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Letter from Kentarō Kaneko to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Kentarō Kaneko to Theodore Roosevelt

Kentarō Kaneko reports to President Roosevelt about a very well-attended meeting of the America’s Friend Society. The Society is composed of all the Japanese who studied or resided in the United States. The Society is responsible for erecting the monument to commemorate the landing of Matthew Perry in Kurikama. Kaneko thinks the meeting was called in appreciation of the success of Roosevelt’s peace making policy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-20

Creator(s)

Kaneko, Kentarō, 1853-1942

Letter from Jonathan Bourne to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Jonathan Bourne to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Bourne believes conflict with Japan is likely in the future. He hopes President Roosevelt will send the Atlantic Fleet to the Pacific as it will accomplish much regarding foreign policy. His wife, Lillian Elizabeth Wyatt Bourne, recently visited Japan. He includes a lengthy excerpt from one of her letters in which she provides social commentary on the Japanese.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-09

Creator(s)

Bourne, Jonathan, 1855-1940

Speech delivered by K. Mastukata

Speech delivered by K. Mastukata

Japanese businessman Kōjirō Matsukata addresses honorary commercial commissioners from the United States Pacific Coast. He expresses the admiration and appreciation that Japan has for the United States, and hopes that the friendship between the two nations can continue. In particular, Matsukata hopes that trade relations between the two countries will improve.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-01

Creator(s)

Matsukata, Kōjirō, 1865-1950

Description of pictures

Description of pictures

A description of a picture drawn by a journalist for the Toyo Hinode Shinbun newspaper in Nagasaki, Japan. The picture (not included) depicts a scene of the invasion of Japan by Mongolian forces in the 13th century. The writer refers to the opening of diplomacy between Japan and the West by Matthew Calbraith Perry and extends wishes for peace and friendly relations between Japan and the United States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-21

Creator(s)

Unknown