Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): American Occupation of Cuba (1906-1909), Asbert, Ernesto, 1873-, Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919, Bell, James Franklin, 1856-1919, Corruption, Cuba--Camagüey (Province), Cuba--Havana, Cuba--Manzanillo (Granma), Cuba--Pinar del Río, Cuba--Santiago de Cuba, Disarmament, Estrada Palma, Tomás, 1835-1908, Finlay, Carlos J. (Carlos Juan), 1833-1915, Funston, Frederick, 1865-1917, Guerra, Faustino, Ladd, Eugene Frederick, 1859-1927, Logistics, Loynaz del Castillo, Enrique, 1871-1963, Magoon, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1861-1920, McCoy, Frank Ross, 1874-1954, Méndez Capote, Domingo, 1863-1934, Militia movements, O'Farrill, Juan Ramón, 1860-, Rodríguez Velazco, Alejandro, 1852-1915, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Steinhart, Frank Maximilian, 1864-1938
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Provisional Governor Taft updates President Roosevelt on the progress of disarmament in Cuba. Frederick Funston is not as effective in managing the details of disarmament as Taft had hoped. Taft does not want to avoid responsibility for some of the mistakes, but feels that Funston lacks capacity as an executive. There is also some delay in dismissing the militia because of corruption. Secretary of State Elihu Root’s publication of the correspondence between the United States Government and former Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma has caused surprise among the Moderate Party in Cuba.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-06
Creator(s)
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
8
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 6, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54562. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Oct. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54562.
APA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930., [1906, October 6]. Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54562.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
