Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-12
PERSONALLY DIRECTS AFFAIRS
7A,,s is no Disposition on Gov
ernmsnt's Part to Make
Demonstration.
o...,on Of Intervention or at Least
V''' rore TO safeguard American
'sN -. Has Been Considered

washington sept. ls.- irSss en-.
va .,'. pOlioy Of preparedness lot
g'@S'' .',.sey in Cuba so far as the
tl' ~ ...' opcration OF war vessels is
LIN was announced at the state
e. today. 1t includes the ar
fe 49,, z,yana tonight OF the protect
u W. rra.sr Dsuyer and the gunooa alma. Ma
~, 4 clenfuegos some tine tom0r'
I'@' ne cruiser Des Molnes VIII re-
~. A. Key West until further orders
..,,,g publlc these facts, Act. secy.
! - Bacon said that there was no
es,'nsson on the part OF TINS govern
Ga "a make demonstration IN ~
~ rsters but the instruction had
:. 800 mch proportions il mad pc
go, ,s.essary 10 take steps Tor the
~. ..,,,Ion OF American interests ~
Tho department believes ihat
!, ne present the Denver WIN pe sur,
IN, for an needs along the hortheln
-, Of cuba. and the Marietta ior 'he
ygihern coast. ..,,,o.,
' NJ exchange Of messages between
go denartment and Mr.. Sleeper
49, y, Havana, and other American
. ...-.sss,ptatlyes in cuba, which are sup
800 10 have told Of conditions requii
rr that prompt action be taken !"
sfsrsra Americans and Their proper,
= e;u not be- discussed by officials OF
amer Inc state or navy departments
n is admitted. however, mat all those
,,sssarss have been forwarded on their
lin, IA President Roosevelt al
oyster Bay, who for several weeks mas
rsr,onally directed the policy OF the
i'ated states concerning the CUBAN
ostbresk In this connection there was
an important incident concerning the
srders 10 the Denver After the man
.uyers in Long Island sound, the Den
,rr proc,eded 10 New London Conn,
,-r coal sailing on saturday Tor NOR
ar Va. In the meantime Conditions
IN Cuba seemed 20 demand that a war
vessel Immediately proceeded 10
havana aud the Denver was TIRE
cplr one available. Under orders
from Oyster Bay she was re-
rorieA al sea by a wireless telegraph
6lspath. and changing her course.
lsaaea directly for Havana. Nothing
vas made publlc concerning this order
umR today The eunboat Marietta was
at Monte ctisii. attached TO the West
lnaila squadron. She has just been
oritrti % proceed up the southern
coast q Cuha e Cenfuegos, where she
win b. stationed until further orders.
The program far the Des Moines does
pot cal for ben 10 proceed 10 Cuban
waters. and Il is said she probably VIII
b. used IN preventing iillbusterlng ex-
petitions fpm the United States. en-
larklng 70 Cuba. In spite OF the sud-
den activity Of this government, IL is
declared that there is no irtentlon 10
take part 10 the conflict beyond that
ch.-hdsd By the critical situation IN
which Americans have been placed on
ne ISLAND That the president has con-
Nsered The ultimate possibility OF IN
ieTenton or az least the use OF force
20 safeguarding the interests OF this
government there can be no doubt. This
known by the fact that the navy
department has been called upon for
Statement Of he number Of marines
nat night be available IN the event OF
trouble There are between GO and 200
Marines now in the vicinity OF the
N2i Indies They are scattered
through sanio Domingo Porto Rico
snd Caela Islands and some are on
ihl sthmus Of Panama
REBELS PLANS.
Havana Sept l2-It Is reported that
ne rebels near Cienfuegos are planning
concentrated attack on the city. They
cam 70 b. several thousand strong.
lle government Is taking precautions.