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Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee sends a copy of another telegram from Henry Percival Dodge to William Loeb. It is in reference to Adee’s letter about the exclusion of Chinese laborers from Japan.
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1907-09-10
Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee sends William Loeb a copy of a telegram received at Tokyo numbered 383. He includes a postscript stating that he had been informed that the White House operator had repeated the telegram to Loeb.
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1907-09-07
Albert H. Howe is frustrated by Commander John Allen Dougherty’s delay in sailing to his position as naval attaché in Tokyo. Dougherty has been directed three times to leave, and his living quarters have been established and set up, yet he still has not physically made his way to Tokyo. This is causing distress and slowing down normal work procedures.
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1906-12-11
Rudolph Forster forwards a message for President Roosevelt to William Loeb. Japan appreciates Roosevelt’s efforts to secure peace between Japan and Russia. Baron Jutarō Komura will travel to the United States to undertake the negotiations.
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1905-06-30
Ambassador Griscom encloses translations of resolutions passed in Diet which indicate terms to include indemnity, cession of territory, and measures that will guarantee the prospect of enduring peace. Russia must be required to abstain from warlike operations threatening the frontiers of China as well as the peace of Japan.
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1905-06-29
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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1905-06-26
Ambassador Meyer writes to Secretary of State Hay regarding the selection of plenipotentiaries in the peace negotiations between Russia and Japan.
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1905-06-23
George von Lengerke Meyer writes to Secretary of State Hay about a letter Meyer received from Russian Foreign Minister V. N. Lamzdorf. In the letter, Lamzdorf points out that the Imperial Government would like President Roosevelt to find out Japan’s viewpoint on an armistice and Japan’s plans for appointing plenipotentiaries. Meyer goes on to express his idea that both Japan and Russia should give their plenipotentiary nominations to Roosevelt, who will then share the nominations with each country’s ambassadors.
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1905-06-23
This telegram comes by way of Tokyo, Japan, and is written to reassure President Roosevelt regarding the Japanese government’s intention to appoint peace plenipotentiaries and assign them power.
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1905-06-18
William Loeb transcribes several telegrams sent to President Roosevelt in his absence concerning the ongoing international diplomatic efforts to end the Russo-Japanese War. In response to Roosevelt’s suggestion, plenipotentiaries from both Japan and Russia will negotiate terms of peace. It is rumored that Russia will recommend Paris as the location for the meeting.
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1905-06-11
Acting Secretary of State Loomis forwards to William Loeb a message from Japan’s American Minister, along with military relics that the Japanese Minister of War has offered President Roosevelt and a letter from the Minister of War.
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1905-06-08
President Roosevelt watches as Russian Emperor Nicholas II and Japanese Emperor Meiji shake hands. Nicholas II says, “Oh joyski,” while Meiji says, “Banzai.” In the background, “France,” John Bull, Russian General N. P. Linevich, and Japanese Field Marshal Iwao Ōyama cheer. Linevich says, “Have a vodka with me, my dear Ōyama,” while Ōyama says, “No, this is on me, general.” Roosevelt says, “Bless you, my peaceful children, de-lighted,” as a large Roosevelt face eclipses the “war” sun.
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1905-08-30
Richard Harding Davis offers his thoughts on the most important elements to bring along while hiking or marching long distances, backed up by his experiences as a war correspondent.
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1905-04
Lloyd Carpenter Griscom writes to William Loeb regarding the destruction of Christian churches during a riot in Tokyo, Japan. Military authorities intend to offer protection.
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1905-09-08
President Roosevelt tells Secretary of State Hay about Captain John F. Morrison’s assessment of the Japanese army. Morrison spent time with Japanese General Yasukata Oku’s army and observed that American attachés were favored over British attachés and the Russian prisoners—most of whom were wounded—were treated kindly. Morrison was impressed by the training and preparedness of the Japanese army, especially in comparison to the Russian army.
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1905-01-05
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary tells Ryntare Nagai that Roosevelt cannot write the article Nagai requests since Roosevelt is too busy with his presidential campaign.
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1912-09-07
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Ambassador O’Brien for the clipping.
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1911-02-20
President Roosevelt tells Frank Basil Tracy that while he greatly likes the portrait that Joseph DeCamp painted of him, he does not want to write a letter specifically about it because then he would be asked to write letters about every other portrait. Roosevelt does not object to Tracy making a statement that he knows that Roosevelt likes the portrait. John Woodbury has a letter that Roosevelt gives Tracy permission to quote from. Roosevelt likes Albert Bushnell Hart, especially recently since “his action in connection with the Englishman at Tokio.”
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1908-12-29
President Roosevelt thanks Baron Kentarō Kaneko for the letters and telegrams they have exchanged, and sends him a copy of the bill that was finally passed regarding the American commission to the Japanese exhibition. Roosevelt believes that they have been able to meet Kaneko’s hopes for the law, and that it was done in the correct spirit. Roosevelt and Secretary of State Elihu Root both worked hard to make sure that the bill was passed. F. J. V. Skiff, Francis Davis Millet, and Francis B. Loomis have been appointed commissioners, and Roosevelt offers to have them visit Tokyo as soon as their visit would be useful. Skiff and Millet have had past experiences with Worlds Exhibitions, and may be able to give valuable insight.
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1908-06-13
President Roosevelt encloses a letter from Admiral Charles S. Sperry requesting to grant leave for the men at Tokyo. Roosevelt asks Secretary of the Navy Metcalf to bring the matter to Secretary of State Elihu Root’s attention. The president believes in a “moderate quantity of leave.”
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1908-04-17