Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-08
.|NTERvENT
BY AMERICA
IS EXPECTED.
New Cuban Rkvolt Looked For
Which Would Further Com
plicate Present Situation.
MUST PROTECT LIVES
President Still Hopeful For Con-
certed Latin-America Action
In Difficulty.
BY JOSEPH ii. BAIRD
fnitpd Press Staff Correcpondepf

united freSS Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. - The
American government considered
the likelihood of United States in
tervention in Cuba TO be increasing
hourly today. A vast military ma
chine-29 Warships, fleet of
bombing planes, a regiment of ma
.rines-awaited the zero hour
Official observers were inclined
to expect a new revolt in Cuba
which would result in the over
throw of the revolutionary gov
ernment of sergeants" and leopard
ize foreign lives and property. If
the danger was too great, inter
vention would become a reality
quickly. But it was believed that
if a contender for power struck
quickly and effectively and set up
strong government without much
fighting, intervention mi hit be
avoided
Reports from Havana that the
return of Provincial President Car
los Manuel De Cespedes to the gov
ernment was a possibility, brought
no comment in official quarters
where every effort was being made
to avoid the appearance of trying
to influence Cuban politics. Ces-
pedes was satisfactory to the Uni
ted States when he succeeded For
mer President Gerardo Machado,
and it was believed his return to
power would be welcomed here
America Is Responsible
President Roosevelt and state de-
partment officials still hoped that
intervention could be avoided, bu.
against their hopes was the neces-
sity of protecting 1000 American
lives and $1,OOO,OO0,000 in American
propeiO. Under the Platt amend
ment, America is responsible before
the world for the maintenance Of
law and order in Cuba.
While civilian officials hoped for
the best, the military was prepared
for instant action.
Four naval vessels were in Cuban
harbors. Others either were steam
ing toward the island, or preparing
to depart.
A squadron of II planes equip
ped with bomb racks awaited Or
ders at the Quantico, Va, marine
base.
A regiment of 1880 marines,
knapsacks packed and all equip
ment ready, awaited sailing orders
at the same base. Guns and gre
nades, nearly a million rounds of
ammunition and $4,000 tons OF
daily rations were lined up to be
taken aboard a transport at Hamp-
ton Roads.
Replies were expected today from
some of the Latin American coun-
tries which Mr.. Roosevelt asked to
encourage Cubans to foster a
strong, effective government that
would make intervention unneces-
sary.
WASHINGTON, Sept. s. U.P) :
President Roosevelt expressed the
hope in an address today that Cuba
will be able to solve its own diff
ficulties.
Speaking before the conference
on mobilization of human needs,
Mr.. Roosevelt made his first public
reference to the present situation
in Cuba.
II have been occupied during
these last 48 hours with the ques-
ton of human needs outside the
United States" he said Il have
been occupied in the hope that the
United States will not have to act
outside its own quarters. l have
been occupied with the hope that
another republic would be able to
solve its own difficulties the same
as we have solved our own