Letter from Kentarō Kaneko to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Barnes, Benjamin F., 1868-1909, Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes, Komura, Jutarō, 1855-1911, Meiji, Emperor of Japan, 1852-1912, Russia (Federation)--Sakhalin (Sakhalinskai︠a︡ oblastʹ), Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
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Kentaro Kaneko tells President Roosevelt that he has received a telegram from Baron Komura, which states that Emperor Meiji has decided that if Russia recognizes Japan’s claims on Sakhalin, Japan will remove all demands of money. Kaneko notes that this is the exact line of policy that Roosevelt presented in his letters.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-08-29
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Kentarō Kaneko to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 29, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51050. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Kaneko, Kentarō, 1853-1942. Letter from Kentarō Kaneko to Theodore Roosevelt. [29 Aug. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51050.
APA:
Kaneko, Kentarō, 1853-1942., [1905, August 29]. Letter from Kentarō Kaneko to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51050.
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 22, 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.
