Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-26
It is Believed at Washington
That Negro |nsurrection is
Spreading Beyond Control Of
Gomez's Power.
AMPLE FORCES
HELD IN READINESS
Military and Naval Armaments
Ready for Occupation Of
Island So Soon as Necessity
Arises.

Island So Soon as Necessity
| Arises.
! nv Moruine JourrsS special Leased wirc.l
Washington, May 25.--lnsurrectior
| and disorders in Cuba, which threat
en- the life and property Of Americans
and are believed by the United States
to be spreading beyond the control OF
the cuban government, caused the
| American government today to take
| active steps In preparation to cope
! with any situation which may arise
! In the island republic.
Two divisions of the Atlantic battle
! ship fleet were ordered to take on
their full quota of marines, making a
| total of 1900 in addition to the 700
| now en- route TO Guantanamo on the
Prairie and rendezvous at Key West,
| ready to move to Cuba at the instant
their presence is needed. In all, a
dozen warships will be in the imme-
diate vicinity of Cuba within a few
| days.
| The army is prepared with an expe-
ditionary force of $4,000 men II 1t is
needed and plans for campaign to
stamp out the rebellion prepared by
the general staff are ready to be put
| in execution at the call OF the presi-
| dent.
| The insurrection and the serious la
bor- troubles as a result of the renew
al of the longshoremen's strike, are
believed to warrant American pre-
paredness.
or the two, the disturbances which
! probably win arise ar the Cubfi' pores
through the strike operations, are be-
! lieved to be the more Immediate ano
dangerous elements in the situation
In addition to the stoppage OF trade
the throwing upon the streets or large
numbers of riotous laborers and the
famine likely to follow the cutting OFF
of water transportation, the Cuban
government Is likely TO find itself
| without the sinews Of war at a time
when they are most needed, through
the total suspension of customs re-
| ceipts which form the principal reve-
| nues OF the island.
| The American fleet made up of the
| third and fourth divisions Of the At
| lantic fleet, will take station off Key
West, ready to sail into Havana with
in five hours and few hours later 90
any north coast port.
Disorders may break out and get
beyond the control of the local au-
thorities. 1t is believed that the near
presence In such ports of one or more
Of the American warships by its NOR
al effect. would prevent violent de-
monstrations by the disorderly eie-
ment.
Should this not be sufficient, re-
course will be had o the marine force
on each of the battleships and for this
purpose thirteen hundred additional
marines will be take non at New York
and Norfolk. This force could readily
be supplemented by hundreds of blue
Jackets If necessary, so that there can
bs no doubt of the sufficiency of this
naval force to meet any conditions
likely to arise in Cuba, at least so far
as the seaports and immediate vicinity
are concerned.
The attitude OF the Cuban govern
ment In welcoming the dispatch 1f
American marines to Guantanamo OF
the Prairie Is accepted as an indioa-
ton of it's perfect willingness TO al
low these marines and blue jackets
to be landed without express permis-
sion from the local Cuban authorities
where danger impends. In any case
the American naval commanders will
xth A
ican life and property seem to be In
need Of protection beyond the ability
of the Cuban government to afford.
Admiral Osterhaus, commanding
the Atlantic fleet, will command this
mobilized fleet from his flagship, the
Washington. The other vessels VIII
be the Georgia, Rhode Island, New
Jersey and Nebraska. composing the
third division, and the Minnesota.
Mississippi. Missouri and ohio of the
fourth division. The hospital ship
solace and the fleet tugs Patapsco
and Patuxent will accompany the ex-
pedition. followed by such supply
ships and colliers as may be neces-
sary.
The collier Lebanon is already taxi
ing on coal at Philadelphia.
Admiral Osterhaus' fleet should ar
rive at Key West by Wednesday IL the
vessels succeed In clearing tomorrow.
as Is expected.
Apparently satisfied with the COM
pIeteness of the preparations made
by the navy for dealing with the Gu
ban trouble In its present stage. the
army Is making no move towards the
island. The attitude of the general
staff Is one Of watchfulness and pre-
paredness for any demand. II Is fig
ured that within three days the first
regiments Of the $1,000 expedltionary
force which has been held in .readi-
ness for months past, will be embark |