Japan

The peacemaker

President Roosevelt wears a “world’s champion peacemakers medal” as he looks over the globe and asks, “Any more peace needed down there, neighbors?” He holds olive branches and a dove in one hand and a “long distance peace telescope” in the other. “France” and John Bull hung each other on one side while “Spain” says, “He let me in on the peace ground floor.” A man in Africa holds a paper that reads, “all quiet across the Congo,” and says, “I’ll wire this to Teddy!” Meanwhile, Russian Emperor Nicholas II and Japanese Emperor Meiji bow toward one another. German Emperor William II puts his finger to his hand and says, “Well, I’ve got to keep quiet or Roosevelt will be after me.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-31

A magician

President Roosevelt holds a “Roosevelt diplomacy” wand as he looks at two hats. One says “Komura” for Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Jutarō Komura, and the other says “Witte” for Russian Prime Minister S. I︠U︡. Vitte. Caption: The President: “Gentlemen, you have seen the insides of these hats—and you noticed they contained no dove. I shall be delighted to place one there—if I can!”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-23

Making up

A dove with President Roosevelt’s face sits on a cannon and watches as “Japan” and “Russia” shake hands. The Russian bear wears several bandages and has one foot stuck in a “Togo” trap. Behind Japan is a large money bag entitled “war indemnity 1,000,000,000.” Caption: The dove of peace appears to be wearing glasses and showing its teeth.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-15

The story of Kettle Hill

President Roosevelt sits and talks with Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Jutarō Komura and two other men around a campfire at “Camp Sagamore.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-28

“Time”

“Russia” and “Japan” stand in the boxing ring. Japan is not hurt while Russia has several bandages and his arm in a sling. President Roosevelt watches from the side and puts his hand up to indicate “stop.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-14

First in war, first in peace, first in the arts of diplomacy

Three panels depict President Roosevelt’s deeds. The first shows him charging up a hill with the caption of “first in war.” The second shows him holding an olive branch under a banner that reads, “Peace! in the name of humanity,” with the caption of “first in peace.” The third shows Japanese Emperor Meiji and Russian Tsar Nicholas II shaking hands with the caption of “first in the arts of diplomacy.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-11

Die Friedenskonferenz im Haag unter Roosevelts Vorsitz

President Roosevelt stands at the head of a table at the Hague Peace Conference and greets representatives from different countries. Caption: The President: Gentlemen, thank you for your appearance, which bears the best testimony to the enthusiasm with which you have so far advocated world peace in the interests of the Tsar.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-04

When the president does the pike

President Roosevelt wears a “I have done the pike” button and holds an “address to the nations of the Earth,” which he addresses to a number of people from Paris and Cairo to Japan and India.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-26

Memorandum on the Morocco question

The writer explains Emperor William II’s concerns regarding the concentration of power between certain European countries. The writers states the conditions under which Germany would be willing to attend a conference to discuss the issues in Morocco.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-31

Transcription of a telegram received from the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Baron Takahira has received a telegram which details the Imperial Japanese Government’s position on peace negotiations now that their navy has beaten the Russian navy. The Imperial Japanese government thinks the peace negotiation should be limited to the belligerents and to friendly assistance of a neutral country. President Roosevelt is the choice of the Imperial Japanese Government and they will allow him to choose the place of negotiations, the procedures, and the attendance of any other powers. The Imperial Japanese Government will not approach the Russian government directly or indirectly to talk about peace.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-31

Kits and outfits

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.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-04

Germany’s aim in foreign politics

Arnold White writes about the international situation in Europe, addressing first Russia’s desire for a warm water port, and then his impression of Germany’s goals with regards to Europe. Germany, White says, is the only nation with something to gain from a European war, and that the push for war is coming from the Jewish influence in Germany. With President Roosevelt’s election and friendship towards Germany, the United States has been removed as a potential deterrent toward German aggression. White ends with a prediction that if war happens, it will come through German aggression towards the Netherlands moving towards a collision with Great Britain, and he admonishes his reader that Germany must be watched.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-04

Letter from Alvey A. Adee to William Loeb

Alvey A. Adee writes to William Loeb to say he has enclosed a dispatch from Japan regarding the Chinese boycott of American goods.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-21

Mrs. Theron R. Butler

Eleanor Butler Roosevelt’s step-great-grandmother, Mrs. Theron R. Butler, sits in a rickshaw for a studio portrait while traveling in Japan.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

Unknown

Henry M. Sanders

Eleanor Butler Roosevelt’s great-uncle, Henry M. Sanders, sits in a rickshaw for a studio portrait while traveling in Japan.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

Unknown

Telegram from Jutaro Komura to William Loeb

Baron Komura informs William Loeb that he has delayed his departure to Japan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-18

Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt

Whitelaw Reid writes to President Roosevelt to discuss Roosevelt’s correspondence with the Japanese, Russian, and British governments during the peace negotiations. Reid commends Roosevelt and asks permission to share the correspondence with Lord Lansdowne and King Edward.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-18

The president as a peacemaker

The writer describes President Roosevelt’s successful peace conference between Japan and Russia in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A poem about the conference is included at the end of the article.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-14

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit about finishing a speech and making more plans for their African trip including vaccinations and rifle practice. He is struggling with Congress to get battleships, to settle the California/Japan matter, and over Congress asking for confidential information from Commissioner of Corporations Herbert Knox Smith.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1909-01-23

Letter from Herbert H. D. Peirce to William Loeb

Herbert H. D. Peirce writes to William Loeb about a rumor that President Roosevelt wanted the chairs used by the peace plenipotentiaries. Peirce encloses a clipping from the Boston Globe in which he denies the rumor.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-13