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Theodore Roosevelt appreciates General Stewart L. Woodford’s letter with the interesting quote from Consul General Kokichi Mizuno. He asks Woodford to contact Ambassador Kosai Uchida and Assistant Secretary of State Chandler Hale to clarify the entertainment plans for Admiral Heihachiro Togo.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-08
William Dudley Foulke and his wife, Mary T. R. Foulke, hear gossip and “cock-and-bull stories” about Theodore Roosevelt during their stay in Washington D.C. He believes “one cannot argue with absolute unreason” and advises Roosevelt wait until the tide turns. Foulke finds the new Japanese ambassador, Baron Kōsai Uchida, admirable and sincere in his appreciation of Roosevelt’s friendship for Japan.
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1910-12-24
Baron Kogoro Takahira introduces Theodore Roosevelt to Kōsai Uchida, the newly-appointed Japanese Ambassador to the United States. He hopes Roosevelt will treat Uchida with the same courtesy and warmth that he treated him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-11-15
Ambassador Rockhill provides additional information pertinent to efforts to localize the war in the Far East, which would require neutralization of territories that does not seem possible. A statement shared between China and Japan affirms China’s desire to remain neutral, although Rockhill notes that the arrival of neutral forces would disturb the people of China as well as the Imperial Court. The British and German governments do not agree with an interpretation of the 1900 Anglo-German treaty that would allow for the neutralization plan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-06