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One article and two letters to the editor of the North China Daily News discuss the Chinese boycott. As a protest of American mistreatment of Chinese immigrants, the boycott was a reasonable response, but has taken anti-American and violent undertones.
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1905-08-17
The United States will hold the Chinese government responsible for any losses incurred due to the anti-American boycott. Despite reports, Japan has not been aiding China. Transcribed are three messages to the Foreign Office and two newspaper articles, from the North China Daily Times and the Chefoo Daily News.
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1905-08-17
Acting Secretary of State Loomis writes to President Roosevelt about the investigation of Consul General John Goodnow at Shanghai. The charges against him seem to be conclusive.
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1905-01-13
Third Assistant Secretary of State Peirce writes to William Loeb about Consul General Oscar Fitzalan Williams, currently assigned to Singapore. Williams has used his position to break the law throughout his diplomatic career. Peirce is also preparing a report on Consul General John Goodnow, currently under investigation on over eighty charges.
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1904-12-03
The Chinese boycott of American goods is only strong in Shanghai and Guangzhou, but anti-American feelings are growing.
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1905-08-15
Wilbur T. Gracey informed Fu Zhou about the severity of the American boycott in China.
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1905-08-12
On behalf of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, a secretary thanks Mrs. Gilbert Reid for her letter.
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1912-07-22
President Roosevelt thanks United States Representative Cockran for the letter and returns his enclosures. Diomede Falconio was correct in his belief that neither Roosevelt nor Secretary of State Elihu Root had used language classifying the Catholics of Shanghai as vicious, as had been reported. Roosevelt concurs with the guess that an interested party had deliberately misconstrued their words in order to cause trouble. Roosevelt is concerned by Anthony Matré’s actions, as he gave the telegram stating these falsehoods to the Associated Press without verifying its accuracy. He believes this behavior should be dealt with in a way that prevents its recurrence.
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1908-03-16
President Roosevelt concurs with Elihu Root that the attacks against Judge Lebbeus R. Wilfley are insubstantial and have come about because of the effectiveness of Wilfley in attacking vice and crime in Shanghai. Roosevelt encloses a letter from Robert E. Lewis, who has recently returned from Shanghai after living there for ten years, and who reflects positively on Wilfley’s character. If attacks on Wilfley go forward, the beneficiaries will be those people who traffic in vice and corruption.
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1908-03-02
President Roosevelt informs Cyrus Northrop, President of the University of Minnesota, that Third Assistant Secretary of State Peirce is formulating charges against Consul General to Shanghai Goodnow regarding his diplomatic service. Roosevelt has summoned Goodnow back to the U.S. for a hearing to respond to the charges against him.
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1904-09-28
Secretary of the Navy Morton should keep President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hay informed about any action by American cruisers in Shanghai.
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1904-08-22
President Roosevelt cannot promise Guy Murchie a position at the Shanghai consulate, but will be pleased to appoint him if he can. Roosevelt encourages Murchie to write to Senator Lodge for support.
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1904-07-08
President Roosevelt urges Secretary of State Hay to take quick action regarding the scandal of American diplomats in China and mentions possible replacements for Consuls John Goodnow and Robert M. McWade.
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1904-07-08
The State Department has informed President Roosevelt that the Minister will not surrender the convicted editors for punishment. The punishment will take place in the settlement of Shanghai. Roosevelt sent Root’s letter about Miles because he was unaware of what Root had done in these cases.
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1903-08-24
President Roosevelt encloses clippings and would like the press informed that the State Department has refused to sanction giving up the Shanghai editors.
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1903-08-26
President Roosevelt sent the clippings to Loomis and the State Department has notified representatives in China that the editors in Shanghai cannot be given up for punishment.
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1903-08-26
Justice Kent tells Secretary of State Root that although he had hoped to remain in Arizona and play a role as it becomes a state, he understands that the work in China is more important and that he has a duty to accept the appointment to the Court for China in Shanghai. However, he lists several “grave reasons” that he should not accept. First, he is overseeing an important case on water use in Arizona that would need to be concluded before he left. More importantly, Kent believes that his health would suffer if he went to Shanghai. He is responsible for the care of his elderly mother, and worries that if he accepts the appointment his health would decline and he would be no longer be able to support her.
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1908-11-18
Arizona Territory Chief Justice Kent agonizes over whether he should accept the nomination to be Judge of the United States Court for China. He would hate to decline if President Roosevelt wants him to accept, but he is torn between his desire to serve the country and his personal obligation to take care of his mother, Abigail Ann Rockwood Kent. He welcomes Roosevelt’s opinion on the matter.
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1908-11-18
Congressman Cockran forwards a telegram to William Loeb. There appears to have been a distortion of the language used by President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Elihu Root in their dismissal of charges against Judge Lebbeus R. Wilfley, which is creating unrest among Catholics in Shanghai, China. Cockran wanted to get the approval of Roosevelt or Root before giving this sort of an answer to Diomede Falconio, the Apostolic Delegate from whom he received the telegram.
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1908-03-13