Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-23
MARINES ORDERED
IN HASTE TO CUBA
TO PROTECT
AMERICANS
Navy Department Embarks
Force at Philadelphia; Ex-
pscted to Sail for Guantan-
amo on Cruiser This Evening
DENIED MOVEMENT
MEANS INTERVENTION

tBy EveaIng Hsraia a. y. LEASED wIrsD
Washington. May 23.---As a result
OF reports OF danger 10 American lives
ana property In cuba. the navy de-
partment NJ the request OF the state
department has ordered the naval
transport Prairie 60 embark 500 ma
Eines AZ Philadelphia and proceed TIM
modiateiy 20 the United States naval
station at Guantanamo TO soln tho
gunbOats Paducah and Nashville.
state department advicos today re-
garding cube were very pesslmistic.
Apparently the government has been
unable to estimate the strength or the
purpose Of the present Insurrectionary
movement. The cnban military au-
thorltios admit that the situation IL
serious but think they can control Il.
Tho government is said to be recelv-
Ing offers OF service from various Or
ganlzations and individuals.
A party OF congressman left Ha-
vana last night for their respective
districts in the disaffected regions to
make an effort 90 concillate the ne
groes
II is reliabiy reported 20 the state
department that many people conald-
er she movement designed TO provoke
intervention. but no explanation was
volunteered at the department az tho
receipt OF this report
Il has been a matter OF discussion
fog some time among the diblomatiG
CORPS mere. however, that tns Cuban
government itsalf might be tempted
to encourage a rsbelllous moVamout
IN the hope Of securing q aonelnuance
In power BY American backing Il
has heon stated that President Gomea
has lost control OF his own liberal
parts through his refusal 20 dlspIaco
tho Spanish element among the office
holders In favor OF the ao-calIed vet
Grams. a large proportion of whom
are negroes who participated In the
war Of independence
ON the other hand the conservative
element. Including a considerable por.
tion OF his owF party. are deeply dis
satisfied with the local admlnlslra-
tion OF the island and the dIstrlhution
oS concessions ana special privileges
of great value. The party conven-
tions 80 far held have served go &C.
centuate these differences ana 10 ln-
dicate the possibility OF chaos In the
approaching election.
Since the present troubles began In
the island American Interests IN the
vicinity of Guantanamo and Santiago
have been making Representations ia
the state department of the danger
to thei- lives and property aud later
urged the state department 20 pro-
cure adequate protection for them. n
was believed that this conld better be-
secured by the dispatch Of American
warships 10 the naval station az Guam
ana the increasing OF the
force Of fnarinea there. Il was care
fully explained al the state depart
ineht that this IN not 20 be considered
an intervention movement on the part
81 the United States bat merely q pre-
step in order that IN case
81 necessity protection may be ac-
corded to the Americans.
Two hundred additional marines
were ordered from New York 70 phii-
adolphia 20 board She Prairie.
The navy department ss making
every effort 10 have the vessel gel
under way by nightlall II should
reach 0uentanamo in four days