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Cairns, Frank S. (Frank Stephen), 1859-1926

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Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

After speaking with Frank S. Cairns and Eugene Frederick Ladd, Secretary of War Taft believes the Cuban government under President Tomás Estrada Palma cannot continue. A small number of rurales and militia are spread around the island, with artillerymen and a few thousand municipal police concentrated in Havana. Insurgents are surrounding the city and also areas of Santa Clara, slowed by the arrival of United States troops on the Denver. Estrada Palma lacks support and is unprepared, and his office under Fernando Andrade is linked to abuses of power and election fraud. Without public support, Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon and Taft cannot recommend supporting Estrada Palma, yet insurgents still need to be driven out to protect the Cuban government and its people. A meeting will be held today with liberal leader Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso as well as insurgent leaders. Forcible intervention on the part of the United States cannot be avoided and Roosevelt’s approval is sought to move forward.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-21

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft thanks President Roosevelt for the complimentary telegram Roosevelt sent about Taft’s speech. He proposes that a man named Cairns, who is from Maine and a good man with experience abroad, might go to Collier’s magazine and provide a counter story about Ross. Taft also comments on a letter he mistakenly sent to the president instead of Kerr, Roosevelt’s correspondence with Henry Cabot Lodge about Horace H. Lurton, Justice John Marshall Harlan’s wish to retire with Lurton’s appointment in place, and how the Tafts had a good time in Maine.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-08

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Telegram from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft notifies President Roosevelt that he arrived in Havana, Cuba, yesterday morning. Taft believes that people in cities and in the country favor the insurgents by a large majority. The insurgents “live wholly on the country and must move to live.” They have not yet done much damage, but if they set fire to the sugar plants and sugar cane, they “could destroy one hundred millions in ten days.” The main issue of disagreement between the insurgents and the government is in regard to the election; the insurgents want it annulled. Taft does not feel a solution can be suggested as of yet, but he is having Frank S. Cairns investigate further.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-21

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930