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John Barrett has enclosed for William Loeb a letter for President Roosevelt that outlines the ongoing peace treaty and commerce negotiations between Colombia, Panama, and the United States. He is also sending a copy to the State Department.
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1906-08-01
The President of Honduras Manuel Bonilla is grateful on behalf of his government and people to President Roosevelt for his mediation in obtaining peace between Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
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1906-07-22
Telegram to let the State Department know that the Guatemalan forces have defeated the Salvadorians and order and security exists.
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1906-07-12
Tomás Regalado, former president of El Salvador, was killed in the fighting today. The result is uncertain, but tending toward peace.
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1906-07-12
Ambassador Reid sends President Roosevelt a clipping from the Spectator about the Algeciras Conference. Reid also discusses members of the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York.
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1906-04-02
Cardinal Gibbons forwards a document upon the wishes of Archbishop J. J. Harty. The document should appeal to President Roosevelt’s sense of fair play and justice. By sustaining the just claims of Harty, Roosevelt will strengthen the authority of the American Government in Manila, while the Church acts as the guardian of peace.
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1906-02-11
Some faculty members at Yale University were asked about the peace terms that they thought Japan should suggest in a peace treaty with Russia, and suggested a number of points, including “adequate protection against future Russian encroachment,” a “free hand” in Korea for the Japanese, Russian surrender of war vessels, and no cession of Siberian territory to Japan.
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1905
Carl Schurz writes to President Roosevelt to discus gradual rearmament. Schurz indicates that Roosevelt’s interview with Baron Rosen was crucial and congratulates him on facilitating the peace between Russia and Japan.
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1905-09-23
Jean Jules Jusserand writes to President Roosevelt to congratulate him on the peace between Japan and Russia and to accept Roosevelt’s invitation for lunch at his home in Oyster Bay, New York.
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1905-09-12
Baron Takahira writes to President Roosevelt to thank him for his gracious words regarding Takahira’s contributions to the peace negotiations. He also thanks Roosevelt for information intended for his superiors and promises to pass it on.
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1905-09-14
Baron Takahira thanks Walter J. Ballard for a previous letter congratulating Takahira on the peace between Japan and Russia.
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1905-09-17
Ambassador Durand writes to President Roosevelt conveying the appreciation of Lord Lansdowne and the British crown for Roosevelt’s aid in securing peace between Japan and Russia. Durand also discusses an agreement made between Great Britain and Japan.
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1905-09-06
Maurice Francis Egan writes to President Roosevelt to discuss his pleasure over the peace treaty between Japan and Russia. Egan also discusses alcoholism on Native American reservations and sends a photograph of a bobcat for Ted Roosevelt.
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1905-09-06
Frank H. C. Reynolds writes to President Roosevelt to congratulate him on the peace between Japan and Russia and to present him with a piece of aquamarine mined in New Hampshire. Reynolds says that the green of the aquamarine represents peace.
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1905-09-06
Carl Schurz writes to President Roosevelt to congratulate him on the peace between Japan and Russia. Schurz also discusses his concerns with armed peace.
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1905-09-06
Henry A. Siebrecht writes to President Roosevelt to ask for permission to plant three trees at Sagamore Hill in honor of the peace treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War. Siebrecht has selected a Japanese Cedar, a Russian Mulberry, and an American White Oak as representative of the three countries.
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1905-09-06
Ambassador Meyer forwards to Secretary of State Root a translation of the proceedings of the Peace Conference. He has asked Count Lamzdorf to have the record corrected, where it states that President Roosevelt encouraged Czar Nicholas II to cede part of Sakhalin to the Japanese, for a specified sum, in order to end the war. Count Lamzdorf agreed to have the record corrected, noting that Roosevelt only discussed a “substantial sum,” and that he could not guarantee the Japanese would accept it but that he would do his best to encourage them to accede.
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1905-09-07
Guy Murchie sends three photographs of the Rough Riders to President Roosevelt. Murchie also congratulates Roosevelt on successfully negotiating peace between Japan and Russia–a feat that seemed impossible.
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1905-09-07
John St. Loe Strachey writes to President Roosevelt to congratulate him on the peace between Japan and Russia.
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1905-09-07
The Emperor of China, Guangxu, writes to President Roosevelt to congratulate him on the successful peace negotiations between Japan and Russia.
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1905-09-08