The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-26
READY ID
 INTERVENE
NAVY AND MARINES Mo6ILlzED TO SAIL FOR CUBA IF slT-
 LAYTON WARRANTS.
Fifteen Thousand Troops Also Held in Readiness to Save cupa from Rebel Negroes if there is
 Need for Assistance.

1 washington, May 25.-insurrection and disorders In Cuba. which threaten the life and property of Americans and are believed by the United States 10 be spreading beyond control of the Cuban government, caused the Amer ican government today to take active steps in preparation to cope with any situation which may arise in the is land republic. Two divisions of the Atlantic battleship fleet were ordered 10 take on their full quota of marines, making total of 300 in addition to the TOO now en route to GuantaEamo on the ~airie, and rendezvous at Key 1 West, ready to move to Cuba at the instant their presence is needed A dozen warships will be in the imme- diate vicinity of Cuba within a few days
 The army is prepared with an ex- ipeditionary force of 15,000 men if it is needed. and plans for a campaign to stamp out the rebellion prepared by the general staff are ready to be put into execution at the call of the pres ident.
 The insurrection and the serious tlabor troubles as result of the re- newal of the longshoremen's strike are believed to warrant American preparedness. Of the two, the dis turbances. which probably will arise at the Cuban ports through the strik- CTS operations are believed to be the | m ln ments in the situatron In addition to the halt Of trade, the throwing on the streets of large numbers of riotous laborers and the priyations likely to follow the halting of water transportation, the Cuban govern ment is likely to find itself handi- capped financially through the total suspension of customs receipts llwhich form the principal revenues of the island.
 l The American fleet, made up of the third and fourth divisions of the At- lartic fleet, will take station off Key West ready to steam into Havana within five hours and a few hours later to any other north coast ports where serious disorders may break out. 1t is elieved the near presence of one or more of the American war ships, by it's moral effect, would pre- vent violent demonstration.
 Should this not be sufficient, re- course will be had to the marine force and for this purpose 1900 ad- ditional maries will be taken on at New York and Norfolk. This force readily could be supplemented by hi.ndref of bluejackets, if necessary. so th there can he no doubt of the sufficiency of this naval force to meet any conditions likely to arise, at least so far as the seaports and immediate vicinity are concerned.
 The attitude of the Cuban govern ment in welcoming the dispatch of American marines to Guantanamo is accepted as an indication of it's per feet willingness to allow other ma rines and bluejackets to be landed without express permission from the local Cuban authorities. In any case, the American naval commanders will exercise their discretion where Amer lean life and property are in need Of protection.
 | Admiral Osterhaus, commander of 1 the Atlantic fleet, will command this mobilized fleet from his flagship, the Washington. The other vessels will be tue Georgia, Rhode Island New Jersey and Nebraska, composing the third division. and the Mint sota Mississippi Missouri and Ohio 4 tho | fourth dJ Esion The hospital ship Solace and the fleet tugs Patapsco l. Id P-tuxent will ac ompany the ex- sditlon, followed by such supply i ships and collie~s as may be neces- sary. The collier Lebanon alr< ldy is taking on coal Philadelphi
 Admiral Oste. naus' fleet should arr rive at Key West by Wednesday if the vessels succeed in clearing to- are hastening to the New York navy yard and Hampton Roads to pick up as many marines as may be neces- sary to fill their quotas. The Ne-
 hraska from New Orleans will join
 the fleet at Key West.
 To meet a condition of unrest and disturbance that exists in the neigh
 borhood of Nipe Bay, on the north
 coast of the east end of Cuba, and lpending the arrival at Key West of
 the more formidable vessels of enc
 fleet. the little gunboat Paducah has
 been ordered from Guantanamo to Ni2e.
 Apparently satisfied with the com
 pleteness of the preparations ade by the navy for dealing with the Gu
 han trouble in it's present stage, the
 army is making no move towards the
 Island. The attitude of the general
 staff, is one of watchulness and pre-
 paredness for any demand.
 It is figured that within three days the first regiments of the l5,000 ex-
 peditionary force which has been held in readiness for months past, could i be embarking on the fonr big army
 transports now lying at Newport