Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

The observance of neutrality by China, Part III

This pamphlet contains, in the first section, information from the Russian Commander in Chief that the Japanese are behind the actions of several Chinese tribal groups against the Russians. The second section contains the translation of a telegram from Baron Komura to Baron Takahira, and the third contains the note verbale from the Japanese minister to the Acting Secretary of State. All concern non-neutral activities by Chinese citizens during the Russo-Japanese War.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03

Creator(s)

Unknown

Memorandum of interview with the Japanese Minister

The memorandum records an interview between Assistant Secretary of State Alvey A. Adee and Japanese Minister Kogoro Takahira concerning the Japanese position on Russia’s violation of China’s neutrality at Shanghai. Although the matter has been settled, Takahira offers Adee an informal communication before the Japanese make an official announcement.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-26

Creator(s)

Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kentarō Kaneko

President Roosevelt thanks Japanese diplomat Kentarō Kaneko for his letter. The Japanese government thoughtfully notified him of the decision to defer the exposition. Through Ambassador Kogoro Takahira, he sent a letter supporting the efforts of the Japanese government.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt requests that Ambassador Reid explain to Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes that his African trip is a scientific expedition to collect specimens for the National Museum, not “a game butchering trip.” However, if given the opportunity, Roosevelt may collect some trophies. The invitation from the chancellor of Oxford, George Nathaniel Curzon, to present the Romanes lecture gives Roosevelt a genuine reason to visit England on his return from Africa. He details his travel itinerary, plans for appropriate formal attire, and people to call upon. Roosevelt is interested in what the Japanese minister for foreign affairs Jutarō Komura says and includes his letter to Japanese ambassador Kogoro Takahira and the reply. Reid’s full statement on the incidents of the Olympics pleases Roosevelt, who believes intense international matches inevitably result in misunderstandings.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Alvey A. Adee

President Roosevelt asks Acting Secretary of State Adee to communicate to Japanese Ambassador Kogoro Takahira profound sympathy to the accident on their battleship Kashima. The president remembers the concern that Japanese representatives have expressed to the United States when there have been similar accidents.

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Creation Date

1907-09-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Andrew Carnegie to Theodore Roosevelt

Andrew Carnegie sends President Roosevelt clippings from the London Times and Scotsman that “show how the crisis develops.” Carnegie believes that Great Britain is “helpless to meet the question” because it has to deal with India as well as Japan and thinks the United States can do better with the Japanese than Great Britain.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-11

Creator(s)

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919

Telegram from William Loeb to Rudolph Forster

William Loeb writes to Assistant Secretary of State Forster asking him to forward a message to Japanese Minister Kogoro Takahira. The message mentions President Roosevelt’s gratitude for receiving Takahira’s letter and Roosevelt’s intention to not broadcast the plans for an armistice.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-03

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Message from Kogoro Takahira to Theodore Roosevelt

Baron Komura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Baron Takahira were announced as plenipotentiaries for Japan to negotiate peace with Russia.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-03

Creator(s)

Unknown

Telegram from William Loeb to Rudolph Forster

William Loeb writes to Assistant Secretary of State Forster with a message for him to deliver to Japanese Minister Kogoro Takahira. President Roosevelt explains the situation regarding Russian plenipotentiaries. Russia has agreed to move the peace talks to Washington, D.C., from the Hague, Netherlands. Roosevelt believes that Russia indeed intends to make peace with Japan and he feels it would be best to grant an armistice if one is requested.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-02

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Letter from Herbert H. D. Peirce to Theodore Roosevelt

Acting Secretary of State Peirce informs President Roosevelt that he has contacted Japanese Minister Kogoro Takahira and shared with him the Russian plenipotentiaries’ names, which had been revealed in a telegram from Ambassador George von Lengerke Meyer. Takahira responded positively to this message.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-07-01

Creator(s)

Peirce, Herbert H. D. (Herbert Henry Davis), 1849-1916

Telegram from William Loeb to Rudolph Forster

William Loeb tells Rudolph Forster about the upcoming appointments of Baron Rosen and Aleksandr Ivanovich Nelidoff as ambassadors by the Russian government.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-29

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Telegram to William Loeb

Ambassador Takahira has received telegrams from the Japanese government expressing their gratitude for President Roosevelt’s actions in the pursuit of peace. The Japanese government hopes that the Russian plenipotentiaries will be granted full authorization to “negotiate and conclude the terms of peace.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-28

Creator(s)

Unknown

Memorandum of cable prepared by the president to be sent to Ambassador Meyer by the State Department

Third Assistant Secretary of State Peirce relays President Roosevelt’s instructions to Ambassador Meyer for the upcoming negotiations between Russia and Japan. Peirce is glad that Japan will be sending important dignitaries to participate.

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Creation Date

1905-06-26

Creator(s)

Peirce, Herbert H. D. (Herbert Henry Davis), 1849-1916

Letter from Lloyd Carpenter Griscom to John Hay

Ambassador Griscom sends Secretary of State Hay an exchange of telegrams between the U.S. State Department and the Japanese Legation regarding peace talks between Russia and Japan. The telegrams discuss representatives of the Japanese government’s misgivings about Russia’s intent.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-23

Creator(s)

Griscom, Lloyd Carpenter, 1872-1959

Telegram from Francis B. Loomis to Lloyd Carpenter Griscom

Assistant Secretary of State Loomis writes to Minister Griscom informing him that President Roosevelt has advised Minister Takahira that it would be unwise for Japan to appear uncooperative in the upcoming peace talks. Loomis explains that throughout the conflict, Russia has appeared to be the difficult party. Roosevelt believes that it would be a “misfortune for Japan” if they were to “hang back” in the conference. Although Roosevelt regretted that Japan rejected the Hague as the place of meeting, he has arranged for the meeting to take place in the United States.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-16

Creator(s)

Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur Paul Nicholas Cassini

President Roosevelt writes to Russian Ambassador Cassini regarding a letter to Minister Takahira. Roosevelt suggests that he may want the letter returned back to him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Arthur Paul Nicholas Cassini to Theodore Roosevelt

Count Cassini is returning to President Roosevelt the copy of a letter addressed to Kogoro Takahira. He is also letting Roosevelt know that he agrees with the views expressed in the letter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-15

Creator(s)

Cassini, Arthur Paul Nicholas, 1836-1919

Letter from Kentarō Kaneko to Theodore Roosevelt

Kentarō Kaneko advises President Roosevelt of a telegram received from the Japanese government indicating that it cannot consent to go beyond the United States which is more than halfway to Russia; Washington or elsewhere in the United States is preferred. Should Roosevelt wish to speak with Kaneko, he will return to New York on Thursday. Baron Takahira will bring the telegram to Roosevelt tomorrow.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-14

Creator(s)

Kaneko, Kentarō, 1853-1942

Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt

Hermann Speck von Sternburg discusses plans for the upcoming peace negotiations between Russia and Japan.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-11

Creator(s)

Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908

Letter from Kentarō Kaneko to Theodore Roosevelt

Kentarō Kaneko has decided to stay in Washington, D.C., for the time being after meeting Minister Takahira on his return from the White House.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-08

Creator(s)

Kaneko, Kentarō, 1853-1942