Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-08
President Gomez Has Been
Warned That United States
Must Act Unless Order is Re-
stored in Provinces,
MILITARY NOTIFIED
TO BE READY TO MOVE
Naval Forces Are Sent to Guam
tanamo TO Aid in Preserving
American and Foreign Prop
erty from Attack.
(By Morning journal special Leased wlrs.l

CBy Morning Journal Special Lessed Wire.1
Washington, d. c.. June 1.-THE
army today took steps to share with
| the navy in the American demonstra-
/ ton in Cuba.
Early in the day the general staff
gave a preliminary test to the ma
chine it has constructed when 1t is
sued orders to the quartermaster gem
eral to put in readiness for Cuban
service the four big army transports
at Newport News and at the same
time notified the proper officers at
various army posts, where are located
the organizations which go to make
up the "expeditionary force" to have
the men ready to entrain at a mo-
ments notice.
Within six hours word came from
Quartermaster General Alshire that
the transports had been put in COM
mission with full supplies and coal
and augmented crews and were ready
to sail the moment the troops were
on board.
The order for the transports to sail
or for the troops to entraih was not
given. and it was said at the state
department that word would not
be given until the marine forces now
being distributed in eastern Cuba
proved insufficient to protect the
threatened plantations or conditions
on the island has assumed such q
phase as to demand political inter-
yeltion.
Intervention must follow in regu-
lar way IL the government of the
United States decides to follow the
injunction made by judge advocate
general of the army.
Warnings have to be conveyed to
the titular government of Cuba and
every effort must be made to induc,.
it to exhaust its own resources in re.
storing order.
Some of these steps have already
been taken. Yesterday the following
telegram was sent to the American le-
CATION in Havana for presentation to
the Cuban government:
Under the exigencies of the situa-
ton arising out of the failure of the
Cuban authorities to take effective
action for the protection of Ameri-
can life and property the command
ant at Guantanamo naval station has
been compelled to land four compa-
nies of marines. This action has been
taken as a measure of protection only
and not for the purpose of putting
down the insurrection which Is clearly
the duty of Cuba. Four large war
forthwith will be sent. from
Key West to Guantanamo to be in
readiness in case the situation should
demand additional forces for the same
purpose. 1t is hoped that these meas
ures will at once awaken the Cuban
to the necessity of
and adequately meeting and
its duties and response
and you will vigorously i'm
press upon the president of Cuba that
a continued failure to protect prop
erty will make it necessary on the
part of this government to intervene
in Cuba under and in response to its
treaty rights and obligations"
The issue of a proclamation by
President Taft now is all that Is
necessary to meet the legal require
ments preliminary to Intervention.
Whether this last step shall be taken
depends upon the ability of the Cuban
government to deal with the insur-
rection.
The manager of the Cuban Copper |
mines at FL Cobre, ten |
miles west of Santiago, telegraphed |
the American legation at Havana that
sixty marines were landed there at
1880 o'clock last night, The Panupo- |
Manganese Company telegraphed the
legation that the marines were landed |
there last night.
The Paducah, which performed this
service, is now at Santiago. Eighty |
five marines are embarking on the
Little Eagle for the protection OF
American life and property at Siboney
and Daiquiri.
Late today a message was sent to
Ihe commander at Fort ID. A. Russell,
Wyoming. 20 have signal corps COM
pany II" in readiness for possible voy-
age to Cuba. This company consists
,f about 100 men. mounted. and car
rying full equipment, including field
wireless sets.
An ambulance company was also
ordered prepared.