ABSTRACT
Although President Theodore Roosevelt showed understanding toward Japan's feelings and opinions on the issue, he felt that it was necessary to permit an outlet for Japanese expansionism away from the United States so as to preserve America as a white nation. The Japan-Korea Protocol of August 1904, under which Korea agreed to employ advisers put forward by Japan and promised to consult with Japan in advance over important diplomatic matters, had already been signed during the Russo-Japanese War. The new Bolshevik government ended its fighting against Germany, rejected the war as imperialistic, and signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in March 1918. When Kodama Gentaro, who had become acquainted with Goto Shimpei at this time, was appointed governor-general of Taiwan, Got was hired to serve as the head of civilian affairs for the office. With the failure of America's dollar diplomacy, its aims had now turned to incorporating Manchuria and Inner Mongolia into its sphere of influence.
