Letter from Wilbur T. Gracey to Francis B. Loomis
Wilbur T. Gracey informed Fu Zhou about the severity of the American boycott in China.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-08-12
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Rodgers, J. L. (James Linn), 1861-1930
Address delivered by William H. Taft, Secretary of War, at a dinner given by the Americans of Shanghai, under the auspices of the American Association of China, on Oct. 8th, 1907
Secretary of War Taft speaks as a traveler rather than as a government representative. He begins by explaining the relationship of the United states to the Philippines and that there will be no sale of the islands. He then outlines the policy of the United States toward China as it relates to trade, the expansion of China, and monetary reform. Taft explains that the “China for the Chinese” attitude is in favor of China’s own growth. Taft also discusses education of the Chinese in America, improvement in relations between the two powers, and the creation of a United States Circuit Court for China. For additional developments, Taft suggests the further development of the court and the establishment of a suitable government building in Shanghai.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-10-08
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Letter from Alvey A. Adee to William Loeb
Acting Secretary of State Adee encloses a dispatch from the American Consul General at Shanghai, China, for President Roosevelt regarding the boycott of American goods.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09-19
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Letter from Alvey A. Adee to William Loeb
Acting Secretary of State Adee writes to William Loeb regarding a telegram received from the American Consul General at Shanghai.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09-01
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Letter from Francis B. Loomis to Benjamin F. Barnes
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis advises President Roosevelt to trust J. L. Rodgers on matters related to China.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-08-26
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Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to Theodore Roosevelt
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis advises President Roosevelt to listen to J. L. Rodgers regarding the Chinese boycott.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-08-26
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Letter from William Woodville Rockhill to Elihu Root
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.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-08-26
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Letter from Wilbur T. Gracey to Fu Zhou
Wilbur T. Gracey tells Viceroy Zhou that the United States will hold China responsible for failing to enforce the Treaty of 1858, which ensures American trade in China.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-08-11
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Letter form Joseph Benson Foraker to Theodore Roosevelt
Senator Foraker writes about Ohio’s loss of places in the consular service for equal representation purposes. He notes the many men who have held the different positions and how much effort it takes to deal with these details, such that he is trying to turn over the responsibility to Senator Charles Dick. Foraker asks President Roosevelt to appoint James Linn Rodgers to Shanghai.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-02-24
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Letter from Dan T. Moore to Theodore Roosevelt
Dan T. Moore, a cousin of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, appeals for Governor Roosevelt’s assistance in getting transferred from volunteer to regular military service, preferably the cavalry. Colonel J. L. Rodgers has approved such a transfer and done what he can to effect it, but it seems that “political pull does it all.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1899-08-16