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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
Cecil Spring Rice updates Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt on the declining political and social situation in Russia. Although revolution seems to be in the air, Czar Nicholas seems impervious to demands for reform and determined to maintain the autocracy. Crowds are being shot down in the streets, including women and children; trains are being robbed of munitions; and a complete breakdown of order appears imminent. Spring Rice also describes Great Britain’s stance toward Russia, Japan, and America, particularly King Edward VII’s admiration for President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-13