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Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte informs President Roosevelt that USS Dixie arrived at Cienfuegos, Cuba. Commander William F. Fullman of USS Marietta did not report any disturbances in the area.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-18
Secretary of War Taft shares his plans regarding Cuba. He suggests President Roosevelt appoint Beekman Winthrop as provisional governor given his previous experience in Puerto Rico.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-29
Secretary of War Taft requests President Roosevelt sends six thousand troops to Cuba. Although hopeful “all difficulties can be composed,” he thinks it wise to have that many troops.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-29
Secretary of War Taft updates President Roosevelt on the attempts to elect new Cuban government officials. He provides the text of the letter that President Tomás Estrada Palma will send. Taft has ordered marines to guard the treasury. If a provisional government is established, Taft suggests including a statement regarding the Cuban flag.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-28
Secretary of War Taft informs President Roosevelt that he spoke to the bureau heads and Generals James Franklin Bell and Fred C. Ainsworth upon his return. He details the plans devised by the Army General Staff for three expeditions to Cuba. If military intervention is warranted, Taft favors “going with as much force as we can command, …to end the business at once.” He suggests Roosevelt inquire of Attorney General William H. Moody if they have the right to intervene in Cuba without asking permission of Congress.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-15
Addressing Secretary of State Elihu Root, Consul General Steinhart relays recent leadership changes in the Cuban government. President Tomás Estrada Palma intends to resign, as do the Cabinet members. Vice President Domingo Méndez Capote will not accept the office. The consequential absence of legal power and prevailing anarchy will continue unless American intervention adopts necessary measures. This information is confidential until President Roosevelt acts. The disembarkation and subsequent return of the landing forces complicates matters for Palma.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-14
Full color political cartoon depicting President Roosevelt putting a lid on a boiling cauldron labeled “Cuba.” The logs fueling the fire are labeled “Insurrection” and “Revolution.” The lid that Roosevelt is holding is labeled “American Intervention” and includes a likeness of Secretary of War Taft.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1906-10-13
Governor Taft discusses Filipino issues and politics. He discusses his decline of a place on the Supreme Court. He mentions the problem between the Roman Catholics and the Independent Filipino Catholic Church in regard to the ownership of church buildings. There is fear of a famine, so the government has bought some rice to support the people. Taft asks for a congressional appropriation of around $3 million for the purchase of cattle because of the loss of many cows. He is against the return of Apolinario Mabini, currently under arrest for insurrection. Taft discusses the possible appointment of Bowers with approval and President Roosevelt’s handling of the trusts. He fears the populists’ calls for destroying all trusts and moneyed interests, but sees the problem with the current setup.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-11-09
Oscar S. Straus, who has experience as a United States diplomat to Muslims in Turkey, cautions against an upcoming American military expedition against the Moros, Filipino Muslims, of the southern Philippines. He argues that diplomacy would be a much better option and would cost much less in terms of life. Straus will be in Washington from April 21 to 25 for a meeting of the American Social Science Association and hopes to call on President Roosevelt at the White House.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-17