The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-10-05
prepare TO LAND
SOLDIERS IN CUBA
AMERICAN TROOPS ARE BEING
Modified FOR SERVICE ON
THE ISLAND.
Sufficient Force will Be Maintained to
Support the Provisional Govern
ment Pending Adjustment of A.

Washington, Oct. 1.-American
troops are moving toward Cuba. Mob
ilization of the force will be at New
port News, Va, for the most part, al
though part of the first expedition
airy force to Cuba will be sent from
New York and Tampa, Fla.
Advices received at the department
of the military establishment of the
government indicate that all is quiet
in Cuba, and that the insurgents in
tend to lay down their arms. The
probability is that United States
forces in the island will be landed
only as a precautionary measure. So
far as officials of the government here
are advised, no trouble os serious
kind is anticipated; but in accordance
with instructions from President
Roosevelt, hurried preparations are
being made for the sending of an ex-
peditionary force of the army to
Cuba.
The first American troops will be
landed at Havana next Saturday.
Meantime, the marines and bluejack-
cts from the American fleet in Cuban
waters will protect American inter-
ests and support Secretary Taft, the
provisional governor of Cuba, in the
preservation of order and the protec-
ton of life and property.
Intervention Had to Come.
In official circles here American in
PREVENTION was regarded as inevitable.
How long it may continue, it is i'm
possible to foretell The nature of the
intervention and the preparations for
it indicate supervision of Cuban
affairs on the part of the American
Arrangements have been concluded
not only for the first expeditionary
force to Cuba of about 5000 men, but
for second force of equal numbers.
No orders for the mobilization of the
second force, of course, have been is
sued, but If the men are needed all
arrangements have been completed
for hurrying them to Cuba at the earli-
est 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 SUI
ficient force of American troops will
be maintained in Cuba to support the
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security to life and property pending
the establishment of a stable govern
ment by the Cubans.
Available Landing Force.
Secretary Taft, as the head of the
presidents special mission to Cuba,
has available 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.
1t will be full week before the
forces of the army can be landed in
Cuba. The first detail of troops will
leave New York on Wednesday aboard
the army transport Sumner. They
will arrive in Havana on Saturday
afternoon next. 1t probably Swill 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 I'M
determined. 1t is likely they will
go to Havana, but their precise des-
tination will not be determined until
practically the hour of the sailing of
the transports.