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Telegram from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt

Telegram from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt

Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee received William Loeb’s letter regarding the Central American conference. Diplomats Joaquín Bernardo Calvo Mora of Costa Rica and José F. Godoy of Mexico have suggested to Adee that a protocol fixing the location and preventing demonstrations be signed. Adee discusses support for potential locations and dates. He feels they should follow the recommendation of Mexican president Porfirio Díaz and express Nicaragua’s proposal of Mexico as a location.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-04

The employment of Chinese coolies suspended

The employment of Chinese coolies suspended

A translation of an article from the Asahi Shimbun criticizes a labor regulation which resulted in the loss of employment for foreign Chinese railroad workers. The writer argues that the inexpensive yet efficient labor provided by Chinese workers is necessary for Japan to improve its industry and compete with international, particularly German, commodities. The writer acknowledges the potential harm increasing immigrant labor could cause local Japanese laborers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-02

Telegram from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt

Telegram from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt

Assistant Secretary of State Adee sends communications from President Porfirio Díaz of Mexico and President Fernando Figueroa of El Salvador regarding the selection of a location for the conference, with his reflections and the opinions of the Central American ministers Joaquín Bernardo Calvo Mora of Costa Rica and Luis Felipe Corea of Nicaragua. Secretary of State Elihu Root thinks Mexico would be the right choice. If Washington, D.C. is selected as the location, the conference could not be scheduled until Root returns from Mexico, following diplomatic etiquette.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-02

Chinese coolies in Japan

Chinese coolies in Japan

A clip from the Japan Chronicle describes the plight of the Chinese laborers brought to work on the Kagoshima Railway in the Miyazaki Prefecture. The situation violates the Imperial Ordinance No.352 of 1899, and as such, the workers have been laid off. An economist quoted in the Osaka Mainichi has stated that affordable labor from foreign workers will support the Japanese workers and the development of Japan. They have also reported that Chinese laborers are permitted to work in mines and charge less per day than Japanese workers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-01

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Reid sends President Roosevelt an article from a British newspaper discussing the American presidential campaign that, unlike most others, “shows a more intelligent knowledge of the situation.” Reid shares that Liberian President Arthur Barclay is in London concerning foreign interests and Liberia, a matter which Reid previously reported on to Secretary of State Elihu Root.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-30

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador to Great Britain Reid updates President Roosevelt on various matters, including poet Algernon Charles Swinburne and his “suppressed” poem, the Newfoundland modus vivendi, and happenings in Parliament. Reid also details how he “warded off…the offer of some brand-new territory and responsibilities” in Nicaragua.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-28