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With peace talks soon beginning for the Russo-Japanese War, the Progressive Party issues its views with regards to terms for peace.
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1905-07-18
The Japanese Minister asks President Roosevelt if it is true that Dmitrij Pokotilov was to be the new Russian Plenipotentiary in the negotiations.
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1905-07-12
George von Lengerke Meyer, Ambassador to Russia, informs Acting Secretary of State Loomis that Sergei Vitte has been appointed in place of Nikolai Valerianovich Murav’ev. Vitte is due in New York on August 1.
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1905-07-13
George von Lengerke Meyer, Ambassador to Russia, reports that Sergeĭ I︠U︡lʹevich Vitte has been appointed in place of Nikolaĭ Valerʹi︠a︡novich Muravʹev. Vitte is due in New York on August 1.
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1905-07-13
William Loeb asks Rudolph Forster, assistant secretary to the President, to forward a message to Baron Kogoro Takahira, Japanese Ambassador to the United States, from President Roosevelt, that Sergei Vitte has been appointed in place of Nikolay Valerianovich Muraviev, and is due to arrive in New York on August 1.
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1905-07-13
Assistant Secretary of State Peirce informs William Loeb that Russian Diplomat Baron Rosen has expressed interest in meeting with President Roosevelt to discuss relations between Russia and the United States prior to the Russo-Japanese War peace conference. Peirce would also like to know who will be included in the dinner Roosevelt is planning for the plenipotentiaries.
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1905-07-13
The document contains lists of names of the people who will represent Russia and Japan in the upcoming peace negotiations in the United States.
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1905-07-13
Ambassador Tower relays the telegraphed response of the German Emperor to President Roosevelt’s letter. The Emperor is in full agreement with the President with respect to peace between Russia and Japan. The Emperor had thought that England and France might work against Roosevelt because French foreign minister Théophile Delcassé had a separate plan for peace that would indemnify not only Russia and Japan with Chinese lands, but also Britain and France as the price of their intervention.
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1905-07-13
Ambassador Reid tells President Roosevelt that he was recently instructed to give Lord Lansdowne a copy of a letter to the Germans summarizing American objections to the proposed agreement for customs receipts of Venezuela that would benefit German and British bondholders. Reid praises Roosevelt’s use of the word “amorphous” to describe the present condition of Russia, and notes that a rumor has been circulating that Roosevelt thinks the British government is willing to let the Russo-Japanese war go on until Russia exhausts herself – a rumor Reid says he disabused the British diplomats of. Reid further discusses the perception of American involvement in the Morocco conference among foreign officials, and congratulates Roosevelt on the appointment of Elihu Root to the position of Secretary of State.
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1905-07-14
Ambassador McCormick thinks the enclosed article from the Nineteenth Century dated March 1904 would interest President Roosevelt. McCormick thinks it is advantageous to see such a point of view, if only to strengthen the current belief in the Japanese and their actions in the present war.
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1905-07-15
Ambassador Meyer tells Acting Secretary of State Adee that Sergei Vitte called on him recently. Meyer was impressed with Vitte’s character and direct way of speaking. Vitte told Meyer that he regrets Ito Hirobumi is not coming as plenipotentiary, as Vitte feels they could have come to an immediate understanding. Vitte will do the utmost within his instructions in order to bring about an agreement.
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1905-07-16
Alvey A. Adee sends to Benjamin F. Barnes a note from the Chinese Minister for President Roosevelt to review. The Chinese government will not recognize as valid any provision affecting China, without previous approval, that may be contained in a peace treaty between Japan and Russia.
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1905-07-17
George Grantham Bain requests permission from President Roosevelt to send photographer to cover the Peace Commissioners at Oyster Bay.
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1905-07-17
Calvin Page offers President Roosevelt the use of “The Wentworth” and “The Rockingham” located at the estate of Frank Jones during the summer and for the peace conference concerning the Russo-Japanese War.
Baron Kogoro Takahira is very pleased to accept the President’s invitation to lunch at 1 p.m. at Oyster Bay.
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1905-07-12
Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee encloses four dispatches from the American Ambassador in St. Petersburg regarding the appointment of Russian diplomats to meet with Japanese diplomats for the purpose of finding a peace settlement.
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1905-07-12
John Barrett submits a memorandum regarding Japanese immigration to William Loeb for review by President Roosevelt. Barrett reminds Loeb of the document’s confidential nature and the need to file it in a place where it will not be accessible to someone who might misuse or misunderstand it.
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1905-07-12
Minister Takahira is requesting confirmation of news reports that the Russians have replaced their current plenipotentiary and clarification as to whether Baron Rosen, Minister Pokotilov, or some other appointment should be considered the senior member of the Russian Commission.
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1905-07-12
Baron Jutarō Komura, a peace plenipotentiary for Japan, has sailed today on the steamer “Minnesota.”
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1905-07-08
American Ambassador to Russia George von Lengerke Meyer writes to President Roosevelt in response to a previous letter. The letter is part of the frequent correspondence between Meyer and Roosevelt during the Russo-Japanese war. Meyer updates Roosevelt about his difficulty with getting in contact with Tsar Nicholas II, how the war affects the Russian peasants, and the current stance of the conversations about peace. The last two pages are a copy of the letter.
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1905-07-08