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In a series of telegrams, Secretary of War Taft updates President Roosevelt on the political situation in Cuba and the attempts to elect new government officials.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-28
Secretary of War Taft sends President Roosevelt a preliminary proclamation in the event a provisional government is established in Cuba.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-28
Provisional Governor Taft updates President Roosevelt on the progress of disarmament in Cuba. Frederick Funston is not as effective in managing the details of disarmament as Taft had hoped. Taft does not want to avoid responsibility for some of the mistakes, but feels that Funston lacks capacity as an executive. There is also some delay in dismissing the militia because of corruption. Secretary of State Elihu Root’s publication of the correspondence between the United States Government and former Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma has caused surprise among the Moderate Party in Cuba.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-06
Secretary of War Taft suggests a draft of a proclamation establishing a provisional government in Cuba.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-28
Cuban President Estrada Palma declares in a new decree that the provisions of the decree of August 27, which provided immediate liberty for all rebel prisoners who surrendered from the ranks of the insurrectionists, are now suspended. All prisoners taken in the future, and persons arrested by the government, shall be confined.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-10