Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1912 — MAYSENDWHOLE SQUAD TOCUBA [ARTICLE]

MAYSENDWHOLE SQUAD TOCUBA

Insurrection in Island Is Spreading Rapidly. TWO DIVISIONS READY TO ACT Naval Officials Express Belief Entire Fleet Will Be Necessary to Bring About Peace in Southern Republic. Washington, June 7.—So rapid is the spread oT insurrection throughout < üba and so little has been done by- the Gomez government that offi- < ials of the navy department expressed belief that the entire Atlantic fleet of 20 battleships would be necessary to suppress it. Il is .believed that orders for a movement o>f the first and second divisions including eight battleships will be issued within the next few days. Knox Thinks Marines Sufficient. Secretary Knox expressed himself as being unalterably opposed to the use of the army in Cuba except in extreme emergency. The naval establishment, including the marines, be declares, will be able to meet the situation. Allowing sufficient men aboard to operate the ships. Rear Admiral Charles E. Vreeland stated that each one of the first class units In the fleet would be able to land 600 equipped with three-inch field guns. This provides an effective fighting force of 12,600 men ready to take the field'

Gomez Is Pleased. Dispatches to the state department -from Cuba announced that the action of this government in landing marines in Cuba was entirely satisfactory to President Gonrez. The latter has informed Arthur Beaupre, United States minister to Cuba, that the presence of American troops near the foreign properties in the disturbed district will enable the Cuban government to use the Cuban troops in a determined effort to crush the rebellion of negroes. President Gomez has informed the United States through the American minister that he is organizing a volunteer guard to be used for the protection of property. In order to equip these volunteers President Gomez has made requisition upon' the United States government for 5,000 more K rag-Jorgenson highpowered rifles and additional 1,000000 rounds of ammunition.

Insurrectos Are Active. Reports from one end of the island to the other reveal unprecedented activity on the part of the insurrectos. Belief was expressed that Gomez will now content himself wKh letting the United States guard the property and do all the fighting. So rapidly is the insurrectos force under General Estenoz . increasing that he now has an effective army of 10.000 fully armed men in the province of Oriente. In addition he is sending forces sufficiently strong to threaten both Santiago and Guantanamo. In Havana province the rebellion is spreading with such alarming speed that the entire Gomez army is kept busy watching suspects. Isle Under Martial Law. Havana, June 7.—President Gomez issued a decree suspending the constitutional guarantees throughout Cuba. This places all of Cuba under martial law. President Gomez had been authorized by a bill passed by both houses of congress to suspend the constitutional guarantee. All captured negro insurgents will be dealth with summarily by federals while the decree is jn force.