The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-29
AMERICANS AND
FOREIGNERS To
BESAFECUARDEO
UNITED STATES MARINES WILL
GO TO INTERIOR WHENEVER
NEEDED FOR PROTECTION.
Plans Will Be Carried Out Regardless
of Wishes of President Miguel Co.
mez and His Cabinet Officials.
Cuba Aware of Intentions.

sIuoa aware OF Intentions.
Washington, May 28-The question
OF whether any American marines
and sailors would be sent to the in
terror of Cuba for the protection of
American lives and property, was an
sWersd specifically at the state de-
partment today as follows:
If commander of the American
force now on the island sees or hears
OF Cuban holding his machete over
ane head of an American, he certain
Iy is not to enter negotiations with
Cuba and question Washington as to
whether he shall stop it or not"
sAdvices to the state department
are to the effect that when the cfuis-
er Cuba arrives at Santiago yith re-
lnforcemtnts under General Montea-
guido. the Cuban government forces
in the field will number probably
1000. So far, according to official
advlces, the rebels have taken forci-
bly, $60,O00 in money and have de-
stroyed by fire fully $4,000 worth
OF sugar cane.
Much Money Stolen.
The manager of the San Miguel
Sugar Mill had $4,000 taken from
him, while $4,000 was taken from
Spanish ships at FL Caney del Sitio
The sugar cane was on the property
of the Esperanza mill, Spanish con-
Germ.
One of the Cuban generals IL Ori-
ente estimates the number of armed
rebels in the field at between 800 and
400 and that perhaps six or seven
thousand unarmed negro revolution
lists are roaming in the province
awaiting developments.
Washington, D. c., May 2S.-The
United. States is prepared to send
marines and bluejackets to the inte-
rior of Cuba for the protection of
American and foreign interests, where
no Cuban forces are available for
that purpose, even though President
Gomez should object to such a
course.
1t is emphatically held at the state
department that American marine
and naval officers are expected to
take such measures as become nee
essary to protect foreign plantations
as well as American ones. No for
eign government has as yet commun-
icated with the United States on the
subject of protecting its interests, and
it is understood this government
aims to make such action unneces-
sary.
Now that President Taft has re-
piled to the message of protest sent
by President Gomez, this government
is confident that, with clearer un-
derstanding of the purpose of the
American military forces in Cuban
waters, there will be no further OBJ
lection to the disposition of ships
and men for the protection of all in
tereSts.
Cuba Notified Friday.
Cuba was officially notified as early
as last Friday that it would be the
purpose of the United States to con-
centrate naval force in Cuban wa
ters. ~ -
1t is not known that the demon
stration was not an impulsive move
ment, but part of a general and care
fully prepared plan on the part of
the United States to restore order
in Cuba-frst by moral influence, if
possible, and by Intervention in a
political sense only as a last resort.
To avoid taking the Cuban gov
ernment by surprise, the state de-
partment on last Friday called in
Senor GARLIC 6e Albornoz, who has
charge of the Cuban legation here,
and it was explained to him that,
while it was the purpose of this gov
ernment to send a naval force to
Cuba, it was intended to have such
force in position to protect Amer
lean lives and interests, and only if
it should become apparent that the
Cuban government was unable to
control the situation would there be
Intervention.
Belief of Officials.
Officials here believe that Presi-
dent Gomez was aware of the inten-
tions of the United States even be-
fore >he received from, the, United
States minister, Mr.. Beaupre, notice
of the approaching rendezvous of the
fleet at Key West. fn g.
The public protest of. President
Gomez is taken here to have been a
move calculated to assure the Cuban