The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
Gomez More Secure


 Washington, January 17.-Presdent Gomez's position will be made much more secure by the warning issued yesterday by the state department, in the opinion of the officials here It is held that the threat of intervention will go far towards relieving the Cuban president of his ap- prehenson that this government was about to inaugurate a period of occupa- tion.
 For some time past President Gomez had been contemplating dealing forciply and sternly with an element in Cuba that seemed determined to force its will upon the executive and congress in de- finance of law and the constitution. Tc undertake to bring these people to terms by force, involvig the arrest and per haps the killing of some of them, migh' be regarded by the United States as an evidence of a revolutionary outbreak which would compel armed intervention By yesterdays demand upon Gomez to carry out the constitutional guarantees, the United States government virtually has given it's assent in advance to any drastic measures President Gomez may feel called upon to take.
 Staff Making Plans
 While still confident that there will he no occasion for military intervention m Cuba, the general staff Is laying its plan- whereby an adequate force of troops coule be thrown into the principal Cuban ports in a fortnight at the outside. As d result of the painstaking work ol American officers during the last period Of occupation in Cuba almost every incl of the island has been surveyed and ex- prored; every road and trail Is known and mapped and 1t would be quite impos- sble for any guerrilla force to operate successfully against American soldiers as did the Cuban patroits against the Span iards
 Transportation service for preliminary invading army of approximately 42oo men is available for immediate use in the United States army transports Meade Kilpatrick, Summer and McClelland These vessels are now lying at Newport News in readiness for immediate service.
 No Surprise at Washington
 Having served notice. on President Gomezs government that the United States expects Cuba to live up to her treaty agreements and main tain a republican form of government, the state department is now awaiting de- velopments today. officials here are con fident that when cubans understand the motive of the United States is simply to discharge it's treaty obligatioas, there Will be little dissatisfaction outside of the veterans organization.
 So well laid are plans of the general staff of the army that news of the pos sibilitv of intervention in Cuba has caused scarcely q ripple at headquarters here. Should 1t become necessary to seno troons to Cuba the whole mechanism Of the transportation and mobilization serv- ices could be in operation within few hours and probably within two days the first army transport would be sailing for Havana. Long before the transport had reached Cuban waters several American battleships would be lying off proper strategic points on the coast.
 Mar department officials do not antic'- pate any such order.
 Senior Martin Rivero, Cuban minister to inc United States, speaking tonight .at the annual banquet of the national hoard of trade, advised against Judg- ment of tile character of the Cuban neopIe or their business relations by renorts of political conditions. He made no reference to the present situation, hut referring 10 the wars of the is- land for independence admitted 1t was but natural to get there from the i'm nression that the Cuban was of re- bellious nature.
 "The American merchant" said the Cuban minister, 'imagines that 1T he sends machinery to Cuba either the Cuban or the American navy will blow 1t up. Cuba appreciates the help or the Ifntted States and Is anxious for more trade with the United States