Deny Roosevelt message
Peace talks continue, but the peace envoys deny speaking with representatives of President Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-08-23
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Vitte, S. I︠U︡. (Sergeĭ I︠U︡lʹevich), graf, 1849-1915
Peirce’s statement
Herbert H. D. Peirce announced that no envoys from President Roosevelt met with Sergei Witte or Baron Rosen during peace talks.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-08-23
Telegram from Herbert H. D. Peirce to Theodore Roosevelt
Third Assistant Secretary of State Peirce writes to President Roosevelt to discuss arranging a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Sergie Witte and Baron Roman Romanovich Rosen.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09-04
Working for peace – President Roosevelt and envoys of Mikado and Czar on the Mayflower
President Roosevelt standing in a room alongside men on the Mayflower.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1905-08-07
Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Herman Bernstein
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary acknowledges Herman Bernstein’s telegram to Roosevelt regarding Count Witte and states that it will be brought to Roosevelt’s attention once he returns at the end of the week.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-04-10
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herman Bernstein
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Herman Bernstein for Sergei Vitte’s letter. He took up the other matter with The Outlook.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-08-18
Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert H. D. Peirce
President Roosevelt directs Third Assistant Secretary of State Herbert H. D. Peirce to deliver a message to Sergei Vitte, requesting that he send Baron Roman Romanovich Rosen or some other trusted representative to see Roosevelt immediately.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-08-18
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oscar S. Straus
President Roosevelt writes to Oscar S. Straus about the international situation, and while Russia has promised to take steps to prevent trouble being done to its Jewish population, Roosevelt also comments on the impossibility of interfering in other countries, such as the Congo Free State or Turkey. Issuing petitions can sometimes be harmful unless the United States is able to back up the petitions with military force, which it is unlikely to do. Roosevelt knows he does not have to convince Straus of this, but some of Straus’s friends “need to have these considerations ever clearly before their eyes.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-04-10
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cecil Spring Rice
President Roosevelt discusses various aspects of his efforts to make peace between Japan and Russia at length with Cecil Spring Rice. He also discusses the current strained relations between England and Germany, and informs Rice that he does not intend to take on the role of regular peacemaker between other countries. It is necessary for him to focus on the affairs of the United States, rather than trying to keep peace in Europe.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-01
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jutarō Komura
President Roosevelt hopes that Baron Komura’s health continues to improve. Columbia University president Nicholas Murray Butler would like Komura and Sergei Witte to receive honorary degrees from the school, and Roosevelt hopes they will accept. In a postscript, Roosevelt suggests that Komura speak with his doctors about taking a cruise on the presidential yacht the Mayflower as soon as he’s fully recovered.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09-19
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John St. Loe Strachey
President Roosevelt reflects on the terms of the peace between Russia and Japan. He believes that each country did the right thing in giving certain concessions to the other side to end the war. Roosevelt ponders the implications of peace for both Russia and Japan, believing Russia will have to move toward self-government, while Japan must deal with riots by its people. In despite of this, Roosevelt admires and respects Japan and sees her entrance into “the circle of great civilized powers” as a good thing overall.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09-11
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan
President Roosevelt reflects on the peace between Japan and Russia, especially discussing the Russian diplomat Sergei Witte and the future of Russia. He believes that Russia needs to take steps towards liberty and self-government. Roosevelt also tells George Otto Trevelyan about several books he has been reading and thanks him for his letter about the late Secretary of State John Hay. Roosevelt wishes that Trevelyan could come stay at the White House, and hopes that when his term as president is done, he can travel around the world as a private citizen, without having to attend official functions.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09-12
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia
President Roosevelt tells Czar Nicholas II of Russia that he is “delighted” that peace has been made between Russia and Japan. He is sending the Czar copies of the letters he sent to Japan during the negotiations. Roosevelt wishes the best for the Czar and all Russians.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09-06
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert H. D. Peirce
President Roosevelt gives Herbert H. D. Peirce a message to communicate to Sergei Witte, Roosevelt believes Witte misunderstood his previous message, and attempts to make clear his proposal for Russia paying an indemnity to regain control of the northern part of Sakhalin Island and repatriate military prisoners. The exact price can be decided through further negotiations with Japan–the current issue is simply to agree in principle to such an exchange. Roosevelt believes Russian Emperor Nicholas II should be shown the telegram directly to avoid miscommunication.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-08-23
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cecil Spring Rice
President Roosevelt asks that Cecil Spring Rice give his regards to Lord Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice Lansdowne. Roosevelt writes at length about the current state of international affairs and of relationships between different nations. He feels that it is not in Japan’s interest to extend the Russo-Japanese War for another year and explains his actions in pressing for peace negotiations between the two powers. Roosevelt also discusses his efforts urging the United States to interpret the Monroe Doctrine in an active way and remarks upon the recent death of Secretary of State John Hay.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-07-24
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge
President Roosevelt was very interested in Senator Lodge’s talk with Belgian King Léopold II. Roosevelt also liked Lodge’s thoughts of John Hay, although he feels that they should not be melancholy, as Hay had had a long, successful life. He reflects on his choice of Elihu Root as the new Secretary of State. There is no new information regarding the Russian and Japanese peace negotiations. Roosevelt is enjoying his time at Oyster Bay with his family.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-07-18
Letter from Herman Bernstein to Theodore Roosevelt
Herman Bernstein thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his note regarding Sergei Vitte’s message. He also hopes that Roosevelt will address the “passport question” which involves the State Department and the Jewish Committee. Bernstein also includes “horrible and strange” articles on Russia.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-08-29
Letter from Herman Bernstein to Theodore Roosevelt
Herman Bernstein shares an excerpt of a letter he received from Sergei Vitte denouncing the rumors that he wrote a pamphlet criticizing Roosevelt’s role in the Portsmouth Conference. Bernstein asks if Roosevelt read his article on the passport question.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-08-15
Memorandum of conversation with Count Komura, Minister for Foreign Affairs
John Callan O’Laughlin recounts his conversation with Jutarō Komura, the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs. Komura assured O’Laughlin of Japan’s commitment to the Open Door in China, although its relations with Russia mean that they have interests in Manchuria. Komura also says that Japan has been discouraging immigration to Hawaii and the United States, although the country would like to be treated as an equal with other nations by the United States.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-10-21
Letter from Andrew Dickson White to Richard Watson Gilder
Andrew Dickson White discusses the political turmoil in Russia and the problems Russians cause in the United States and abroad. White thinks it wise that Richard Watson Gilder, editor of The Century Magazine, has avoided involvement with Maxim Gorky, and he wishes that Mark Twain and William Dean Howells had done the same.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-04-18