Las Vegas optic., 1912-06-10
CARRY MANY BLUEJACKETS
SHOULD TROUBLE ARISE FORCES
CAN BE LANDED AT MOMENTS
NOTICE
PRESIDENTGOMEzMAYR RESIGN
HE is REPORTED TO BE vExED
AT POSSIBLE AMERICAN IN
PREVENTION

marines will be available for service
in Havana before the day is over. The
cruiser Washington and battleship
Rhode Island, which steamed out from
Kew West early this morning, under
orders sent from Washington late last
night. are expected to make the run
across the Straits of Florida to the
Cuban capital in about six hours.
Each of these ships, in addition TO
her regular complement of 65 marines
CARRIES an extra complement OF 12o'
including officers. They would only
ba landed In the Cuban capital, OF
course in a case OF dire emebrency
IN which the event the bluejackets Of
both ships also would be aayilaple'
The gravity with which this govern
ment regards the situation is indlcat-
cd by the fact that Rear Admiral Us
torbaus< commander of the Atlanric
fleet is aboard his flagship, the WASH
ington. The remainder of the lnlru
division of the fleet remains at hey
West and can join the flagship IN a
few hours.
The mine planter, San Francisco
,ooves Annapolis today with com
nlement of midshipmen aboard ana
will ioin the ships at Key West. me
First division of the Atlantic Heel
tho Massachusetts,, Utah, North DaSo-
- FLORIDA and Delaware, also leave
Annanolis today with midshlpmeh
aboard While their destination .
now Cape Cod, there is noassurano'
that the navy department may not OF
order these ships to join those n7ai
Cuba at any moment.
crooter Farrera Of the Cuban house
of representative and one OF tne his. -.
,,o,,tanants of President Gomez, VIII
hovo conference today with Secre-
torv Knox at which the situation wiz
be thoroughly canvassed. The SPEAK
A. ;s non-communicative about ms
no,ssion It has been reported tna'
his, his visit is in connection with a ioan
sor The Cuban governments use IN
putting down he insurrection'
In government circles here the ue'
on the island and the Gu
han sneakers conferences with Ss'
rotorv Knox and perhaps with Presl-
aon+ taft are being watched WIN
asaotest interest. 1t seems that tne
wants Of this week probably VIII ue,
o,ao ,f the military forces of 5,OoO men
now waiting to move to cupa sli'ii -
ordered on. .d chin,
Major General Leonard WOou, .Sa
:, %staff declared today that II tns
trouble in cuba became moe acu'e
The army would make another mOse
sar @ nrenaredness. Two army trans
norts now at Newport News VIZ
9inia' would be sent to New forh
one to Savannah, Ga.' whre 'A
fourth would remain where it Is.
should troops be sent to CUBA
thew probably would be landed a.
Nine Bay, on the north side Oh 'ne
island Santiago, on the SOUTH an0
Baracoa on the eastern end. TINS
practically would completely sur
round the insurrectos.
If was maintained here today tna
the sending of two warships 10 ia
vana indicated no change IN the gov
ernment's policy OF non-interventioi
and that the vessels were sent solely
to provide means of safety and protec
tion for Americans and other foreign
ers.
This was communicated to speake
Eerrora of the Cuban house of rep
resentatives when he called on sec
, retarv Knox. The speaker came a
personal representative of Presi
dent Gomez and brought to Mr.. Kno'