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Ambassador Tower has forwarded President Roosevelt’s letter directly to Emperor William II of Germany, and not through the official channels, per the Emperor’s wishes. William II is very pleased with Roosevelt’s work negotiating peace between Russia and Japan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-06
The memorandum directs George von Lengerke Meyer to call on Czar Nicholas II to say that under the personal direction of President Roosevelt he urges Nicholas II to speak with representatives of Japan to end the Russo-Japanese War. It states that Roosevelt and all of Russia’s friends believe continuing the war is only detrimental to Russia’s holdings in East Asia. Roosevelt also believes that it would be best for Russia and Japan to negotiate directly without the interference of outside powers. Roosevelt suggests a meeting location somewhere between Harbin and Mukden. A handwritten note at the end of the memorandum states that a German note to the Czar suggested that Roosevelt was the man that could bring Japan to a reasonable proposal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-05
Ambassador Meyer encloses a translation of a Russian newspaper article concerning the question of peace or war between Russia and Japan. Meyer summarizes other articles concerning the growth of British and German navies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-10
A memorandum containing summary of Commander Simon P. Fullinwider’s letter from December 6, 1907, which criticizes Brazil’s construction of large and expensive dreadnoughts and says they may be Japan’s project. He recommends the United States ready their fleet accordingly and dismiss Japanese men aboard the ships, who he thinks could be spies. Commander Sims writes that the officers will learn more while in Rio, and he shares Fullinwider’s concerns about “foreign servants” and enlisted men sharing confidential information.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-19
Three men holding spoons labeled “Russia, England, [and] Japan” attempt to force a large pill labeled “Ultimatum” from an “International Pill Box” into a despairing Chinese man sitting on a throne with a large pillow behind him. The three men have the attributes of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Meiji, Emperor of Japan. The sultan of Turkey is sitting on the left, smoking a hookah. Caption: The Sultan–Allah be praised! – Now that they’ve got another “Sick Man,” maybe they’ll let up on me a little!
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1895-11-06
The British lion stands on a “Map of China” showing a large Chinese man’s face. The Russian bear holding a compass and the German eagle holding scissors stand at the edge of the map. In the background is the Gallic rooster labeled “France” wearing a military uniform and crowing. Caption: The Newcomer–Say, you fellows! If there’s any cutting up to be done, I’m here for the lion’s share.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-01-19
The Russian Bear plays a fiddle labeled “Politics.” Around its waist is a belt with papers labeled “French Military Secrets” tucked behind. A cord extending from its right wrist is connected to a restraint labeled “Treaty” around the neck of a dancing soldier labeled “France.” The French soldier may refer to (and looks somewhat like) Ferdinand W. Esterhazy who was involved in the Dreyfus Affair and the sale of military secrets to Germany.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-03-16
The Russian Bear sits at a table, carving a large roast beef labeled “Siberian Railway.” Serving pieces on the table are labeled “Enlarged Navy,” “New Spheres of Influence,” and “Better Financial System,” and a bottle of champagne is labeled “Port Arthur Fortification.” On the right, the British Lion labeled “England” is reclining on a small piece of land across a body of water.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1898-09-21
A winged female figure labeled “Peace” sits on one side of a mountain pass, and Mars, the Roman god of war, sits on the opposite side. A man wearing a crown and robe labeled “Czar” is walking down the path, carrying a large candle snuffer labeled “Peace Congress” that he hopes to use to extinguish a volcano labeled “War” that is erupting in the distance. He must pass through areas that are heavily armed with munitions and bearing the countenances of several foreign rulers.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1899-06-21
A perplexed Uncle Sam stands in front of a store labeled “Notice – No Reciprocity in Trade Here” that is well-stocked with items available for international trade. A man labeled “Trade” is asleep at the counter. Across the narrow street of the marketplace sits Otto von Bismarck selling maps, and in the background are Nicholas II, holding a piece of paper that states, “Let us have Truce,” and John Bull shaking hands in front of their trade houses. A sign on the English shop states “Reciprocity in Trade.” A small dog, wearing a fez, stands in the middle of the street. Caption: Uncle Sam – “Darned if I ain’t left again! I’m overstocked, I’ve got all the blessings of a high tariff, and here these fellows won’t fight and give me a chance to sell my goods.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-05-20
William E. Gladstone, dressed as an old woman wearing keys labeled “Suez, Gibraltor, [and] Herat,” pushes John Bull into a kissing embrace with Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, who is, likewise, being pushed by a woman labeled “Empress of Russia.” They are suspended over a thin crevice emitting smoke as though it were a volcano about to erupt. A cut-away view shows a munitions foundry just below the surface of the ground, furiously producing ordnance.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-05-13
William E. Gladstone stands on the balcony of a building where the windows are labeled “Pride, Prestige, Supremacy in India, Commerce, British Empire, [and] Control of the Afghan Frontier” (which is above two broken windows). On the ground is a thug identified as a “Russian Rapscallion” who is about to throw a rock at “Gladstone” and the “British Empire.” In the background is a wretched hovel labeled “Russia.” Caption: The Russian rapscallion has no windows of his own, and he can afford to throw stones at the house of the respectable Briton.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-04-29
Print shows New York Herald editor James Gordon Bennett, holding a shotgun and carrying a bag labeled “Game Bag for Sensations J. G. Bennett,” standing next to a scarecrow labeled “$500.00 Herald Cheque” and “This is not the Original Hartman.” The scarecrow, armed with bombs, a knife, and a handgun, looks like Leo Hartmann who was apparently involved in the 1879 assassination attempt of Alexander II, Emperor of Russia. Looking over a stone wall is Secretary of State James G. Blaine who stated in the press that he could not make a statement regarding the extradition of Hartman prior to a request for such action by Russian authorities. In the background, on a mound of earth labeled “Russia,” Alexander III, Emperor of Russia, is sitting on a large chair labeled “Chair of Alexander III,” reading the “New York Herald.” An opening beneath the chair is labeled “The Real and Only Hartman Private Office” and shows a man who also looks like Leo Hartmann, waving. Caption: J.G.B. – This has been a hard hunt for a sham Hartmann!
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1881-09-07
A caricature of a Jewish man dressed as Uncle Sam, with a “Passport” in his pocket, stands outside the Moscow city walls trying to gain entry. A large bear wearing a crown labeled “Russia” is leaning over the walls, preventing the man from entering.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1912-01-10