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Whitelaw Reid spoke to Francis Hyde Villiers about Japanese matters, and Villiers did not believe the Japanese would send a fleet to the Baltic as rumored. Peace still seems very distant, but Villiers believes the Russians might be driven to pay war reparations if Japan entered Russian lands.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-17
In this translated editorial from the Russian newspaper, Novoe Vremya, America is heavily criticized for their past and present exploitation of fisheries in Eastern Siberia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-08
President Roosevelt acknowledges Japan’s “overwhelming triumph” and hopes that Russia will concede to defeat in order to avoid further conflict.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1905-06-19
President Roosevelt copies two letters he sent to Kentaro Kaneko that he believes finally convinced Japan to give up on an indemnity and reach terms to end the Russo-Japanese War.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1905-09-01
Abbott Lawrence Lowell writes to President Roosevelt to discuss expanding American interests into undeveloped areas. He speaks specifically of Canada, west of the Great Lakes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-12