The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-17
President Taft Serves No
tice That Rebellion Must
be Suppressed.
10000 TROOPS READY TO 60
If U. s. Again Enters Cuba
it Will Stay is General
Feeling.
Cuban Army is Demanding
Veterans be Given all
Offices.

washington, Jan. lh-President
Taft has served notice on the repub
lie of Cuba that unless President
Gomez can suppress the threatened re-
bellon of the veteran organization
which Is seeking to overthrow the
Gomez government. the United States
under the terms of the Platt amend
ment, will be obliged TO send n mill
tary force TO preserve order on Cuban
soil.
The presidents ultimatum to this
effect, together with the note of Ar
thur M. Beaupre. United States minis
tei to Cuba, setting forth the serious
ness Of the situation, were given out
at the state department.
A feet of four army transports Is
new I'm readiness at Newport News to
sall for Guantanamo, and, within
fcw days, twenty thousands troops can
be put aboard 1t with which to en-
force the ultimatum.
In addition to this, the Atlantic fleet
H. now at Guantanamo and can be
mobilized in any Cuban port very
speedily. From this fleet force of 1000
marines and blue jackets.
IL flag ENTERS CUBA
1T WILL STAY
AS soon as 1t was known that the
uitimatum had been issued men con-
Versant with Cuban affairs expressed
the belief that If the American flag Is
again raised in Cuba It will remain
there. Such an ultlmatum, In fact,
was served on Cuba the last time oc-
cupation OF the island by american
arms became necessary.
After the cabinet meeting Secretary
Knox, under instruction from the
president gave out the following note,
which has been sent by the govern
ment to Minister Beaupre in Havana,
who was directed to present 1t to
President Gomez.
1.-THE situation in Cuba, as now re-
ported, causes grave concern to the
government Of the United States.
'That the laws intended to safe
guard free republican government
shall be enforced, and not defed, is
obviously essential to the mainten-
ance OF the law, order and stability
indispensable to the status OF the re-
public of Cuba, In the continued well
being of which the United States has
always evinced and cannot escape a
vital interest.
"The president of the United States
therefore, looks to the president and
government OF Cuba to prevent
threatened situation which would COM
lei the government of the United
States, much against its desires, to
consider what measures Il must take
IN pursuance of the obligations of its
relations to Cuba"
Bcaupro Dispatch Startling.
The text Of Minister Beaupres dis
patch to the state department, on
which the utimatum is based, was not
given out In full at the state depart
ment for obvious reasons. The para
phrase of his Dispatch however, is
sufficiently startling, and as given to
the press was as follows:
Minister Beaupre reports from
Cuba that in defiance of decree is
sued by President Gomez forbidding
officers of the army and rural guard to
participate in politics, which was al
ready prohibited by military law, and
also forbddlng their attendance at
meetings of the veterans association,
many officers of the regular army and
rural guard attended a meeting on the
night Of the 14th instant of the ma
tional council of veterans, where they
were accorded pronounced ovation.
The situation Is regarded as the most
serious that has yet presented itself
since the veterans movement began
Nunez Leader OF Movement.
The Veterans" or the National AS
ISOLATION of Cuban Veterans. which
now seeks to overthrow from twenty
five to thirty thousand soldiers, all OF
who fought against Spain in the war
ot 1898. Their present commander.
General Nunez, who contested the
last election with Gomez, and will be
candidate in the election next De-
ormber, Is leading them in n demand
for the nulllhcation of the civil service
law, which places on an equal footing
the Cuban patriot and the men who
fought under the Spanish flag during
the long struggle for Cuban independ-
ence.
This government regards as an ultl-
matum the formal demand of General
Nunez on President Gomez that the
civil service act shall be nullihed, and
holds the view that Nunez Is prepared
TO organize a dangerous outbreak In
case the wishes Of himself and his fol-
lowers are disregarded.
No doubt exists as 10 the obligation
of the United States TO intervene In
case of trouble in Cuba, where there
are many American citizens and vasl
American commercial interests.
News Excites Havana.
Havana, Jan. 17.-The news from
the United States that Intervention
was probable here has caused grea
excitement IN Havana. In cafes ans
all public places last night the subjec