The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-11
Intervention IS
NOT MERE BLUFF
Government Prepares For Ear'y
Invasion Of Cuba.
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tent isiand--Marines Land In Time
20 Save Property From incendiares
eand--Leader Of Negro Revo'u.
tIon,sts Denies Assaults on Women
and Explains Cause Of Trouble.
Washington, June S.-Finai steps
were taken by the war department to
make good the threat OF the state
department to President Gomez to
intervene in Cuba in case OF con
tinued failure of his government
adequately to protect life and prop
,erty. Major General Wood. chief Of
stan OF the army, ordered four army
transports put in commission at New
port News with adequate crews. sup
plies and equipment for carrying an
>xpeditionary force Of 5000 soldiers
10 Cuba. The word came that thu
commissary and quartermasters de
partment we're ready for orders to
move, while troops at Oglethorpe ana
Mcpherson In Georgia and Plattsburg
barracks, Niagara, Porter and Cover
nor's Island, N. Y, and ID. A. Russell,
Wyoming, are ready to move on shor,
notice.
The text Of the letter of instruc
tions to Minister Beaupre was made
public The instructions follow:
Beaupre Gets Instructions.
Under the exigencies OF the situa
ton arising out OF the failure OF the
Cuban authorities to take effective
action for the protection OF life and
property. the commandant at Guam
tanamo naval station has been com
PEELED TO land four companies OF ma
Tines.
This action has been taken as
measure Of protection only aud not
Tor the purpose Of putting down ths
,nsurrection, which IL clearly the
duty OF Cuba. Four large war yes
sels will forthwith b sent from Key
West TO Guantanaums To Be In readi
{ ness In case the situatlon should un'
fortunately demand additional forcsa
for thu same puRDose.
1T 10 hoped these measures will at
once awaken the Cuban government
&C the necessity Of promptly and ad'
equately meeting aad dischargfng ita
duties and responsibilities and you
wiIl vigorously Impress upon ths
president Of Cuba that a continued
failure on the part OF his government
adequately to protect life and proper
~, will inevitably compel this govern
ment 10 intervene In Cuba under and
IN response to Its treaty rights and
obligations"
Advices received brought the total
number Of American marines now In
Cuba up TO about 700. or practically
,he entire force taken To Guantanamo
hay by the Prairie. One thousand
more aie due today on the four bat.
4 eshipj Of the fourth division OF the
Atlantic feet from Key West.
Arrests In all parts OF the island
we're reported, but there has been no
important movement on the part of
government troops. II IL reported
that the Toledo sugar mill, six miles
from Havana was burned In thu
city and province OF Havana the gov
crnmoDt continued to arrest large
rumbe's Of negroes. One Of them
.srIesteC Is Colonel Acca. who had
previously been pardoncd from a Ions
l,rison sentence and placed by Presi
dent Gomez In the secret police. Tia
81 charged with organizing a local
uprising.
incendiaries Fall.
The Paducah landed 60 marines a,
'El Cobre. near Santiago. This land
'ing followed an unsuccessful attempt
80 burn the property OF the Cuban
Copper company. an American Arm
st this place. FortytwO marines were
,anded at III Cuero. where there are
a@yers, American mining properties
Quiet Is now said TO prevail at both
places.
Ono OF the interesting develop
ments Of the day was the receipt al
the state department OF a manifesto
said 10 laye been written by Este
nor. the leader Of the negroes, The
Socument reads In part as follows:
The negro under the present con
Jltons IN this country has no chance
and tha object Of the warfare whicl
we ara now carrying on In 10 secur,
for him the ci,ic rights 10 which h,
IN common with other Cubans Is en-
titled TO under the constitution ant
for which he fought for 80 many Ions
years. The warfare we are carryinl
On Is civilized warfare. We ar,
neither robbing nor moleSting women
We are not numbering white. people
nor have we any intention OF doini
10, though the Cuban government Il
continually stating that such is on
purpose"
Taking steps.
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