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Governor Roosevelt has had difficulty promoting the unification bill. He believes that Frederick William Holls’s work will “stand just exactly as General F. V. Greene’s will” and that both unification and the canal will be achieved. Expressing the hope that the canal treaty is dead, Roosevelt questions how anyone can support it. He hopes that Holls will regain his health soon.
1900-02-26
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop regarding his relationship with the Senate. Roosevelt discusses his announcement that he would not run for another term as president and the Senate’s failure to pass the San Domingan treaty.
1905-03-23
Herbert H. D. Peirce writes to William Loeb about a rumor that President Roosevelt wanted the chairs used by the peace plenipotentiaries. Peirce encloses a clipping from the Boston Globe in which he denies the rumor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-13
Translation of a letter sent by the Emperor of Korea discussing Japanese-Korean relations and requesting the President’s opinion and advice on the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit and daughter-in-law Belle about how happy he is to have the Sagamore Hill home and the visits there by the family. He is happy he won the libel suit, though William Barnes Jr. may appeal. Roosevelt writes how disgusted he is with President Wilson’s handling of international affairs even though Secretary of State Bryan resigned. Roosevelt ultimately wants peace but thinks America should be at war with Germany and is ready to raise a division of mounted riflemen and enter the war. He also describes his ten day trip to Louisiana and says his ribs are mending nicely after falling off a horse.
1915-06-16
Herbert H. D. Peirce forwards a message from Baron Komura to President Roosevelt. Komura states that Japan has removed all demands for reimbursement, Russia and Japan have agreed on a division of Sakhalin, and diplomats are now discussing details of the arrangement.
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1905-08-29
President Roosevelt invites Joseph Bucklin Bishop to lunch or dinner to discuss business. Roosevelt writes about his communications with Congress regarding the passing of a bill. He expresses his resolve to get the legislation passed, even if he has to call a special session of Congress.
1902-06-20
Ambassador Meyer met with Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, who refuses to pay war indemnities to Japan. The Emperor would prefer to lose part of Sakhalin rather than pay any money to Japan. William II, German Emperor, is encouraging the Emperor to make peace.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-24
Translation of a statement in Russia’s Official Messenger, reporting on the peace negotiations and settlement between Japan and Russia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-01
President Roosevelt reports that he is struggling to get his two treaties ratified by the Senate and has stopped his broad-sword and single-stick play in favor of riding and walking. He hopes that Billings will allow Kermit and Ted to start home Saturday evening since Roosevelt is leaving for his western tour right after the Senate adjourns.
1903-03-15
The United States will hold the Chinese government responsible for any losses incurred due to the anti-American boycott. Despite reports, Japan has not been aiding China. Transcribed are three messages to the Foreign Office and two newspaper articles, from the North China Daily Times and the Chefoo Daily News.
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1905-08-17
The governments of the United Kingdom and Japan agree to maintain peace in East Asia and India, ensure independence of and equal trade opportunities in China, and maintain each party’s rights within that region. Great Britain recognizes Japan’s influence over Korea, and Japan recognizes Great Britain’s influence in India. The parties agree to discuss any encroachment on these terms and defend them if threatened. This agreement will remain in force for ten years.
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1905-08-12
President Roosevelt thanks Maurice Francis Egan for sending him an article. Roosevelt comments on the character of Oregon Senator John M. Gearin and criticizes his involvement with “fractional politics” regarding the Santo Domingo treaty.
1906-03-05
Editorial calls for the impeachment of Woodrow Wilson after his violation of the Constitution and the Hay-Pauncefort treaty in allowing Colombia to use the Panama Canal free of tolls.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1914-05-2
This article from the “Jewish Advocate” discusses the American Jewish Committee meeting and their view that the Russo-American treaty of 1832 should not be abrogated since it might create an outburst of anti-Jewish sentiment. Since Russia will not recognize American passports of Jews, they agree with Theodore Roosevelt that the matter should be arbitrated by the Hague.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1911-11-16
This article from the “Jewish Advocate” criticizing an article from The Outlook regarding Jews and the Russian passport question. It also criticizes the views of Dr. Lyman Abbott and Theodore Roosevelt’s attempt to throw the issue in The Hague.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1911-11-17
This article discusses The Outlook article “Arbitration Pretense and Reality” by Theodore Roosevelt regarding the Italian-Turkish War and his view on treaties.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1911-11-03
This article discusses The Outlook article “Arbitration, Pretense and Reality” by Theodore Roosevelt and his views on arbitrating the Turkish-Italian war.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1911-11-03
Article discusses Italian-Turkish war, arbitration, and Oscar Strauss.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1911-10-14
A large group of representatives from several nations, many carrying weapons and making threatening gestures to others, arrive outside the “Palace of Peace” for the peace conference to end the Russo-Japanese War. Andrew Carnegie is posting a notice on the side of the building offering “Best Armor Plate for sale by Andy U.S.A.”
Carl Hassmann’s cartoon cleverly depicts the actual situation behind the surface rhetoric and posturing between world powers. A second World Peace Congress was organized and funded by industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1905, and held in 1907; and the nations of the world flocked to attend at the Hague. But few of them were committed to disarmament or peace, and the Great War (to commence in 1914) was a universal assumption.
The Second Conference was actually called for by United States Secretary of State John Hay, and President Roosevelt believed that a conference could ameliorate international tensions. He had just negotiated an end to the Russo-Japanese War and would be awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1906; he had even floated the idea of a League to Enforce Peace.