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President Roosevelt is trying his hardest to get the meeting between Russia and Japan at The Hague.
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1905-06-14
Hermann Speck von Sternburg states he will follow President Roosevelt’s travel itinerary and asks if Roosevelt has received any answer on Morocco.
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1905-06-13
Czar Nicholas II is moved by the sentiments expressed by President Roosevelt and is glad to find new proof of the traditional friendship between the United States and Russia. The Imperial Government has no objections to seeking terms of peace with Japan if they desire the same.
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1905-06-12
Hermann Speck von Sternburg asks President Roosevelt to delay any decisions regarding Morocco until Sternburg can meet with him.
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1905-06-12
William Loeb encloses a memorandum for President Roosevelt upon arrival at Red Hill Station. An identical note has been published in newspapers and a formal reply already received from Japan. The Russian Ambassador requests an early audience and Japanese minister wishes to be seen thereafter. The German Ambassador also requests audience. Loeb requests instructions from Roosevelt as to scheduling be wired. The Japanese government is anxious that all representatives be authorized to negotiate and conclude peace.
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1905-06-11
There are no signs of any hitches in the negotiations. It is assured that Russia and Japan will meet to discuss peace although a location and a date has not been decided on yet.
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1905-06-11
John Callan O’Laughlin delivered a copy of President Roosevelt’s instruction to Ambassador Cassini. Cassini has some doubts about the statement of the Russian government that negotiations cannot take place until the conditions of Japan are known. To this end, Cassini wishes to be furnished with a copy of Ambassador Meyer’s interview with Emperor Nicholas II.
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1905-06-10
Japan will seek to reestablish peace with Russia. To achieve this end, Japan will appoint plenipotentiaries to meet with plenipotentiaries appointed by Russia to negotiate terms of peace.
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1905-06-10
Ambassador Meyer writes to President Roosevelt, relaying details of his meeting with Czar Nicholas II to discuss Roosevelt’s desire to encourage peace negotiations between Japan and Russia. The czar made an exception for Meyer and entertained him on the empress’s birthday. Meyer reports that although Czar Nicholas was initially resistant to the idea, he acquiesced as long as Japan would not be aware of Russia’s cooperation initially.
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1905-06-09
George von Lengerke Meyer has informed the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan’s consent. Meyer will express to Emperor Nicholas II, by letter, President Roosevelt’s thanks for his expressions of good will.
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1905-06-09
President Roosevelt urges Japan and Russia to negotiate for peace. Roosevelt believes Japan and Russia can meet without an intermediary, but offers to assist if the two nations would like his help.
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1905-06-08
John Callan O’Laughlin relays concerns Count Cassini has in regards to President Roosevelt’s negotiations in the Russo-Japanese War.
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1905-06-08
The Russian government needs to be informed that the Japanese government has consented to the proposal. Then the Russian government will be presented with a dispatch that was also presented to the Japanese government. The dispatch urges Russia and Japan to come to terms of peace and that President Roosevelt is willing to do whatever he can to help.
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1905-06-08
Kentarō Kaneko has decided to stay in Washington, D.C., for the time being after meeting Minister Takahira on his return from the White House.
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1905-06-08
Two identical dispatches are being sent to Japan and Russia and then will be made public after both governments receive it. President Roosevelt urges Russia and Japan to open up peace negotiations with each other. Roosevelt suggests that the peace negotiations can be conducted between Russian and Japanese plenipotentiaries without any intermediaries.
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1905-06-08
Henry White writes to John Hay regarding Morocco’s demands for an international conference and the ensuing responses from ambassadors of other interested nations. While Hay’s efforts toward peace are appreciated by the Italian government, White does not anticipate any results in the near future.
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1905-06-07
Henry White updates President Roosevelt through Secretary of State Hay on the Tangier Crisis in Morocco and the obstacles preventing peace negotiations between Russia and Japan.
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1905-06-07
Emperor Meiji is convinced that his people do not desire peace at any price and would support him in continuing the war rather than have him come to terms that may be dishonorable. The Emperor is willing to meet with the Russians and President Roosevelt to discuss peace terms. This must be kept absolutely secret and Roosevelt must take the initiative in obtaining the consent of the Japanese government. Czar Nicholas II’s answer and agreement to such a meeting must be kept secret until Japan agrees. Roosevelt will openly ask both powers to a meeting. Meiji urges that consent be obtained from the Japanese government as soon as possible.
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1905-06-07
John Gardner Coolidge writes to Secretary of State Hay that he has lodged a protest at the Foreign Office, based on Hay’s guidance of January 26, 1901, pertaining to the annulment of concessions to the American Chinese Company. The Chinese response was that Zhidong Zhang, highly regarded scholar and diplomat, has been ordered to make a report. Coolidge requests to send a representative to confer with the diplomat.
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1905-02-03
Acting Secretary of State Loomis writes to William Loeb about a copy of the correspondence between the Russian Ambassador and the Secretary of State that was sent to President Roosevelt. The correspondence focuses on China’s observance of neutrality.
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1905-01-27