John Callan O’Laughlin had a conversation with Sergei Vitte, and Vitte says that Russia will not pay an indemnity or $750,000,000. Russia will not ask for an armistice and if Japanese terms are reasonable, he will accept them in one day.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-03

Creator(s)

O'Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

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:

Transcript of telephone call from John Callan O’Laughlin. [August 3, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50506. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

O’Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949. Transcript of telephone call from John Callan O’Laughlin. [3 Aug. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50506.

APA:

O’Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949., [1905, August 3]. Transcript of telephone call from John Callan O’Laughlin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50506.

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. February 27, 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.