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Shanghai is taking steps to end the boycott, which largely began there. Chinese employees are discouraged from spreading anti-American circulars, and many local authorities are prohibiting the influence of boycott supporters in their territories.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-26
William Woodville Rockhill has made reports to Secretary of State Root based on daily consular reports. The boycotts have little impact on many areas, but are taking hold in Yantai and Canton, though even there with little support from merchants. The situation is most serious in Shanghai, but American trade will recover and the opposition seems to be weakening. Enclosed are a telegram from Wilhelm Knappe and a Chinese news clipping about the boycotts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-17
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis encloses a communication signed by the members of the Oregon delegation that recommends Consul Henry B. Miller for the position of Consul General at Shanghai or Canton, China. Consul General Julius Gareche Lay can take Consul General Robert M. McWade’s position in Canton, which would allow Consul Benjamin H. Ridgely to take Lay’s position in Barcelona, Spain.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-16