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Letter from Jacob Sleeper to Elihu Root

Letter from Jacob Sleeper to Elihu Root

Jacob Sleeper, the chargé d’affaires in Cuba, informs Secretary of State Root that the Cuban government’s Amnesty Order had little effect and the rebellion is still active. Sleeper believes that rebel leader Faustino Guerra is waiting for the Cuban government to make the first move, but the government is lacking in men and arms. It is rumored that Colonel Emilio Ávalos y Acosta will attack Guerra’s command near the Bay of Cortez to open up a waterway in case Western Railroad service is interrupted, as Guerra has been threatening to dynamite its bridges. There are rumors of a lack of harmony between the Cuban President and Vice President in regards to patronage and the conduct of the war. Rebel leader Ernesto Asbert is threatening to burn foreign properties unless the government accedes to their demands.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-30

Letter from Juan Francisco O’Farrill to Jacob Sleeper

Letter from Juan Francisco O’Farrill to Jacob Sleeper

Juan Francisco O’Farrill, Secretary of State and Justice for the Republic of Cuba, reports to Jacob Sleeper, the charge d’affaires to Cuba, about the current state of the rebellion. The Cuban government has defeated the rebels in Santa Clara and Havana Provinces, and the newspapers are reporting that the rebellion is on the decline following these losses. Colonel Avalos is restoring public order in Pinar del Rio and is trying to engage with the rebels under Pedro Betancourt Davalos and Faustino Guerra. Other generals are arriving daily in Havana and offering their support to President Tomás Estrada Palma and soon the insurrectionists will be conquered.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-01

Enclosure No. 3 to Despatch No. 162: Letter from Rafael Montalvo to Alejandro Rodriguez

Enclosure No. 3 to Despatch No. 162: Letter from Rafael Montalvo to Alejandro Rodriguez

Secretary Montalvo sends instructions from President Roosevelt to General Rodriguez to be distributed among the chiefs operating in the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Havana, Matanzas, and Santa Clara, Cuba. The chiefs are to allow all prisoners or others repenting of their error to return to their homes peacefully. Prisoners captured while in command of bands shall be detained in their respective camps until the government resolves to restore them to liberty or place them at the disposition of the special instructional judge. Rebel chiefs who have surrendered should also be allowed to return to their homes with assurance of no further molestation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-27

Letter from Juan Francisco O’Farrill to Jacob Sleeper

Letter from Juan Francisco O’Farrill to Jacob Sleeper

Cuban Secretary of State and Justice O’Farrill submits a statement regarding the insurgent forces operating against the government of Cuba and the government forces opposing them. The Cuban government will institute a vigorous campaign as soon as the arms and ammunition ordered from the United States are received, and it hopes to crush the revolt in a short time.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-28