Letter from William Sturgis Bigelow to Theodore Roosevelt
William Sturgis Bigelow confirms that the book, Bushido, is worthwhile and highly valued by the Japanese.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-25
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Bushido
Germany’s aim in foreign politics
Arnold White writes about the international situation in Europe, addressing first Russia’s desire for a warm water port, and then his impression of Germany’s goals with regards to Europe. Germany, White says, is the only nation with something to gain from a European war, and that the push for war is coming from the Jewish influence in Germany. With President Roosevelt’s election and friendship towards Germany, the United States has been removed as a potential deterrent toward German aggression. White ends with a prediction that if war happens, it will come through German aggression towards the Netherlands moving towards a collision with Great Britain, and he admonishes his reader that Germany must be watched.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-04
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Yogoro Matsumoto
President Roosevelt heartily thanks Yogoro Matsumoto for gifting him a sword by the famous sword-maker Munemitsu of Jakushu. He accepts it under the “Bushido” philosophy wherein, “the sword must never be drawn save with justice and never sheathed save with honor.” Roosevelt expresses his interest in the history of Japan, and feels that “the great civilized nations of the world can each teach and each can learn from the others.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-16
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Yogoro Matsumoto
President Roosevelt heartily thanks Yogoro Matsumoto for gifting him a sword by the famous sword-maker Munemitsu of Jakushu. He accepts it under the “Bushido” philosophy wherein, “the sword must never be drawn save with justice and never sheathed save with honor.” Roosevelt expresses his interest in the history of Japan, and feels that “the great civilized nations of the world can each teach and each can learn from the others.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-16
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sturgis Bigelow
President Roosevelt and his son, Theodore Roosevelt, have read “Bushido,” and Roosevelt asks William S. Bigelow if it is really studied in Japan, or if it is merely “Japanese philosophy for export.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-19
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kentarō Kaneko
President Roosevelt thanks Kentarō Kaneko for the books. He especially enjoyed the book about Bushido. Roosevelt believes that Japan has a lot to offer the world and hopes that one day all nations can “live together in peace and friendship,” so that it will be possible to teach and learn from each other. He has learned a great deal from reading about the “fine Samurai spirit” and sees how the concept can be applied to international relations.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-04-23
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Report on Japanese-American Relations
Anti-Japanese sentiment in San Francisco has spiked and the local authorities have yet to investigate or pursue justice. Tension between Japan and the United States is unusual, as an experienced diplomat on the subject stated: “America is the last country with which I expected complications with Japan. Traditional friendship of the two nations uniformly maintained by the government at Washington, makes me almost hesitate to believe that an anti-Japanese sentiment exists in Uncle Sam’s territory”. Fortunately, President Roosevelt is a capable and thoughtful leader, who will no doubt resolve the matter efficiently.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-06-06
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Letter from Richard Barry to Theodore Roosevelt
Richard Barry, a war correspondent with the Japanese army, writes to tell Roosevelt of an American-style celebration on July 4 with the Third Japanese Army hosted by himself and other Americans.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-07-05
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Letter from the Japanese Legation
The Japanese Legation reports that Yogoro Matsumoto “is a man of respectable character” who offers the sword to President Roosevelt because he heard of Roosevelt’s interest in Bushido.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-21