Show READY FOR TROUBLE BLE Warships in Cuban Waters WAters to Pro Protect teet Americans Washington Sopt Sept 12 President policy of preparedness pr for fora aug a emergency in Cupa C ba so far as the immediate operation oI of c war vessels is concerned c Was Vas as announced at the tho state department today It Includes the ar at Havana t of the protect protected ed cruiser Denver Denvor and the gunboat Marietta at ome some time to tomorrow morrow marrow The cruiser Des Moines will vill remain at Key Ke West until further or orders orders ders In making public these facts Acting Secretary of at State Bacon said that th t there was wag no disposition on the tho part of or this government to make malte a demonstration in Cuban waters but the insurrection had attained such proportions proportions that It had become necessary to take steps for the protection of Ameri Amen American Amerian tan can an interests in Cuba The department believes that for the present the Den Denver Denver ver will bo be sufficient for all aU needs along the tho th northern coast of Cuba and the Marietta far for the southern coast The ri exchange of messages between the ih th state department and Mr Sleeper charge harge at HaVana and other American in Cuba which are sup supposed supposed supposed posed to havo have told of conditions requiring ing that prompt DrOmI t action be bo taken to Americans and their prop property erty will not be discussed by b officials of if wither Ither the state or navy depart departments ments Denver Reached by Wireless s sIt It to 18 1 admitted admitted however that all fh ho M messages Jn have been forwarded on their th lr receipt to President Roosevelt at tU Oyster Bay who for several weeks las has personally directed the policy polley of the tho States concerning tho the Cuban outbreak In this connection there was wasn in n Important incident concerning the orders to the Denver After Atter the maneu maneuvers maneuvers vers vera In Lond Land Island Sound the Denver proceeded I to New London Conn for coal sailing on Saturday for Norfolk Va In the meantime conditions In Cuba seemed to demand that a war vessel vossel immediately proceed to Havana and the Denver was the only one avail available available available able Under orders from tram Oyster Bay sho she was reported at sea by a wireless telegraph dispatch and changing her course headed head d directly for tor Havana Nothing was wae made public concerning this order until today Tho The gunboat Marietta was at Monte attached to tG tho the West Indian squadron She has hag Just been ordered to proceed up un the southern coast of at Cuba to Cienfuegos where she will be stationed until fur further further further ther orders The Th program for the Des D DesMoines s Moines does docs not call can for fol her to proceed to Cuban waters and It is said she probably will be used in preventing fill expeditions from the United Unite States embarking to Cuba In spite Jf et f the sudden Budden activity of this government it is declared that there is no intention to take part In the conflict beyond that demanded by the critical situation in which Americans ns have been placed on the island That the president has con considered considered the ultimate possibility I of in intervention Intervention Intervention or at least the use of force in safeguarding the interests of this government there can beno doubt This Is known by the fact that the navy de dc department dc has been called upon for for a statement of the tho number of marines that might be available in the event of at trouble There are between and marines now in the vicinity of the West Indies They tare are scattered through Santo Domingo Porto Porte Rico and Culebra islands and nd some are on the Isthmus of Panama |