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Vitte, S. I︠U︡. (Sergeĭ I︠U︡lʹevich), graf, 1849-1915

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Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Cecil Spring Rice thanks Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for her letter and gives personal updates on his life. He wishes he could bring his wife to see Roosevelt, but she is in London and is expecting a baby soon. Spring Rice wishes he could be with her, but is doing his duty in St. Petersburg. He comments on the state of politics in Russia, particularly between Sergei Witte and Pyotr Durnovo. The Emperor believes the army is loyal to him, but Spring Rice believes that the situation will not last very long and that a revolution will come sooner or later. He mentions the San Francisco earthquake, commenting on how well the military responded and how quickly the city is likely to be rebuilt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-25

Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt

Western writer Owen Wister sends President Roosevelt his congratulations on the upcoming marriage of Alice Roosevelt to Nicholas Longworth, whom Wister has liked since first meeting him at Harvard’s Porcellian Club. Wister apologizes for not having written sooner, as he was laid up with sickness for a few months and is only just recovering at a resort in Browns Mills, New Jersey. Wister hopes to visit the Roosevelts soon, to discuss Russian Ambassador Vitte, matters in Philadelphia where his wife, Mary Channing Wister, has been active, and the unfortunate passing of their friend, former Rough Rider Woodbury Kane. Wister concludes by wishing the Roosevelts a merry Christmas.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-17

Letter from George von Lengerke Meyer to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from George von Lengerke Meyer to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Meyer writes to President Roosevelt comparing the situation in Russia to events in France during the French Revolution. Meyer goes into detail about the current political crisis in Russia, mentioning the need for reform, the need for improved conditions for the military, and the public opinion of the czar. Meyer describes the shutting down of newspaper offices, the imprisonment of editors, and strikes that could take place. He suggests that an American military attache could be of great help to him, as communication and media in St. Petersburg are not reliable.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-20

Letter from George von Lengerke Meyer to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from George von Lengerke Meyer to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador Meyer writes to President Roosevelt regarding Meyer’s discussion of the Russian situation with French official Maurice Rouvier. Meyer mentions that Rouvier is concerned about the impact of the Russian securities downfall on France’s financial situation, yet German official Bernhard Bülow has a more positive outlook. Next, Meyer describes his dinner meeting with Emperor William II who commented on Roosevelt’s cablegram messages, remarks, and stance regarding a tariff and treaty. Meyer then goes into detail about Russian strikes and the potential plans for deploying Russian Cossack troops to help keep things in order.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-06

Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Cecil Spring Rice provides Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt with a detailed synopsis of the ongoing turmoil in Russia, including student demonstrations, labor strikes, and violent police reprisals. Spring Rice believes Roosevelt has seen accounts of the “inconceivable brutality” of the attacks on students and Jews, and that the “accounts are not exaggerated.” He believes the army is the only organized force left in Russia but wonders how long it will last. Spring Rice believes that no one either trusts or likes Sergei Vitte or his government and due to all the uncertainty “the forces of anarchy flourish.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-27

Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Cecil Spring Rice describes in absorbing detail the latest events in Russia, including the General Strike, Count Witte’s negotiations with Emperor Nicholas II, and the public unrest. Spring Rice also describes how Grand Duke Nicolas planned to use Witte as a shield between the people and the throne because Witte was hated by the reactionaries and expendable. Also narrated are the actions of Dmitri Trepov and the strikers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-01

Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Cecil Spring Rice details, in confidence, the events leading up to the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth, including his information that Sergei Vitte had been ordered to find a pretext to break off negotiations, and he did not. Spring Rice discusses Vitte’s reaction to the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. He also discusses the careful balancing act that is Anglo-French-German relations, and how a Russian alliance with some of the parties could destabilize the whole.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-05

Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Cecil Spring Rice discusses the Portsmouth Treaty, England and France reaching an agreement about Morocco, and Count Sergei Witte being offered the post of Prime Minister and the challenges he faces in attempting to govern Russia. Spring Rice also speculates about a Russo-German alliance, if Russian can get a loan, and the expansion of the Russian Empire into Finland.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-10

Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Letter from Cecil Spring Rice to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Cecil Spring Rice explains the events leading up to the peace negotiations between Japan and Russia, and how Lamsdorf manipulated who was chosen to negotiate for Russia. Spring Rice discusses Europe’s subsequent reactions and the trouble of European alliances that appear to exclude some nations, with France, Germany, and England being the main axes, and Russia being the troublesome pivot-point.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-26