Telegram from John Callan O’Laughlin
Subject(s): Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes, Peace treaties, Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926, Vitte, S. I︠U︡. (Sergeĭ I︠U︡lʹevich), graf, 1849-1915
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John Callan O’Laughlin reports to President Roosevelt from the Portsmouth Peace Conference seeking to end the Russo-Japanese War. O’Laughlin says that Sergei Witte claims he is no longer Russia’s plenipotentiary in the negotiations, and that the leadership in St. Petersburg, Russia, is unlikely to pay anything resembling indemnities to Japan. O’Laughlin also states that Japan’s emissary Baron Kogoro Takahira says the situation is hopeless, but O’Laughlin believes this is posturing to show the Russians that Japan is not going to make any more concessions.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-08-23
Creator(s)
O'Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949
Recipient
Peirce, Herbert H. D. (Herbert Henry Davis), 1849-1916
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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:
Telegram from John Callan O’Laughlin. [August 23, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50914. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
O’Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949. Telegram from John Callan O’Laughlin. [23 Aug. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50914.
APA:
O’Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949., [1905, August 23]. Telegram 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/o50914.
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. January 29, 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.
