The contents of this circular have reference to the American exclusion laws

Subject(s): Boycotts, China, Chinese--Commerce, Emigration and immigration law, Immigrants--Legal status, laws, etc., Sin

This circular discusses methods to modify the “stringent restrictions placed against our [Chinese] admittance to the United States.” The preferred method is a complete boycott of American goods. The authors have formed an association of large merchants and guilds and are having a pamphlet printed for circulation detailing the “unfair and unjust treatment our countrymen have received at the hands of the Americans” and “calling upon one and all to join the general boycott.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-05

Creator(s)

Unknown

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

6

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Memorandum

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:

The contents of this circular have reference to the American exclusion laws. [July 5, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49828. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Unknown. The contents of this circular have reference to the American exclusion laws. [5 Jul. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49828.

APA:

Unknown., [1905, July 5]. The contents of this circular have reference to the American exclusion laws.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49828.

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. March 5, 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.