The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-18
United States Dispatched
Another Battleship
To-day
WILL GO TO CUBA,
WHERE ARE MARINES
President Taft Doesn't Deny
That He Is Worried
Over Situation

New York, Lib ls-The battltshl
Connecticut steam ed from the Brooklyn
Iavy yard at iaybrtak to-day, bound fol
Guantanamo. Cuba where an emergency
force, including .:,G0O marines, : beng
concentrated while developments in McS.
ie, are being watched.
Washington. j.. c., Feb. lS--Two
thousand United States MARINES from
various barraeks along the Atlantic coast
yesterday were ordered to Cuba, there
TO be held in readiness for pcss BILE Use
in Mexico. Hall cf them will leave
tonight from Ph111 ielphia on the army
transport Meade. Glc second thousand
will start from Norfolk on the naval
transport Prairie which probably will
clear Wednesday. The marines viii h.
drawn FROM the barracks at Norfolk,
Washington, Philadelphia, New York,
Portsmouth, Boston and Charleston.
Guantanamo is the present objective
point of the marines, who will be estab-
lished in camp in connection with the
fleet under the command OF Rear Ad-
miral Badger.
Besides the movement of the marines,
two army transports were ordered last
night to proceed at once from Newport
News to Galveston, Tex, where they
might be close at hand for the movement
of troops from the border should any
unexpected emergency arise. Early in
the day the third cavalry at Fort Sam
Houston was directed to hold itself in
readiness to entrain for Galveston pre-
pared for foreign service.
The government has no transport
available in gulf waters and investiga-
tion disclosed that TO engage CONNER.
cial vessels in time of emergency would
entail enormous expense, and delay
would result in preparing them for trans
port. 1t was therefore determined to
send two of the transports at Newport
News to the Texas port to await fur
ther orders. 1t was not announced |
which transport would be sent but the |
Mcclellan, Summer and Fitzpatrick arc
prepared for service.
The marine brigade will be in COM |
mand of Col. Lincoln Karmany, the first |
regiment, which leaves from Phladel- |
phia, being in charge of Col George Bar
nett of Philadelphia, with Lieut.. Col. |
John A. Lajeune of New York second |
in command. The second regiment, sail |
ing from Norfolk, will be under Col !
Joseph II. Pendleton, who was active |
in the recent activity of American ma
rines in Nicaragua, and Lieut.. Col.
Charles G. Long, who also was in Mic
aragua, will be second in command.
The withdrawal Of this large number
of marines means, it is said, that that
branch of the defensive service of the
country probably will be obliged to go
entirely unrepresented in the inaugural
parade.
At the various coast barracks there
are 1880 marines, the number at the
places to be drawn on in the present 4
being: Norfolk, 1856; Philadel- II
phia 7ca; New York, 573; Portsmouth,
n. H., 564; Washington, 356; Boston.
347, and Charleston, l4S. In addition
there are with the Atlantic feet l,462
marines.
Taft Is Worried.
President Taft is plainly worried by
the fact that although he has only is
more days to serve in the White House
the situation in Mexico shows little
signs of becoming less troublesome. The
president has no desire to leave over for
Mr.. Wilson the settlement of this coun I
try's relations with Mexico but he is {
decidedly opposed to taking any measures
himself unless extreme provocation and t
murder of Americans drive '
lm to it. c
The president told friends yesterday c
hat he realized what difficult thing J
I would be for a new administration j
% gather up the reins of government
md understand the conditions in the
southern republic in few weeks. lie
vas of the opinion that it would take 4
It least six months for Mr. Wilson and
lis cabinet to grasp details of diplomat
c negotiations, of troop and battleship
movements and of international niceties c
hat he and his cabinet have acquired in /
wo years close study of condition 4
hat never has ceased to confront them. b
}ut he has informed his advisers that '
e will be president until Mr.. Wilson II
axes the oath of office and that if in Z
erventon is demanded by Congress on n
lis last day in office be would not hesi- p
ate to concur. n
The president has made no prepara- n
ions to send any communication 10 Con- "
ress touching ON Mexico, although he G
ill not hesitate to dictate suggestions q
hould occasion arise. Night sessions b.
{ the cabinet to consider the Mexican fl
ituation win probably not be held here
fter Several cabinet members have b.
that these meetings are like "
' TO be misunderstood and may give "
he public the impression that impor- "a
ant news is being withheld OF that CO
ecret orders are being framed The n
resident is said to have agreed with m
his suggestion. la
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