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The Russian foreign office has refused to accept a petition on behalf of Russian Jews forwarded by President Roosevelt. The foreign office considers it a domestic matter and compared the situation to the United States accepting an anti-lynching petition.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-03
Cecil Spring Rice provides Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt with a detailed synopsis of the ongoing turmoil in Russia, including student demonstrations, labor strikes, and violent police reprisals. Spring Rice believes Roosevelt has seen accounts of the “inconceivable brutality” of the attacks on students and Jews, and that the “accounts are not exaggerated.” He believes the army is the only organized force left in Russia but wonders how long it will last. Spring Rice believes that no one either trusts or likes Sergei Vitte or his government and due to all the uncertainty “the forces of anarchy flourish.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-27
Ambassador Meyer reports to Secretary of State Hay that the new Russian passport regulations will be examined by the Russian Council of State in June. Meyer says that the substance of the passport system is abolishing the old, strict system, and he details some of the specific changes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-31
Jacob H. Schiff thanks President Roosevelt for protesting to the Romanian government regarding their treatment of Jews.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-26