The terms of the agreement were drawn up in Washington, D.C. Foreign Minister Elihu Root and Japanese Ambassador Takahira KogorÅ met frequently and exchanged written notes to negotiate the terms. The final agreement repeated a number of provisions that had already been addressed in other gentlemen`s agreements between the two powers (including the Taft-Katsura Agreement of 1905). ROOT-TAKAHIRA AGREEMENT, an agreement signed on November 30, 1908 by U.S. Secretary of State Elihu Root and Japanese Ambassador Baron Kogoro Takahira. He explained the desire of both governments to expand their trade in the Pacific; its intention to defend China`s open door policy, independence and integrity; their determination to respect each other`s territorial possessions in the Pacific; and their willingness to communicate with each other when these principles were threatened. (An earlier proposal for such an agreement in October 1907 had been rejected by the Japanese government, but the proposal was renewed when Count Katsura became Prime Minister of Japan.) The proposal was hailed by the U.S. as helpful in reassuring the widespread belief that a war between the two countries was imminent, a belief inspired by disputes over Japanese immigration, anti-Japanese measures in California, and the highly noted voyage of the U.S. fleet across the Pacific. The deal was greeted enthusiastically in European capitals, but did not please the Chinese, who feared it would strengthen Japan`s position in China. Through this agreement, the United States recognized Japanese supremacy in Manchuria, while Japan in turn granted American colonial rule over the Philippines. The Root-Takahira Agreement (高平・ルート協定, Takahira-Rūto Kyōtei) is an agreement between the United States and the Empire of Japan, negotiated between United States Secretary of State Elihu Root and Japanese Ambassador to the United States Takahira Kogorō.
It was a declaration of the long-standing policies of both nations, similar to the Taft-Katsura Agreement of 1905. Both agreements recognized important overseas territories controlled by each nation. The agreement seemed to indicate cordial relations between the two emerging powers. However, some saw it as a “hunting horse” designed to measure Japanese susceptibility to American interests in Asia. Critics have attacked President Roosevelt for sacrificing Chinese interests in Manchuria and Korea in favor of improving relations with Japan. Others were concerned that the agreement did not contain measures to ensure China`s independence and territorial integrity. Over time, conflicting U.S. and Japanese targets in the Pacific led to a war between the two countries. The agreement, signed on November 30, 1908, consisted of an official recognition of the territorial status quo from November 1908, the affirmation of China`s independence and territorial integrity (i.e., the “open door policy” as proposed by John Hay), the maintenance of free trade and equal trade opportunities, The Japanese recognition of the U.S. annexation of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the Philippines, and U.S.
recognition of Japan`s position in northeast China. Implicit in the agreement was U.S. recognition of Japan`s right to annex Korea and have dominance over southern Manchuria, and Japan`s tolerance of restrictions on Japanese immigration to California. [1] At the time, the agreement was credited with avoiding growing tensions between the US and Japan. However, with Japan`s rapprochement with Russia after 1907 and the increase in economic investment in Manchuria, the agreement weakened American influence over Japanese control over China. 2] Huntington Wilson sends memoranda to Under Secretary of State Bacon on Japanese affairs who. President Theodore Roosevelt worked to improve diplomatic relations between the United States and the Empire of Japan. Two important steps in this direction were taken by helping to end the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) and that he organized the visit of the Great White Fleet to Tokyo (October 1908). The Root-Takahira Agreement (November 1908) was a third. See also Thematic Missions; Immigration restrictions; Japan, relations with; Treaties with foreign nations. President Roosevelt thanked Ambassador Sternburg for his information on Japan.
He is delighted. By the end of the Spanish-American War, the United States had become a great power in East Asia. .
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