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President Roosevelt asks Provisional Governor Magoon to speak with Andrew J. Dougherty to secure his cooperation in settling the Santiago church matters. Roosevelt believes that Dougherty would secure the necessary information quickly if Magoon showed interest in the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-01
President Roosevelt informs Charles E. Magoon, Occupational Governor of Cuba, that the time is nearing when the United States will need to make plans for the kind of government they should have in place when they leave the island next February. He includes excerpts of letters from German Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg and Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, which offer opinions about what should be done. They suggest the United States maintaining a military presence and advisory presence on the island. Roosevelt has doubts about the feasibility of leaving a temporary military force, and asks Magoon’s views on the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-04
Governor Charles E. Magoon details for President Roosevelt the difficulties the Provisional Government in Cuba faces in closing the matter of Catholic Church property in Santiago. In large part the difficulties in assessing the property stem from the loss of accurate records and a lack of cooperation from the Archdiocese. Magoon will write up a final report and close the matter by June.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-07
As he prepares to leave Cuba, Herman Speck von Sternburg gives President Roosevelt detail about his visit there and his impressions of things he has seen. Overall, Sternburg says, conditions on the island were better than he expected, and he was very impressed by some of the military training and drills that he saw while he was there. He recommends leaving several departments of the Cuban military and government with strong advisers when the United States eventually ceases to have a provisional government in Cuba.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-11