The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-13
PRESIDENT READY
FOR EMERGENCY
War Vessels Are Available for
Service at Cienfuegos
and Havana.
TO PROTECT INTERESTS
OF AMERICANS THERE
Situation Has Grown Too Seri-
Gus to Be Disregarded
Any Longer.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l2-President
Roosevelt g policy of preparedness for
any emergency IN Cuba so far as the
immediate operation of war vessels is
concerned, was announced at the State
Department today. it includes the ar
rival at Havana tonight of the pro-
tected cruiser Denver and the gunboat
morrow The cruiser Des Moines will
remain at Key West until further or"
ders. In making public these facts,
Acting Secretary OF State Bacon said
that there was no disposition on the
part OF this government to make dem
onstration in Cuban waters, but the in
surrection mad attained such proper
tions 1T had become necessary to take
steps for the protection Of American
interests in Cuba. The department be-
lieves that for the present the Denver
will be sufficient for all needs for the
southern coast.
The exchange of messages between
the State Department and Mr.. Sleeper,
Charge at Havana, and other American
representatives in Cuba which are sup
posed to have told Of conditions re-
safeguard Americans and their proper
ty, will not be discussed by officials of
either the State or Navy Departments,
President Watches Closely.
It is admitted, however, that all those
messages have been forwarded on their
receipt to President Roosevelt at Oyster
Bay, who for several weeks has per-
sonally directed the policy Of the
United States concerning the Cuban
outbreak. In this connection there was
an important incident concerning the
orders to the Denver. After the man
euvers in Long Island sound the Den
la - r
for coal, sailing on Saturday for Nor
folk, Va. In the meantime conditions
in Cuba seemed to demand that war
vessel Immediately proceed TO Havana
and the Denver was the only one
available Under orders from Oys-
ter Bay she was reported at sea
by a wireless telegraph dispatch
directly for Havana. Nothing was
made public concerning this order until
today. The gunboat Marietta was at
Monte Cristi, attached to the West In
dian squadron. She has just been or
dered to proceed up the southern coast
of Cuba to Cionfuegos, where she will
be stationed until further orders. The
program for the Des Moines does not
call for her to proceed TO Cuban waters
and it is said she probably will be used
in preventing flibustering expeditions
from the United States cmbsrking to
Cuba. In spite Of the sudden activity
of this government, it is declared that
there is no intention to take part IN
the conflict beyond that demanded by
the critical situation in which Ameri-
cans have been placed on the island,
Some weeks ago the Sixth and Twenty
first regiments of infantry were ordered
home from the Philippines, II being
stated that their tour OF service In the
Pacific islands was completed. The re-
turn of these regiments upon three
transports. which sailed last winter for
the Philippines. will bring available
troops to the Atlantic coast and also the
transports which would be very neces-
sary IL the Platt amendment Is invoked