwin H. Conger. [August 15, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41892. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948. Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to Edwin H. Conger. [15 Aug. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41892.
APA:
Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948., [1903, August 15]. Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to Edwin H. Conger.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41892.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
