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Alvey A. Adee writes to William Loeb to say he has enclosed a dispatch from Japan regarding the Chinese boycott of American goods.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-21
A newspaper article that discusses the examination of United States immigration policy regarding the Chinese.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-21
Secretary of State Hay addresses the question of “visit, refuge or asylum of a belligerent ship of war in a neutral port,” quoting from the Chinese Neutrality Regulations. There are three cases when a belligerent ship may enter a neutral port. Hay discusses disarming belligerent ships.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-18
Wilbur T. Gracey informed Fu Zhou about the severity of the American boycott in China.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-12
The Daily Telegraph clarifies its position reporting international negotiations. Peace talks continue between Russia and Japan in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-15
Assistant Secretary of State Adee tells President Roosevelt he received formal communication from the Japanese government concerning the Russian warships docked at Shanghai. Adee also reports a phone call from the Japanese ambassador and encloses a memorandum based on their conversation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-27
Alvey A. Adee reports on a phone conversation with Baron Kogoro Takahira, who informed Adee that the Japanese cannot consider the American government’s suggestion of returning a Russian warship, confiscated in China, to the Chinese government.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-27
George von Lengerke Meyer, Ambassador to Germany, writes about his success in following President Roosevelt’s agenda. The agenda involved finding out how the German Emperor felt about the United States’ neutrality and the territorial integrity of China with respect to Russia and Japan. The Emperor expressed his firm commitment to the agreement and to supporting the United States. The Emperor also warned the Americans to keep an eye on French Foreign Minister Théophile Delcassé.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-05
The article discusses the negotiations with China in regards to the Han-Kau-Canton railway.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-04
President Roosevelt agrees with what Doctor Smith has suggested in his letter and is in favor adopting such a policy. Roosevelt writes that he had doubts about the course of action regarding the Chinese, but he trusts Smith’s judgment and will do what he can.
1906-04-03
This map shows troop movements around Kokodo.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-30
Rear Admiral Taylor informs President Roosevelt of the position of Rear Admiral Yates Stirling and the ships deployed with him in China.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-23
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling sends President Roosevelt copies of two telegrams sent to Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, who is stationed in China.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-24
This map marks the positions of Japanese and Russian armies in China and North Korea as well as naval bases and particular generals.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-22
Theodore Roosevelt agrees with John Callan O’Laughlin’s view of President Woodrow Wilson and President William H. Taft’s positions on China. Roosevelt also agrees with O’Laughlin’s proposal regarding the drafting of the tariff commission bill.
1913-03-25
Vignette cartoon with a central image showing President Roosevelt sitting with Russian, Japanese, and possibly Chinese figures at his summer retreat at Oyster Bay; his personal secretary, William Loeb, is serving drinks. The vignette scenes suggest that the Russo-Japanese war, and the control of Manchuria and Vladivostok, be decided by competitions between the Russian leaders and those of Japan and China, such as a swimming race, a wood-chopping contest, a tennis match, and a contest of telling the tallest fish story.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-07-05
The Russian Bear, as a soldier with rifle, has been turned into a scarecrow. A crow labeled “Japan” bites its nose. Another crow labeled “England” is perched on its cap. A crow labeled “Germany” is flying around its head. A crow labeled “Turkey” is on the ground at its feet. A crow labeled “China” is perched on the rifle butt. All these crows, and several others on a fence nearby, are cawing with laughter at the scarecrow.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-08-31
Two cats, one labeled “Japan” attacking the other labeled “Russia,” have their tails tied to a rope labeled “Manchuria” with a ribbon labeled “Neutrality.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-03-16
Mars, the Roman god of war, waits for the establishment of protocols and the Japanese occupation of “Korea” to be completed before the sands in an hourglass shift from “Peace” to “War.” “China” sits quietly on the left. Caption: Mars–Just a little more, and I’ll give that Peace Congress a jolt!
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-02-03
The Russian bear blows soap bubbles labeled “Promises” through a meerschaum pipe with a Chinese face, using liquid from a bowl labeled “Manchurian soft soap.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1903-08-12