Letter from James Franklin Bell to Theodore Roosevelt
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.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-08-30