Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-11
THE SOLDIERS
PREPARE FOR
CUBAN trail
War Department Gives Orders Plac-
ing Men in Readi-
ness.
THE MARINES ARE LANDED.
Soldiers Will Not Be Sent I'M
til Conditions War
rant.
THE MARINES ARE LANDED

rant.
Washington, D. c., June 8.-The
army yesterday took steps to share
with the navy in the American
demonstration in Cuba.
Early in the day the general staff
gave preliminary test to the ma
chine it has constructed when it is
sued orders to the quartermaster
general to put in readiness for Gu
ban service the four big army trans
ports at Newport News and at the
same time notified the proper mill
tary officers at the various army
posts where are located the organi-
cations which go to make up the
"expeditionary force" to have the
men ready to entrain at a moment
notice. Within six hours, word came
from Quartermaster General Ale
shire that the big transports had
been put in commission with full
supplies and coal and augmented
crews and were ready to sail the
moment the troops were placed
aboard.
The order for the transports to
sail or for the troops to entrain was
not given, and it was said at the
state department that that word
would not be given until the marine
forces already landed and now be-
ing distributed among the threaten
ed plantations in eastern Cuba prov
ed insufficient to afford the necessary
protection or that condition on the
island as whole had assumed such
a phase as to demand political inter-
vention. At present 1t cannot be as
serted that President Gomez hold
has so weakened as to warrant the
United States in proceeding to meet
Its treaty obligations to intervene.
Intervention, If determined upon,
must follow in regular way If the
of the United States de-
cides to follow the injunction laid
by the judge advocate general of the
army. Warnings have to be convey
ed to the government of Cuba,
and every effort must be made to in
duce 1t to exhaust it's own re-sour-
ces in restoring order, and finally a
must be made of the
which in the mind of the
president of the United States de-
mand Intervention.
Some of these steps already have
been taken. Jan. 16 last, Secretary
Knox served notice upon the Cuban
government that the president of
the United States looked to 1t "to
prevent a threatened situation
which would compel the government
Of the United States, much against
its desires, to consider what meas
ures 1t must take in pursuance Of
the obligations of its relations to
Cuba. Since then there have been
other and frequent less formal ad-
until yesterday the fol-
lowing significant telegram was sent
to the American Legation in Havana
for presentation to the Cuban gov
eminent:
Under the exigencies of the stu
alton arising out of the failure of
Of the Cuban authorities to take eff
fective action for the protection of
life and property the COM
mandant at Guantanamo naval sta
ton has been compelled to land four
of marines. This action
has been taken as measure Of pro-
lection only and not for the purpose
Of putting down the instruction,
which is clearly the duty of Cuba.
Four large war vessels will forth
with be sent from Key West to
to be In readiness in
case the situation should unfortun-
ately demand additional forces for
The same purpose. 1t is hoped that
these measures will at once awaken
the Cuban government to the neces-
,ity of promptly and adequately
meeting and discharging its duties
and responsibilities and you will
impress upon the pres
dent Of Cuba that a continued fail
Ire on the part OF his government
to protect life and prop
,rty will inevitably compel this gov
to intervene in Cuba under
ind In response to Its treaty rights
md obligations"
A strong minded man is one who
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