Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-01

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provisional governor of Cuba. in the
preservation of order and the protection
of life and property.
In official circles here American inter
VentiOn was regarded is inevitable. How
long it may continue it is impossible to
foretell. The nature of the Intervention
and the preparations for ii indicate
supervision of Cuban affairs on the part
OF the American government for an in
definite period. Arrangements have been
concluded not only for the first expedi-
t1onary force to Cuba of about $500 men,
but for a second force of equal numbers.
No orders for the mobilization of the sec
ond force have been issued. but if the
men are needed all arrangements have
been completed for hurrying them to
Cuba at the earliest possible moment.
whether more troops than are included
In the first expedition will be sent to
Cuba will depend upon the developments
in the island during the next ten days or
two weeks.
1t is certain, however that a sufficient
force of United States troops will be
maintained in Cuba to support the pro-
VlSlonal government and to insure Sc
curity of life and property pending the
establishment of u stable government by
the Cubans
Working All Sunday.
Operations in all departments of the
military establishments of the govern
ment are now on war basis. The acting
at their desks yesterday and every office
was humming with activity. Scores Of
clerks who have not worked on Sunday
since the Spanish American war were on
duty at the War and Navy Departments
and at the headquarters of the Marine
Corps yesterday
Gen. Oliver, acting secretary of war.
and Gen. Bell, chief of staff of the army,
worked throughout the day, concluding
arrangements for the departure of the
first expeditionary force to Cuba. Orders
for the movements of the troops We're
sent out Saturday night, but yesterday
scores of orders were sent to officers who
are on leave to join their regiments.
Gen. Humphrey. quartermaSter general,
has practically closed arrangements for
the transports which are to convey the
expedition to Cuba. The ships will be
ready for departure before the troops
have been modified at Newport News. If
it should be necessary to send a second
eXpeditionary force to Cuba Immediately
following the first the War Department
apprehends some difficulty on account OF
the quarantine laws of the various south
ern states. A transport returning to any
southern state from Cuba will have to re-
main In quarantine five days before it can
take on a cargo of troops for Cuba. The
War Department has taken up this mat
ter with the authorities of the southern
states, in the hope of arranging for
waiver Of the five days quarantine regu-
lation.
dents special mission to Cuba, has avail
able nearly 5000 marines and bluejackets
who could be landed on Cuban soil in a
few hours In case OF emergency Other
marines are en- route to Cuba and will be
available for emergency service in two or
three days.
To Leave on the Sumner.
It will be full week before the forces
Of the army can be landed in Cuba. The
1rct ia nf uil
Wednesday aboard the army transport
Sumner. They will arrive at Havana on
afternoon next. 1t probably will
be several days later before other troops
Of the first eXpeditionary force of the army
will be able to reach Cuba. Where they
will be landed is yet undetermined. 1t is
likely they will go to Havana, but their
precise destination will not be determined
until practically the hour of the sailing Of
the transports.
No time is being lost in hurrying troops
to the point of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
News, Va. The order of President Roose-
welt, received at 1855 o'clock Saturday
night at the War Department was impera-
tive. Its text was follows:
Arrange for 5000 troops to start for
Cuba as soon possible"
That telegram was received in answer to
one sent to the President by Acting Secre-
tary Oliver early Saturday morning. fol-
lowing the message from Secretary Taft.
Nine hundred men will sail from New
York next Wednesday on the Sumner. One
light battery from Fort Sheridan at Chi
cago will embark from Port Tampa for
Havana as soon as arrangements can be
of the first expeditionary force,
which will number about 800 men, will
sail for Cuba from Newport News, Va.
oliver to Taft.
The general movement of the army forces
Is shown in a cablegram sent by Acting
Secretary Oliver to Secretary Taft at Ha-
vana. the text of which follows:
Telegram from President: Arrange for
!, 600 troops to start for Cuba as soon as
possible Troops now moving. Embark
at Newport News, except Light Battery.
which goes through Tampa, and two bat
talions of Infantry and one battalion of
engineers, which go from New York on
the Sumner. Total force to consist of ten
battalions of infantry, four squadrons of
of sixty-five men each company
and troop, two mountain batteries from
Vancouver; one field battery, one bat
talon Of engineers one company of Signal
Corps. thirty-six medical officers and 81
Hospital Corps men. Sumner now loading
with commissary supplies at New York
and expects to sail with about 900 men
from there, as specified. by Wednesday, |
Balance of forces from Newport News and
Tampa to follow as rapidly as chartered
transports can be ready and expect to
ten days. Chief of staff will furnish fur
her details as rapidly Information is |
received. All troops are directed to take |
full supply tentage, cots, mosquito bars
and head nets
The troops to go to Cuba on the Sumner |
are two .battalions of infantry from Platts- |
burg IN. " barracks and a battalion of |
engineers from Washington barracks. Ac- |
them will be some officers and |
men of the medical corps and hospital |
corps, and, perhaps, of the signal corps.
The Sumner now is loading at New York. |
She will carry commissary supplies for the |
first expedition for thirty days, in addition |
to the necessary supplies for her crew and |
the men she will carry en- route to Cuba. |
The supplies for the expedition to be car |
ried by the Sumner will aggregate more |
than 200 tons of regular rations, in addi- |
ton to about 100 tons Of sale stores, includ- |
Ing canned milk. canned fruit and chewing |
and smoking tobacco. Many of these stores |
were in hand at the New York depot Of |
the commissary department. but some of |
them had to be purchased in the open |
market. Additional stores will be pur- |
chased in the New York market and load |
ed on the Sumner as rapidly as they can |
be delivered. Every effort Is being made |
to facilitate the departure of the Sumner. |
It is likely that the troops to sail on the |
Sumner will be concentrated in New York |
tomorrow.
Commissary Supplies.