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The memorandum discusses the improvements Postmaster General Payne has made to the selection and management of United States Postal Service employees.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-24
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf issues instructions on how the Chinese exclusion laws shall be enforced including who may and may not enter the United States, how to verify status, and ramifications for improper enforcement.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-24
Memorandum reporting on the attempt by the Department of Justice to enforce the anti-trust law and discussing possible methods by which “recalcitrant corporations” can be made to comply with the law. The memorandum asserts that more laws are necessary due to the expansion of interstate trade.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-24
There has been a considerable amount of activity in the past week near the railroad in Manchuria, and the Russians seem to be falling back rapidly. The key to the Russian position is Kirin, and the Japanese appear to be moving on it from the east, southeast, and south. Japan can now move her forces and supplies by sea with complete safety.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-23
Secretary of State Hay wishes for Ambassador Meyer to nudge the Russians into releasing the names of their potential plenipotentiaries to President Roosevelt. Hay mentions that Roosevelt will keep this information private until the Japanese reveal their potential plenipotentiaries to Roosevelt. Hay notes that the Japanese are said to be nominating high-ranking officials, and they wish for the Russians to do the same. Hay adds that the plenipotentiaries can focus on the peace treaty after the nominations have been announced.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-23
President Roosevelt wants Parker brought back from Venezuela at once and for Parker to not repeat any gossip he hears except to report it to his superior.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-21
The writer relays a written note from President Roosevelt on the issue of clemency for Phillip Scott.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-21
Acting Chief of Staff John C. Bates sends Secretary of War Taft an extract from orders to Captain Frank Parker telling him to report for duty to the American Minister at Caracas, Venezuela, as military attache. Bates suggests that these “instructions may have been overlooked by the Secretary of War.” In a handwritten note, Taft sends the letter on to President Roosevelt with his impressions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-21
The Office of Naval Intelligence reports on the status of armed forces in Manchuria and warships in the Sea of Japan.
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1905-06-16
President Roosevelt hopes Russia will appoint two diplomats with the power to negotiate terms of peace as Japan has done.
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1905-06-15
President Roosevelt has announced the location of the peace negotiations as Washington, D.C., as Japan wished. Roosevelt also urged Russia to grant its diplomats full decision making powers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-15
Diplomatic secretary De Frescheville notes that the Russian government is open to the idea of the Russian and Japanese diplomats meeting together and discussing peace, as long as the Japanese government also agrees to take part in the meeting.
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1905-06-15
Secretary of War Taft advises the Quartermaster-General to act affirmatively and consult C. Grant La Farge as architect for the building referred to in the letter. It is a matter in which President Roosevelt is personally interested. Taft does not want the office of the Quartermaster-General to lay back on its oars and wait until someone else does something.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06
It is reported that Great Britain has offered to enter into an alliance with France against Germany. This may appeal to France if she cannot come to an arrangement with Germany regarding Morocco. Although France has offered Germany a “sphere of interest” in Morocco, Germany has pledged to stand by the Sultan of Morocco. President Roosevelt is asked to suggest that a conference would be the best means to finding a peaceful solution to the “Morocco question.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-11
No change in the positions of the Russian and Japanese armies were noted this week. It is rumored that Japan has occupied a strategic point eighty miles east of Kirin. The defeat of Admiral Zinoviĭ Petrovich Rozhestvenskiĭ in the Sea of Japan leaves the Japanese a more direct route through which to deliver troops and supplies to armies in the field.
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1905-06-09
President Roosevelt urges Japan and Russia to negotiate for peace. Roosevelt believes Japan and Russia can meet without an intermediary, but offers to assist if the two nations would like his help.
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1905-06-08
Russian troops bombarded the Japanese at Sandiapu, but neither took an advantage in the conflict and Japanese forces have been reinforced. Vice Admiral Rojestvensky’s fleet is believed to be near Madagascar, and the Japanese Navy is patrolling the South China Sea.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-03
A battle between the Russian and Japanese forces is reportedly taking place. While weather conditions prevented troop movement, both sides have been strengthening their lines. Japanese naval activity is ongoing near Java and Sumatra.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-27
The Office of Naval Intelligence reports that there has been no change in position along the Sha River since last week. The first reported military operation on the west side of the Liao River was a Russian raid by Cossacks accompanied by mounted infantry and eight guns. It is not clear whether the troops passed though neutral Chinese territory.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-20
William Loeb informs Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt that the repairs on the USS Sylph are completed and asks when the vessel is needed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-19