The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-13
The Cruiser Denver and The
Gunboat Marietta Start
PRESIDENT ISSUES ORDERS
Wireless Message Catches the Denver
and Turns Her Away from Nor
folk-DeS Moines Held
at Key West.


Washington, Sept is.--President
Rcostvelt's policy II preparedness fcI
any emergency ID Cuba, u iar Al the
immediate operation Of war vessels II
concerned, was ANNOUNCED at the state
department. yesterday. It includes tbs
arrival at Havana 81 the protected cruis-
Cienfnegoes some time today. The
erniser Dies Moines will remain at Key
West until further orders Acting See
retary Of State Bacon said that there
was no disposition on The part of this
government To make 4 demonstration IN
CUBAN waters, but that the insurrec-
tion haGR affirmed sneh proportions that
\ ii Had become necessary To take steps
far Tie protection al ineriran interest.
in Cuba. The department believes thar
ior The present the Denver will bc s1ffi-
eient Tor all needs along the northern
coast Of Cuba and the Marietta for the
southern coast The messages exchanged
between the state department and Mr.
sleeper. charge at Havana, and other
American representatives il Cuba. have
gone to President Roosevelt at Oyster
| BAY, Who for several weeks has per
sonally directed the policy Of the l7nited
states concerning the Cuban outbreak
in this connection there was an import
ant incident concerning THE orders X
the Denver. After tho luanOcUyrcs ii
Long Island sound, the Denver proceed
ed 10 New London, Conn.,. Tor coal, sail
ing on SATURDAY for Norfolk. Va II
lie meantime conditions in Cuba seemed
To demand that war vessel immediately
proceed 70 Havana. and tie Denver Wa.
the only enc available Under order,
from Oyster b., she was reached BY
sea by a wireless cipher despatch AM
changing her enusse headed directly iol
Havana. The Marietta was at Monte
Cnsti attached To the West Indian
squadron. She has Just been ordered
tx proceed up the southern coast 81
Cnha Ia Cienfuegas. The programme foT
she nes Alnines duns not call f0r llrl
to proceed III Cuban waters, and II i.
said that sls probably viii be used ID
preventing iiiihuStering expeditions from
the United States eiAbafking to Cuba.
In spite 81 tire sudden activity OF the
government. Il Is declared that there 4
no intention e take ans part in tn
conflict heyond that demanded .hg the
critical situation IN which Americans
have been placed in The island.
That the President la. considered TIC
ultimate possibility OF intervention 81
at least the use Of force in safeguarding
tile interests III this government. there
can be no Doubt This j. shown by the
fact that the navy department has been
called Upon fog i statement 81 the num.
hcr 81 marines that might he availahlc
ia TIE event II trouble There are be.
tween six hundred and seven hundre,i
marines now IN tie vicinity Of tic
West Indies There are 300 marine.
on the Dixie alone, The cruiser Coiam,
ha hos Just arrived st the naval station,
Guantanamo. where She landed loo ma
rin,s, ;osake The place of an equal f,i,o.
her Arho haNe seen long service there aud
now will - given sick leaves. The
Columbia viii then proceed 10 Colon II
order 70 bring Secretary Root Nome from
his South American visit.