The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-26
Gomez Hopes Spanish. American
War Viii BE Avcrtcd.
PREPARING FOR A LONG CAMPAIGN.
Tie Is wiling to Pay Spain 5000. OOO,-
OOO-If She Doesn't Accept War
VIII Continue.

| cuTIespCndCnt direct from Gomez Mt hi
camp near sancti Spiritus, Santa Clara pro
vince week ago, when the messenge
lett him, he was in excellent health an,
was planning an insurgent campaign
which should follow the expected recogni
tion OF Cuban independence By the United
states, Apparently he did not think SPAR
| would Immediately accept Intervention Oh
mediation by the Washington administra.
ton and he believed the recognition of in.
| dependence would follow the refusal Such
action he regarded as natural sequence tc
tne Maine Incident and the other Incl
dents bearing upon tho position taken IN
the presidents December message.
While preparing to take advantage OF
whatever is done, General Gomez does not
look Tor an early ending of the Cuban war
His idea is that Spain will continue such
flghling as has been going on and will not
at once abandon the island. His military
pans are based ulcn this view and he has
impressed upon the insurgents that they
must mol expect immaculate independence
as face fonow!ng he declaration.
Inc lnsGrgent COMMANDER SEE ms TO think
that while Spain Will not now accept the
good cfnces oil the United States. she might
ultimately do 50.
we would pay 5000 ,0OO, 900 Tor independ-
ence If Spain will not take that she will
take nothing away from Cuba except her
war debts If she Will accept Indemnity
peloi9 1T Is too late We can pay 1t with
the guarantee of the United States. An
heXation would not follow. We know the
american people do not want TO annex
cuba. All they want is commercial
treaty, giving them advantages Which are
naturally theirs.
Il hope" continued General Come,
there will be no war between the u. Sd
states ind Spain. 1t would De costly he
spanish people are blind to their own
akhess Besides | fear that hostlities
between the two countries would add 10
the burdens of the Cubans when independ
ence is secured. The island is a desert and
VIII ROMAN so while SPANS rule continues.
TOO much should not be laid upon it when
peace comes.
The Tribune correspondents informant
says that General Gomez discussed the re-
laucns of the United States and Spain
several times and always in Language
showing his earnest desire that the Amerl-
can people might be spared war His
anxiety was deep, 1t is probable that
dcmez s sentiments on this matter will be
communicated TO President Mckinley. He
is more concerned over 1t than over any
Thing else. He appears to think that in
case OF war Cuba would be asked to pay
a portion 81 the war expenses which the
resources of the island would not be suf
tcicnt TO meet
General Gomez dismissed the suggestion
OF modifying autonomy SO that it would be
acceptable to the insurgents with single
WORD They Will treat with Spain on no
ntsis except that OF outright indepsndenco
This is absolute. He spoke With bittar.
ness oil some members of the autonomist
soneIhment who were engaged in trying to
win MS followers By bribery, saving that
the Cubans would remember them. These
1HortS he declared were futile as was
SHOWN by the few isolated instances in
which money had induced Insurgents 10
present themselves. On the other hand |
'chez said he was constantly receivins
endorsements and gave several specific |
Asses re stated that in the eastern part |
u the island the insurgents had received |
,VVo recruits since autonomy was propDsed |
)ther evidences Of their renewed strenc+h
vas given. Perhaps the best evidence of |
MS is that the insurgents occupy a large
'ortlon OF Santa Clara provinces unmo.
esled. The Spanish troops make no effort
o penetrate the country where the insur-
'ent camps are located. The present
nethod OF warfare, Gomez said, would ne
ept up until Spain withdrew. He still
cunts on the climate as more potenf
leans of destroying the Spanish armies
nan the weapons OF the insurgents For
ne Spanish soldiery he uttered the most
indy sentiments, saying that when peace
aile II was MS hope that they would re.
ain in Cuba and help in its reeunora,ion
o the Spanish property owners on the
land he reiterated his previous declarn-
on; that they would be protect ed in their
opeFy anu would have nothing to fear
nder Cuban government.
Gomez spoke incidentally of in.orn,,
,ahish policies but without any il.a that
Cuban policy would be ,natsriaiI, ,
laneed by what happened in Spain ~ ~,
ought Senior De LONE had been wiIIln.
nave his letter published and return IA
c peninsula as i martyr De LONE Gu !
81 described as an able but scheming and $
lscrunulous man, who saw the ADVANTAGE
,gettlns away before the end came. II
ms belief that DE LONE will eek TO i
fm new party out of the dissatisfisd r
nseryatiSe and liberal elements Ann. /
nerican sentiment would be the basis of b
Is organization.
General Gomez said that when rncos,u. O
N "a' accorded there would be mo- tro,,hie =
hnding the civil government OF cuba i
would show the way. n
us Ietusal TO entertain any suggestions o
spanish sovereignty over Cuba makes q
a.
'mme OF the radical AUTOMOBILES hacked p
the Blanso government, unnecessary 9
personal sympathy was extended IN u
. American people for the Maine disas,ar n,
hout assuming TO influence the policy
zen the administration should follow
'ext TO his hope that the United states
lid not become engaged In war win
in' the significance OF what he saws lies sp
ms belief tnat the ultimate solution b!
ne Cuban problem is indemnity TO Spair I'M
Independence. That proposition NAV h. TOT
popular in the United States. hui II
lmends itself 10 the commander in cb,es n
he insnrgent forces, whose genins mad el.
success OF the revolution possible In ca
'mber when Blancos prospective mil he
campaign and the concession Of an.
'my were unknown factors. Gomez heIa 7,
view TIE members of the government, ~,
Havana who ten days ago honed ~ sd'
negotiations with Gomez. now kno,,, I wv
PROSPECTS exist, Some think war wiz, 10y
United States Is tho only means of i s,
CUBA 60. Others deprecate fho ny, pal
It. Some believe thnt the Main Az Az WI
r will not. In Itself ,eaa = nn us are
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