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Baron Jutarō Komura, a peace plenipotentiary for Japan, has sailed today on the steamer “Minnesota.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-08
Baron Jutarō Komura has been appointed one of the plenipotentiaries by Japan. Komura is a respected man and his appointment as a plenipotentiary may demonstrate Japan’s sincere desire to come to terms of peace.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-07
United States Ambassador to Russia Meyer reports to Acting Secretary of State Loomis that the conditions in Russia are worsening due to the inactivity and secrecy of the Russian government. The revolutionists are making progress, and this aggravates the situation both at home and in Manchuria. Emperor Nicholas II makes promises, but cannot deliver on them because of bureaucracy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-07
On Tuesday, June 27, the crew of the battleship Potemkin refused to eat the food from Odessa due to the meat being of bad quality. The Commander ordered the crew on deck and the First Officer asked those not involved in the protest to stand to one side. The mutineers seized guns and ammunition. An order by the First Officer to fire was not obeyed so he took a gun from one of the sailors and shot one of the mutineers, mortally wounding him. The mutineers hunted down and killed the officers on the ship. Potemkin is roaming the Black Sea and is being controlled by a revolutionary committee of twenty.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-06
Ambassador Rockhill updates Acting Secretary of State Loomis regarding the rumored boycotts of American goods in China. The boycotts of American goods are a result of the unfair and restrictive immigrant laws the United States imposed on China. Rockhill encloses four attachments regarding communications with Prince Ching Yikuang, Chinese newspapers on the topic, police orders to stop congregations, and background information on the failed negotiations with the Chinese on immigration restrictions to the United States.
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1905-07-06
Ambassador Rockhill informs the Secretary of State that the Emperor of China has decided not to send a representative to the United States to guarantee the interests of China are not ignored in the Russo-Japanese War peace treaty talks in Portsmouth. The Minister of the Foreign Office, Na-tung, stated that no one would be sent, and instead China will trust the United States. Rockhill was asked to send the enclosed cablegram asking for the territorial integrity of China to be respected, complete and without loss, especially with respect to Manchuria.
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1905-07-06
William Woodville Rockhill sends a confidential message from the Emperor of China to President Roosevelt expressing gratitude for Roosevelt’s proclamation that China’s territorial integrity and sovereignty should be preserved. The Emperor of China hopes that Roosevelt will remember these words and protect the territorial rights of China in Manchuria during the upcoming peace negotiations between Japan and Russia. China will not send a representative to Washington to take part in the negotiations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-05
John James Jenkins notifies Acting Secretary of State Loomis that he was greeted in Guatemala with a special train at his disposal and invited to the capital. The private secretary of President Manuel Estrada Cabrera requested that Jenkins relay to President Roosevelt that the Guatemalan President desires to be at peace with Salvador. Jenkins states that the presence of Tomás Regalado in Salvador is a menace to the peace of Salvador and to Central America.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-03
To show evidence of his sincere desire to come to an agreement between Russia and Japan, Emperor Nicholas II has appointed five special delegates to discuss questions as needed during the negotiation process.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-03
George von Lengerke Meyer had believed that revolution in Russia was improbable, but events of the past week have altered conditions. There have been strikes, the disturbances in Lodz, and the arousing by the socialists. Also, there is a general dissatisfaction among the people over the last mobilization.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-03
President Roosevelt will announce on Monday the appointment of the plenipotentiaries by name, stating that they would have full powers to negotiate and conclude a treaty of peace, subject to ratification by the home governments. This action is fully approved by Count Lamzdorf. An armistice is the next step now that the plenipotentiaries, place, and time of meeting have been named.
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1905-07-02
Consul General Gummere encloses a letter to Assistant Secretary of State Loomis from Mulai Ali thanking President Roosevelt for the gift of rifles presented for Ali and his brother.
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1905-05-24
Russian Ambassador Cassini protests a circular from the Japanese government. The Japanese government discussed taking over Korea and moving the Emperor of Korea to Japan. The Russian government protested the usurpation of power in another independent state.
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1905-05-15
Hugh O’Beirne informs Acting Secretary of State Loomis that the Second Cruiser Squadron under the command of Prince Louis of Battenburg will not visit Newport, Rhode Island, in order to allow more time at other ports.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-09
Consul General Skinner writes to Assistant Secretary of State Loomis. Gifts for President and Mrs. Roosevelt from French citizens are being sent to Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-29
H. Mortimer Durand writes to Acting Secretary of State Loomis to review the details of the case against Hugh Gurney, Third Secretary of the British Embassy, for exceeding the speed limit. Durand also thanks the State Department for handling the case with promptness and close attention and forwards a check for the $25 fine Gurney was ordered to pay for speeding and resisting arrest.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-30
James Alexander Scrymser encourages Assistant Secretary of State Loomis to pursue a treaty with Panama that will protect the interests of American companies in Panama in the way that France has done. Scrymser explains why the contract his company entered into with Colombia is not valid in Panama and seeks help from the State Department to pursue diplomatic intervention in his company’s business affairs in Panama.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-10
Senator Beveridge writes to Assistant Secretary of State Loomis in support of Dusseldorf Consul Peter Lieber’s request to restore the budget for messenger service to $400.00. Beveridge argues that Lieber needs a clerk to assist him with the consular business and the amount would cover this additional staffing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-23
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis’s cable has been communicated to the Panama government. The Panama government is unwilling to authorize payment to J. P. Morgan & Co. and maintains that payment should be made to the commission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-18
The Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst will be visiting Washington, D.C., and wants to meet with President Roosevelt on Saturday or Sunday.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-25