Note 27 — Chapter XIV · The Taft Commission
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Judge Taft had cabled Secretary of War Root on August 21, 1900, after his arrival in June: “Defining of political issues in United States reported here in full, gave hope to insurgent officers still in arms, * * * and stayed surrenders to await result of election.” See War Department Report, 1901, vol. i., pt. 4, p. 80.