The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-01
American Troops Moving Toward the Island to Mobilize at New
 port News.
NO FIGHTING ANTICIPATED
FIRST SOLDIERS TO LANDED
 NEXT SATURDAY..

How Long Intervention May Continue
 it Is Impossible to FOretell--Nature Oi
 the Intervention and the Prepara-
 tiOns fOr 1t Indicate Supervision of
 Cuban Affairs on the Part of This
 Government for an Indefinite Period.
 Washington, Sept. SO.-American troops now are moving toward Cuba. Mobilization of the forces will be at Newport News, Va, for the most part, although a part of the first expedition ary force will be sent from New York and Tampa, Fla Advices to the gov- ernment to-day indicate that all is quiet in Cuba and that the insurgents intend to lay down their arms. The probabil- ity is that United States forces in the island will be landed only as precau- tionary measure. So far as officials of the government here are advised, no trouble of serious kind is anticipated; but in accordance with instructions from President Roosevelt, hurried prep arations are being made for the sending of an expeditionary force.
 The first American troops will be landed at Havana next Saturday. Meantime the marines and bluejackets from the American fleet in Cuban wa ters will protect American interests and support Secretary Taft, Cuba's provi- sional governor.
 How long intervention may continue 1t is impossible to foretell, but the na- ture of the intervention and the prep arations for 1t indicate q supervision of Cuban affairs on the part of the American government for an indefinite period. Arrangements have been con- cluded not only for the first expedition ary force of about $500 men, but for a second force of equal number. No or ders for the mobilization of the second force have been issued, but if the men are needed all arrangements have been completed for hurrying the men to Cuba. Developments during the next two weeks will determine whether ad- ditional troops shall be sent.
 It is certain, however, that a suffi- cient force of American troops will be maintained in Cuba to support tie pro- visional government and to insure se- curity to life and property pending the establishment of stable government by the Cubans.
 Operations in all departments of the military establishment to-day were on a war basis. The acting secretaries and chiefs of all bureaus were at their desks, and every office was humming with activity. Scores of clerks were on duty.
 General Ainsworth, military secre- tary, and General Bell, chief of staff, of the army, worked throughout the day concluding arrangements for the departure of the first expedition. Or ders for the movement of the troops were sent out last night, but to-day scores of orders were sent to officers who are on leave to join their regi- ments.
 General Humphrey, quartermaster- general. practically closed arrange ments to-day for the transports which are to convey the troops. The ships will be ready for departure before the troops have been mobilized. If 1t should be necessary to send second force i'm mediately the war department appre- hends some difficulty on account of the quarantine laws of the various southern states. which necessltate incoming ships from Cuba to remain in quarantine tivt days. The war department, has taker up this matter with the authorities ol the southern states in the hope of ar ranging for waiver of the regulation
 Secretary Taft, as the head of the presidents special mission to Cuba, haS available nearly 5000 marines and blue Jackets who could be landed on Cubar soil in a few hours in case of emergen' ey. Other marines are en route to Cupf and will be available in two or three days.
 The first detail of troops, 900 men will leave New York on Wednesda! aboard the army transport Sumner They will arrive at Havana on Satur day. It probably will be several day' later before other troops reach Cuba Where they will be landed is yet unde termined. It is likely, however, the! will go to Havana, but their precis' destination will not be determined unti practically the hour of the sailing O the transports.
 No time is being lost in hurryini troops to the point of mobilization Newport News. The order of Presiden Roosevelt, received at 10:55 o'clock las night at the war department, was i'm perative. Its text was as follows:
 Arrange for 5000 troops to start fo Cuba as soon as possible"
 This telegram was received in answe to one sent to the president yesterda! morning by the war department off cials, following the message from Sec retary Taft.
 Immediately on receipt of the presi dents order telegrams were sent to tn troops selected to move at once. Ad vices indicate that the orders are beini carried into effect.
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