New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
TO PROVOKE INTERVENTION
Cuban Government Said To Be
Trusting in U. s. Backing.
from The TrIbune bureau. !

rom Inc Tribune BUREAU
Washington. May 23.-Hints or sup
posed plot to provoke Intervention IN Cupe
are contained in official utterances In ad-
ministration circles to-day, although tne
| la test reports reaching Washington from
the disturbed sections are that conditions
IRE much improved, and that the rebellion
| Of the negroes will probably be or snort
duration.
| 1T is reliably reported to the department
! that many intelligent people consider tha'
the entire movement Is for the express pur-
pose Of provoking Intervention Is an or
fetal statement OF the Department OF state
| o-day, and similar expressions nave come
from others competent to speak. The de-
cision 10 send 100 marines to the United
states naval station at Guantanamo Whlch
! is near the centre OF the disturbances. was
prompted by appeals from Americans VINO
made representations TO the state Depart
ment that their property was being seiZeu
and that the lives Of their employees were
| endangered by the depredations OF the
negroes The State Department made the
request to the Navy Department. which
| promptly ordered the naval transport
| Prairie 10 embark the marines and join the
Paducah, the Nashville and the Eagle. The
Prairie sailed this evening
1t will take four days for the transport
TO make the trip to Guantanamo. The
| Prairie IL at Philadelphia while the bat
te lion Of marines will comprise detach-
ments from Norfolk. Annapolis, Philadei-
! mia and Washington Major General
Wood. chief Of staff. and onetime Governor
| OF Cuba received dispatches this afternoon
| from army officers in cuba and from other
sources saying that most Of the reports
about the disturbances were exaggerated
and that quiet will be restored soon.
one message stated the Cuban govern
ment had given the plantation owners per
mission TO arm their employees TO protect
themselves and the property from the
ne groes Military authorities I'm Cuba be-
lieve they will be able to control the stu
alton within a day or So but admit that
the trouble spread rapidly after 1t once
developed.
A party Of Congressman left Havana last
night TO confer with the negro leaders, IN
the hope OF conciliating them. but the pre-
vailing opinion in administration circles Is
that only force will suppress the insurreo-
ton
Fiscal Intervention" in Cuba has been
brewing Tor seNerhl I1ol'hs' INV '''
been accentuated by the failure OF 'ho
Gomez administration to meet its oohRa-
lions TO American contractors. and by the
success of the plan in Santo Domingo but
military intervention is not threatened. Inc
general stan is confident that there Is no
present need OF Intervention. although prep
arations are being made whereby force
of troops can be sent TO Cuba within
fortnight II necessary.
Intervention IL not considered seriously
although II is admitted that there Is much
disaffection in Cuba. even within the ranks
OF President Gomezs own party, the distri-
button OF concessions and special privileges
and the fiscal administration causing most
of the dlsaffection.
IL has been matter or discussion TOT
some time among the diplomatic corps
here that the Cuban government Itself
might be tempted to encourage a rebellious
movement. in the hope Of securing con
tinuance in power by American backing IL
has been stated that President Gomez has
lost control OF his own Liberal party
through his refusal 20 displace the spanish
element among the officeholders In favor OF
the veterans" large proportion OF whom
are negroes.