Map of the defenses of Port Arthur
Lieutenant General Chaffee sends a map to President Roosevelt that details the Japanese troops’ positions at Port Arthur.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-01
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China--Manchuria
Map of Port Arthur fortifications
In his letter to President Roosevelt, George Kennan calls this map a “diagram of the scene of action” at Port Arthur, Manchuria.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-20
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Map of the siege of Port Arthur
In a letter to President Roosevelt, George Kennan calls this map “a topographical tracing of the Russian position” at Port Arthur, Manchuria.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-20
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Franklin Bell
President Roosevelt sends Major General Bell’s report to Secretary of War Taft. Roosevelt compares the threat of Japan conquering California in a war to the possibility of losing the Philippines or Hawaii. Roosevelt will do his best to prevent any wrong being done to Japan. He will also keep the country in readiness should war break out, though he expects that having someone like Senator Eugene Hale as chairman of the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs may make that difficult.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-07-23
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Grey
President Roosevelt tells British Ambassador to the United States Grey that Rennel Rodd was offered a position interacting with the US government, but turned it down. Roosevelt contrasts the attitudes and relations of a number of different countries with America and England, and takes a specific focus on Japan. Roosevelt notes that Japan has continued preparing for war over the last decade, and writes that there will be industrial competition between Japan and European countries. He also wonders if they are planning on invading America, Germany, or the Philippines. Roosevelt wants the United States and Japan to sign a treaty stating they will keep their citizens out of each other’s labor markets. Roosevelt closes by remarking on the similarities in governmental thinking and military approach between the United States and England.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-19
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Letter from Herbert H. D. Peirce to William Loeb
Assistant Secretary of State Peirce sends William Loeb a copy of an interview between the U. S. Minister to Japan Lloyd Griscom and Baron Komura. The topic of the interview is the Japanese territory located in Manchuria.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-26
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Memorandum from the Office of Naval Intelligence
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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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-16
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Memorandum from the Office of Naval Intelligence
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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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-09
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Memorandum reporting on a Russian raid
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.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-20
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Letter from George von Lengerke Meyer to Theodore Roosevelt
Ambassador Meyer writes President Roosevelt about the Russo-Japanese War. Meyer describes Stanley Washburn’s report of dwindling American sympathies with the Japanese. Washburn does not believe the Japanese army will ever beat the Russian army in Manchuria. Meyer mentions his interactions with Camille Barrère, the French Ambassador, and his indication that French and German banks are beginning to side with Russia. Meyer also relates an interaction he had with the Japanese minister, in which the minister stated he was interested in Roosevelt’s thoughts on Manchuria and Japan’s control of Port Arthur.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-20
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Letter from Adna Romanza Chaffee to William Loeb
Lieutenant-General Chaffee forwards a report from Lieutenant Fortescue on his observations of the defenses near Port Arthur (Manchuria).
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-17
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Letter from William Sturgis Bigelow to Theodore Roosevelt
William Sturgis Bigelow offers to send Theodore Roosevelt a book. Bigelow comments on events involving Port Arthur, Manchuria, Russia, Japan, and China. A side remark is included regarding Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-17
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Letter from Adna Romanza Chaffee to William Loeb
Lieutenant-General Chaffee forwards a report from Major Joseph Ernst Kuhn on his observations of the defenses near Port Arthur (Manchuria).
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-12
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Memorandum on the siege of Port Arthur
Japanese troops are succeeding in their siege of Port Arthur.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-09
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Cablegram from Charles Carlton Marsh to Office of Naval Intelligence
The naval attache at Tokyo, Charles Carlton Marsh, wires of an unsuccessful attack on Port Arthur. The battle continues.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-29
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Letter from George Kennan to Theodore Roosevelt
Journalist George Kennan reports to President Roosevelt on the Japanese Third Army’s siege of Port Arthur, Manchuria. Kennan claims the Russians are violating the provisions of the Red Cross Geneva Convention. He has witnessed them firing on medical personnel. The Japanese soldiers are unable to recover their wounded and dead comrades. Kennan is very impressed by the Japanese artillery’s accuracy which he credits to the training the gunners receive. He thinks Congress should increase appropriations for training ammunition and stop referring to such costs as wasteful. Other countries have sent officers to observe the siege operations. He is disappointed that the United States has not done the same. General Nogi would like President Roosevelt to send copies of the Infantry and Cavalry Regulations to the headquarters of the Third Imperial Army. Kennan encloses maps showing the Russian and Japanese fortifications. Finally, having just learned of the election results, Kennan sends congratulations to President Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-20
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Letter from Shōgun Sakai to Theodore Roosevelt
Shōgun Sakai congratulates President Roosevelt on the recent election results. Sakai is stationed in Manchuria, and he writes that “American officers” “attached” to the Japanese Army have just left Manchuria.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-16
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Special points of excellence in reference to the medical department of the Japanese Army
United States Navy Surgeon General Rixey praises the Japanese Army’s medical department. The Japanese Army allocates a large number of personnel and a great deal of money to its medical department, and it is led by a number of officers of high rank. During the recent Russo-Japanese war, the Japanese Army was constantly transporting sick and injured soldiers from the front to hospitals in Japan, in addition to maintaining well-provisioned field hospitals. While they have not made discoveries in the field of sanitation, they have maintained good conditions for their troops and thus prevented sickness.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10
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The angel of peace (new style)
Russian Emperor Nicholas II and Japanese Emperor Meiji, who holds a “Port Arthur Manchuria” suitcase, hold the hands of an angel with President Roosevelt’s face. Caption: “Peace hath her Victories,” &c.—(Milton.)
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09
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The peacemaker
President Roosevelt wears a “world’s champion peacemakers medal” as he looks over the globe and asks, “Any more peace needed down there, neighbors?” He holds olive branches and a dove in one hand and a “long distance peace telescope” in the other. “France” and John Bull hung each other on one side while “Spain” says, “He let me in on the peace ground floor.” A man in Africa holds a paper that reads, “all quiet across the Congo,” and says, “I’ll wire this to Teddy!” Meanwhile, Russian Emperor Nicholas II and Japanese Emperor Meiji bow toward one another. German Emperor William II puts his finger to his hand and says, “Well, I’ve got to keep quiet or Roosevelt will be after me.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-08-31