Japan--Yokohama-shi

Ambassador Meyer writes President Roosevelt about the Russo-Japanese War. Meyer describes Stanley Washburn’s report of dwindling American sympathies with the Japanese. Washburn does not believe the Japanese army will ever beat the Russian army in Manchuria. Meyer mentions his interactions with Camille Barrère, the French Ambassador, and his indication that French and German banks are beginning to side with Russia. Meyer also relates an interaction he had with the Japanese minister, in which the minister stated he was interested in Roosevelt’s thoughts on Manchuria and Japan’s control of Port Arthur.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-20

President Roosevelt thanks Acting Secretary of State Adee for the copy of the notes regarding the decision of the Russian Prize Court concerning the Arabia. He agrees that Count Lamzdorf’s principle is “unsound, vicious, and untenable,” and instructs Adee to respond that the United States will not assent to it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-24

The memorandum outlines three plans for the course the Atlantic Fleet should take on the way to carrying out fall target practice in Manila Bay in November. A handwritten note states that Plan B was approved.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-27

Ambassador Griscom informs Secretary of State Root of rioting in Yokohama, Japan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-13

Alice Roosevelt will stay in Yokohama, Japan, for two weeks, and Lloyd Carpenter Griscom will protect her from public notice if President Roosevelt approves.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-28

Secretary of War Taft has arrived in Yokohama, Japan, and suggests that President Roosevelt cable a friendly message to the Emperor.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-25

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

1908-10-17

Creator(s)

Japan Central Tea Traders Association

Language

English

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

1908

Creator(s)

Unknown

Language

English

Postcard featuring a black and white photograph of Benten Street in Yokohama, Japan. On the reverse side of the postcard, Charles C. Meyers writes of the silk stores on this street, including the George Washington Silk Shop.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Entrance to Benti Dora street. On this street is the leading silk store of the city–Geo. Washingtons store, where you can get silk goods at a surprisingly low price.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Postcard featuring a black and white photograph of Kamenohashi Street in Yokohama, Japan. On the reverse side of the postcard, Charles C. Myers writes of the decorations and welcoming natures that greeted the American Fleet.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Another of the profusely decorated streets.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Postcard featuring a black and white photograph of Benten Street in Yokohama, Japan. On the reverse side of the postcard, Charles C. Myers writes that the postcard features a view of the shopping vicinity on this road.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Another one of the narrow streets profusely decorated with flags and welcome signs.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Postcard featuring a black and white photograph of Minatobashi Street in Yokohama, Japan. On the reverse side of the postcard, Charles C. Myers writes of the use of the “jin-rickshas” on busy, narrow streets like this one.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, ‘Another section along the busy streets.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Postcard featuring a black and white photograph of Isezakicho Street in Yokohama, Japan. On the reverse side of the postcard, Charles C. Myers writes of the busyness of this shopping street.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “One of the streets of Yokohama as it was profusely decorated for the occasion, the greater part of the decorating being U.S. and Japanese flags”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Postcard featuring a black and white photograph of Benten Bridge in Yokohama, Japan. Charles C. Myers writes on the reverse side of the decoration of the bridge.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Showing some of the decorated streets during the visit of the fleet to Japan. The word welcome was everywhere displayed and every little one as well as all grown up Japs at that time knew and could speak the word “Welcome” and we were hailed by that word everywhere we turned and if a Jap could not talk any more he would salute us with the word welcome.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Postcard featuring a colored photograph of Isesaki Cho Street in Yokohama, Japan. On the reverse side of the postcard, Charles C. Myers writes this is one of many narrow streets in the city.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Showing one of the streets in the city on ordinary occasions.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Postcard featuring a colored photograph of the Custom House in Yokohama, Japan. On the reverse side of the postcard, Charles C. Myers states the Custom House is located near the railroad station.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “This is the custom house at Yokohama.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

This postcard shows rickshaws standing on the left and right sides of a wide plaza in front of the Yokohama train station. When the Great White Fleet visited Japan, several tables stood in this plaza serving refreshments to the sailors traveling to Tokyo.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “We will now go down to the station at Yokohama and take the train for Tokio [sic], about 2 hours run, and thru [sic] a beautiful country. The Japs are an artistic people and the whole country is as a park and no waste places, every foot of ground is used to some advantage. Passed many rice fields on the way to Tokyo and also passed several school houses. Ours being a special train the school children all knew when when we would be past their school house and at every place school was dismissed and the teacher and children were collected along the track and shouted welcome to us and waved american [sic] flags at us as we passed.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

This specially printed train ticket features the flags of the United States and Japan on its front and back, respectively, and contains photographs of the Tokyo Imperial Palace and Mount Fuji in its interior. The accompanying notice explains that the ticket allows the bearer to ride the Japanese Imperial Government Railway between Yokohama and Tokyo on the fourth day of the United States Fleet visit to Tokyo. An additional typed note explains that these tickets were given to the sailors of the Great White Fleet, and judges the souvenir ticket to be a good piece of art.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “On going ashore in Yokohama we were at once given the first souvenir of the visit and it a very beautiful one, the front representing the U.S. Flag with Japanese Greeting and to be used for a railway ticket, issued in honor of the visit of the American fleet to Japan in 1908. The back of the card represents the Japanese flag, while on the interior is beautiful views of Imperial Palace and Mt. Fugi. Accompanying this special ticket is a small printed slip of explanation.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Charles C. Myers describes a series of thirty-one postcards illustrating his time as a sailor during the Great White Fleet’s journey through the China Sea and visit to Japan.

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

Unknown

James Buckheit provides a concise history of the voyage of the Great White Fleet from 1907 to 1909. He looks at President Roosevelt’s reasons for assembling and sending the Fleet with an emphasis on its visit to Japan. He notes the foreign policy achievements that stemmed from the Fleet’s trip, and he also describes the recruiting efforts the United States Navy undertook before the cruise to fill its ranks.  

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1976