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The Russian people are upset by the bureaucracy which is being held responsible for all misfortunes of war. There is no universal call for peace, but there is an immediate assembling of representation.
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1905-06-02
The war in Manchuria has reached a stalemate with Japanese forces slowed by poor roads and the Russians fortifying along the Tumen River. The Japanese have won a great naval victory at the Battle of the Sea of Japan.
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1905-06-02
This transcription of a newspaper article is about “the new naval program of France” which was being “considered in connection with the Far Eastern question.” The document notes that this article was published in the St. Petersburg Journal on May 10, 1905.
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1905-05-10
Marquess of Lansdowne Petty-FitzMaurice is worried that the British government will be asked to give their opinion on the peace negotiations between Russia and Japan, and they have not been given the terms of the negotiations yet. He wants to reserve official opinion until they have proper time to look over the terms.
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1905-06-03
Rear Admiral Train informs Secretary of the Navy Morton of a situation wherein he encountered several damaged Russian cruisers in Lingayen Gulf. Train escorted the cruisers to Manila, and says he will report more tomorrow.
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1905-06-03
Ambassador Sternburg informs President Roosevelt that German Emperor William II thinks Russia should effect peace in the Russo-Japanese War and would silently support any such efforts.
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1905-06-03
Ambassador von Sternburg met with Ambassador Cassini who “confessed that the position of Russia was hopeless.” Von Sternburg thought this information would be of interest to President Roosevelt as Cassini has asked to meet with him.
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1905-05-31
Emperor William II has expressed concern that Emperor Nicholas II’s life will be in danger when the truth about the latest defeat is discovered. William II has written to Nicholas II and urged him to take immediate steps to peace. William II believes that President Roosevelt is the right person to help to bring about peace with the Japanese.
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1905-06-04
Rear Admiral Train reports that three Russian cruisers are in bad condition and have requested assistance. Permission has been granted for fifty of the Russian crew to be taken on shore.
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1905-06-04
Emperor William II fears that when news of the annihilation of the Russian fleet in the Korean Straits reaches Saint Petersburg, there will be “grave disorder” and possibly revolution and attempts on the life of Emperor Nicholas II. William II has written to advise Emperor Nicholas II to open peace negotiations with Japan and to get a message to President Roosevelt for assistance.
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1905-06-04
At the request of President Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of State Loomis asks George von Lengerke Meyer to approach Japan about a possible meeting place to sign a peace agreement with Russia.
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1905-06-05
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.
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1905-06-05
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom Reid informs Secretary of State Hay that Lord Lansdowne does not have much indication as to the attitudes of Russia or Japan during the Portsmouth Peace Conference. Lansdowne, Reid says, discussed whether it would be more to Japan’s advantage to seize territory or demand a cash indemnity, as they could restart the war over land but not money. Reid also reports that Lansdowne discussed the situation in Morocco, worried that the joint actions of world powers there would embarrass France, and asked what Roosevelt’s views on Morocco were.
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1905-06-05
Secretary of War Taft instructs Governor-General Wright to inform the Russian Navy Admiral, Zinoviĭ Petrovich Rozhestvenskiĭ, that President Roosevelt will not allow battle-damaged ships to be repaired in the port of Manila unless they are interned there until the end of the conflict. It is United States policy to restrict the actions of belligerent parties in neutral ports. Taft further instructs Wright to turn over the orders to Admiral Charles Jackson Train after he delivers the message.
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1905-06-05
Theophile Delcasse is working hard to establish peace but is stymied by the resistance of Emperor Nicholas II. The Emperor would like to lessen French and British influence in the Far East and is anxious that President Roosevelt be the one to secure peace.
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1905-05-19
Enclosed is a copy of the dispatch from Minister Conger which reports that Prince Ching Yikuang and Viceroy Shih-kai expressed a strong desire that the United States take an important part in the negotiations for peace between Japan and Russia.
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1905-05-19
The positions of the Manchurian armies are as shown on the April 8 map. Interest has focused on the movements of Admiral Zinoviĭ Rozhestvenskiĭ’s combined divisions of the Pacific fleet.
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1905-05-19
An editorial from the Russian Zionist newspaper Razsviet, questions the appointment of Baron Roman Romanovich Rosen to the post of Russian ambassador to the United States. The post is “probably the most important, every step, every thought of which is connected with extreme responsibility.” The question becomes whether the new ambassador can inspire “sincere respect for an Empire defeated by the Japanese.”
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1905-05-21
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis forwards communications from the Russian Embassy regarding their unfavorable opinion on the removal of Emperor Kojong from Korea.
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1905-05-23
The Naval Intelligence Office describes the Japanese Army’s landing at Chemulpo, including how many troops landed, what types of ships transported the troops, and how the troops silently fulfilled their duties. The Japanese forces headed toward Seoul, where they set up the base for military operations and then occupied Ping Yang. Transportation was challenging on Korean roads, being limited to coolies and carts with two wheels.
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1904-05-18