The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-05-30
RUSH fleet SOUTH
FOR CALL TO CUBA
Two Divisions Ordered to Pro-
coed to Key West.
WILL TAKE 1900 MARINES
Insurrectlon and Labor Strike Cause
U. S. Government to Make Prep
arations for Intervention
Gomez In Protest.

Washington, May 2S.-Aroused b!
confidential information that the rea
object of the insurrection sweeping
like wild fire over Cuba is the estaD
lishment of a sovereign negro repuo
lie like Hayti, at least at the east
ern end of the island, the United
States took swift and drastic actlof
Sunday to cope with any emergenc!
that may arise in the southern re
public.
Two divisions OF the Atlantic battle
ship fleet were ordered to take OF
their full quota of marines, making q
total of 1900 in addition to the ~,
now en- route to Guantanamo on the
Prairie, and rendezvous at Key West
ready to move to Cuba at the instant
their presence is needed.
In all a dozen warships Will be IN
the immediate vicinity OF Cuba WITHIN
a few days. The army is prepared
with an expeditionary force of l5,OoU
men if It is needed, and plans for a
campaign to stamp out the rebellion
prepared by the general stan are
ready to be put in execution at the CAL
of the president.
The insurrection and the serious Ia
Dor troubles as a result Of the renewal
of the longshoremen's strike are be
Iieved TO warrant American prepared
ness. OF the two, the disturbances
which probably will arise at the Gu
ban ports through the strikers opera
tions are believed to be the more I'M
mediate and dangerous elements III
the situation.
Emergency orders were issued by
the navy department to commanding
officers of every battalion OF marines
In the United States, directing them
TO be prepared to start for Cuba at
moments notice. The additional ma
rines ordered to each Of the eight bat
tleships and the armored cruiser
Washington were increased from 60
to 1870. giving each vessel the extraor-
binary marine complement OF 1870
men.
The armored cruiser Washington,
flagship of Rear Admiral Hugo Oster.
haus, commander-in-ch of the At
lantic feet, and four battleships of the
fourth DIVISION sailed south from New
York for Key West, on hurry orders,
a few hours after arrival In port from
Provincetowu, Mass The battleships
following the flagship were the Ohio,
Missouri, Mississippi and Minnesota.
The battleship Nebraska, en- route
was spoken by wireless In the Gulf Of
Mexico and instructed to stop at Key
West and join her division, the third
when 1t arrives.
The battleships New Jersey, Georgia
and Rhode Island steamed out OF
Hampton Roads for Cuba late Sunday
night. In eight hours the three battle.
ships took on enough provisions to
last 500 men 60 days and filed their
bunkers with coal and loaded a lot Of
ammunition This was perhaps the
best time ever made by any country In
preparing vessels In times of trouble
Havana, May 2S,--President Gomez
has protested to President Taft
against intervention by the United
States In Cuba
Generol Estenoz, the rebel com.
mander, has proclaimed himself presl.
dent Of the new republic Of Cuba. lie
designated General Ivonet, his chief
aide. az "commander-in-chie OF the
army of vindication." Estenoz and
Ivonet have adopted flag of blue
and white stripes.