New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-26
LFron, The Tribune Rureau |

| From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. May 25.-To be prepared
for any emergency in the negro insur-
rection in Cuba, the Navy Department.
a the request Of the State Department.
| to-day ordered the mobilization Of
/ large part of the Atlantic feet at Key
West, with 1900 extra marines aboard
the vessels, and sent the gunboat Pa
ducah to Nipe Bay, Cuba, near the scene
Of the worst disturbances.
Occupation Of the island by Ameri-
can troops or even more effective inter
vention may follow If conditions do not
take change for the better within the
next few days. according TO present
plans. as American interests In cuba
have been seriously menaced by the rev
| olution. and in a number OF instances
there has been destruction Of property.
Grave doubts are entertained as TO the
ability Of the Cuban government to sup
press the uprising.
The Cuban disturbances were suddenly
thrust upon Congress to-day, when the
Senate, after brief discussion, passed u
resolution instructing the Committee on
Cuban Relations to investigate and re-
port upon necessary legislation to de-
termine when and how the United States
should exercise the right to intervene In
, Cuba under the so-called Platt amend"
ment. The committee. headed by Sem
ator Page, Of Vermont will consider the
question as speedily as possible.
Of Sff lan
import, and calling for information from
the State Department as 10 whether any
American property had been molested or
American lives endangered in Cuba, and,
If so. to what extent has been framed
and probably will be introduced next
Monday.
American interests in Danger.
Urgent requests for protection mace
bv representatives of the American in-
terests. together with trustworthy rs-
ports as 10 the exact situation on ths
island prompted the Department ot
State to-day to request the Navy De-
partment to concentrate a fleet at Key
West for emergency purposes. as obv'-
ously the Cuban forces were unable tn
guard property and protect the lives oc
foreigners. The Cuban troops at Banos
and Nipe particularly were helpless
against the rebellious blacks. and imme-
date aid was requested by Americans
having interests there.
Representative Of the Spansh-Ameri-
can Iron Company the United Fruit
Company. the Atlantic Fruit Company,
the Chaparra Sugar Company and others
made representations TO the Department.
OF State to-day that conditions vera
alarming and that the various indus.
tries and railroad lines were in imminers
danger.
The squadron ordered TO Key West by
the Navy Department will be In coni-
mand Of Rear Admiral Osterhaus, CONS
mander In chief of the Atlantic feet
and will comprise the flagship Washing
ton. Of the Atlantic fleet; the flagship
Georgia. the Rhode Island. the New Jer>
sey and the Nebraska. of the third d.
vision. and the flagship Minnesota. th1
Mississippi, the Missouri and the Ohio,
of the fourth division. Accompanying
the fleet will be the hospital ship Solacs
and the feet tugs Patapsco and Patux-
cnt, two repair ships. and at least two
colliers. The collier Lebanon Is already
taking on coal at Philadelphia.
In addition to the regular detachment
Of marines. there will be 1900 extra ma
rines. This force will be held at Key
West pending Developments.
Concident with the order of mobilizas
ton orders were issued to the Paducah
To proceed from Guantanamo to Nipa
Bay because of, the acute situation m
that vicinity. Seven hundred marines
are now on the way TO Guantanamo on
the Prairie. Hundreds Of other blue-
Jackets could be quickly utilized II nec-
essary, so no fear of ample protection OF
the seaports by this naval force ID en-
tertained.
Admiral OsterhauS's feet should arrive
at Key West by Wednesday If the vess
sells succeed in clearing tomorrow. az ID
expected They are now Fastening to
the New York navy yard and Hampton
Roads 70 pick up as many marines as
may be necessary 10 nll their quotaA