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President Roosevelt appreciates Chief of Staff Bell “taking thought in advance.” He instructs Bell to show the letter to General Fred C. Ainsworth, who will follow through with Bell’s suggestions concerning sending officers to Cuba.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-01
James Franklin Bell, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, proposes a plan to President Roosevelt to disarm Cuban insurgents. The plan, based on experience in the Philippine-American War, involves discreetly gathering information through American officers in Cuba, with the “consent and cooperation” of Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-30
John H. Parker describes the annexation of Cuba by the United States as inevitable due to its strategic location and suggests that the current state of affairs might present an opportunity for such an intervention. Parker considers it best to accomplish the goal diplomatically but acknowledges that the military might be used as a last resort. If direct intervention is not the desired goal at this time, Parker proposes that the United States government quietly provide military advisers to Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma so that he can put down an uprising in Santiago and restore public order.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-02