Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-09-12
Freely Admitted That the DeS
MoineS Has Gone to Key
West to Wait Develop
mentS.
PRESIDENT KEEPS CLOSE
WATCH ON SITUATION
Marked Activity in Navy and
War Departments Shows
That Government is Ready
to Meet Any Emergency.


llcially admitted today that the Amer
lean cruiser Des Moines which sailed
yesterday hastily from Norfolk has
gone southward to Key West with the
1 ultimate purpose of proceeding to
Havana If the DEVELOPMENTS in the
next two days seem to warrant such
action. At Key West the Des Moines
will be about eight hours run from
Havana, and while waiting, Comman-
der Halsey will be in close communi-
cation with the navy department pre-
pared to carry out Immediately any
request from the department of stare
There is no intention in this move
ment of the Des MCines toward par
tiality toward one side or the other
in the present conflict i'm Cuba. The
ship will be at Havana to serve as
, ol poWns9I 9q uoos lIIM 0UJBLl EBM
at The disposal of the American
charge. In case the United States
government finds it necessary to inter-
vene in Cuban affairs under the pro-
visions of the Platt amendment, the
forces which have to be used for that
purpose would be found in a much
better state of preparation than whan
hostilities began between the United
States and Spain. The long military
occupation of Cuba by the United
States troops afforded an opportunity
to army officers to become familar
with the island, and probably no por-
tion of the earth is better known 20
the military authorities of the United
States than the Island of Cuba.
In addition to the familiarity of the
army officers with the geography and
general conditions of Cuba, all of the
supply departments are better
equipped than when the war with
Spain began.
The critical situation in Cuba is alb
sorbng the attention of the admin
istration to the exclusion of all other
foreign topics, as indicated by the az
tivity of the officers in the state, navy
and war departments. The president
at Oyster Bay is keeping in close
touch with every development of the
revolutionary movement in Cuba, and
| is in constant communication by wire
with the officials here, who indeed
are even In receipt of detailed IN
structions from him as to what they
shall do.
The prime object of the administrl-
! ton at present is to get at the details
which is no easy task, particularly is
it desired to know the precise strength
/ of the revolutionary sentiment In Cuba
and the relative powers of the govern
ment and the insurgents there. Mr.
Morgan, American minister in Havana
/ Is understood to be Fastening from
Europe, where he has been on a Vacd-
| tion. to the Cuban capital, and mean-
while Mr. Sleeper secretary of the
American legation at Havana, is sup
plying the state department with q
daily bulletin containing such facts as
! he Is able to gather there. 1t Is reat-
| lied. however. that Mr.. Sleeper IS
bound to accept the official rendition
of the daily collisions between Presi-
dent Palma's troops and the insur-
gents I'm the field. He has no means
of securing the rebels statement of
these same occurances, and in the
view of the officials here. there Is good
reason to believe that the whole truth
| Is not disclosed on either side.
1t Is the purpose of the administra-
fion To proceed with great dellberl-
ton in dealing with the Cuban ques-
ton, and 1t was said on the highest
authority that there would be no NJ
tervention by the United States UNI
less the rebellion assumed the pro-
portions of a general conhagration.
1t was further stated that there had
been no application from any of the
foreign governments for the United
States government to stem In and pres
erve the peace.
Quiet Day In the Island.
Havana, Sept. 11,-So far as war
DEVELOPMENTS went. today was one or
, the ouietest since the outbreak OF the
linsurrection. but the public interest
was deener and discussion was moro
animated and earnest than on any
| preceding day.
The news that the United States is
sending one or more warships to cum
is exciting great interest here. There
! is . general belief that II marines
are landed to nrotect American prop
erty and persons they will not likely
he withdrawn until peace Is thorough
ly established with guarantee of It's
continuance.
There we're only a few scattering
arrests today of alleged conspirators.
The leaders have mostly Joined the IN
snrgents In the field
Telegraphic communication mas
heen restored with the city of Pn1r
del Rio and II Is expected that rail
an asylum in case Of need and Will be