Letter from Henry Percival Dodge to Elihu Root
Subject(s): Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924, Alien labor, Chinese, China--Dalian (Liaoning Sheng), Foreign workers, Chinese, Hayashi, Tadasu, 1850-1913, International relations--Treaties, Japan, Labor supply, Railroads
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Henry Percival Dodge acknowledges receipt of Secretary of State Root’s telegram regarding Chinese laborers recently expelled from Japan and confirms his reply. Per Root’s request, Dodge has sent two copies of the Imperial Japanese Ordinance No. 352 of 1899 and the Home Office Notification No. 42. Dodge lists the facts that he knows about the situation and states that most newspapers have reported the facts of the case but little editorial comment.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-12
Creator(s)
Dodge, Henry Percival, 1870-1936
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Henry Percival Dodge to Elihu Root. [September 12, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57003. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Dodge, Henry Percival, 1870-1936. Letter from Henry Percival Dodge to Elihu Root. [12 Sep. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57003.
APA:
Dodge, Henry Percival, 1870-1936., [1907, September 12]. Letter from Henry Percival Dodge to Elihu Root.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57003.
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 30, 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.