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One article and two letters to the editor of the North China Daily News discuss the Chinese boycott. As a protest of American mistreatment of Chinese immigrants, the boycott was a reasonable response, but has taken anti-American and violent undertones.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-17
Ambassador Rockhill updates Secretary of State Hay on China’s concerns about the upcoming negotiations between Russia and Japan. Rockhill states the Chinese government wanted to participate in the negotiations; however, Rockhill was able to convince the Chinese officials to avoid hasty actions that could cause embarrassment.
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1905-07-01
President Roosevelt asks if Secretary of War Taft can go to Canton to “impress the extreme gravity of the situation” upon Viceroy Yuan Shikai and other Chinese officials, and to wire his intentions to William Woodville Rockhill, Ambassador to China.
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1905-09-02
Secretary of State Root jokes that President Roosevelt should start a “presidential walk” for the man with a “Yuan Shi Kai leg,” or else he will “get the things distributed”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-07
William Woodville Rockhill encloses Chinese articles regarding the boycott. The boycott shows the weaknesses of the Chinese government while controlling its people.
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1905-08-24
Investigations into the cause of the American boycott reveal contradictory facts. Merchants in Shanghai say the boycott began in America to influence Chinese exclusion policy. The boycott was supported by the Chinese literati. The boycott varies by region, with some affected commercially and others establishing dangerous anti-foreign feelings.
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1905-08-24
The boycott has led to large quantities of goods being unsold, to the detriment of trade.
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1905-08-25
Enclosed is a copy of the dispatch from Minister Conger which reports that Prince Ching Yikuang and Viceroy Shih-kai expressed a strong desire that the United States take an important part in the negotiations for peace between Japan and Russia.
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1905-05-19
Minister to China Conger reports to Secretary of State Hay that China strongly wishes the United States to take an active role in brokering peace between Japan and Russia. In particular, Conger believes it would be beneficial for the United States to guarantee transfer of the railway in Manchuria to China, rather than Japan.
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1905-03-31
Jeremiah Whipple Jenks believes his rank is limiting his access to important diplomats in China, where he is advising on matters of financial policy. He urges Secretary of State Hay to consider the question of his rank.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-30