Letter from Otohiko Matsukata to Theodore Roosevelt
Otohiko Matsukata remembers President Roosevelt’s anxiety over the strained relationship between the United States and Japan, and reports that the Great White Fleet was cordially received in Japan. A group of representatives from American chambers of commerce was visiting Japan at the time, and saw the fleet’s warm welcome. Matsukata encloses a speech that his brother, Kōjirō Matsukata, gave to the group which shows how the Japanese feel about the United States. He updates Roosevelt on his career and sends regards from his father Masayoshi Matsukata, a former prime minister of Japan.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-18