Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-25
GOMEZ FOR PEACE.
Does Not Want the United States
TO Fight Spain.
CUBA CAN WHIP THE LAT TER.
CUBA CAN WHIP THE LATTER.
BY His Present Policy Gomez Expects 10 Win
in the Near fulme.
WOULD PAY 5000, 1000, DOCTOR FREEDOM.
Does Not Think spain is wiling Yet to Ne
gotiatc, but WIN be Glad to Do
So Before Long.

New York, March 25.--A dispatch TO
the Tribune from Havana says;
Word has been received by the Tri-
bune correspondent direct from Gen.
Gomez at his camp. near Sancti spir-
titus, in Santa Clara province. week
ago, when the messenger left him, he
was in excellent health and was plan
ming an insurgent campaign, which
should follow the expected recognition
Of Cuban independence by the United
States. Apparently he did not think
Spain would Immediately accept inter-
vention or mediation by the Washing
ton administration. andfhe believed the
recognition of independence would fol-
low the refusal. Such action he re-
garded as a natural sequence to the
Maine Incident and the other incidents
bearing upon the positio II taken in the
Presidents December message. While
preparing to take advantage OF what
ever Is done, Gomez does not look for
an early ending of the Cuban war. HIS
idea is that Spain will continue sucn
fighting as has been going on. and will
49, - NAANN hbaAAiph thN iAie
military plans are based upon this view,
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ents that they must not expect i'm
mediate independence as fact follow
ing the declaration. The insurgent
commander seems to thing that while
Spain will not accept the good offices
of the United States, she might ulti-
mately do So Then he believes the host
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10 iot VIC pui ei'aSe VI 'he
isiahu by the Cupans under guaranty
by the United States
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'ans u"se'
we could perhaps pay S200.O0O,OOO
for independence. II Spain will not take
that sba will talte nothi,g ,way ,ro,,,
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.upa eNccpt ne! war uept, II she VIII
,,' p, ,. ~ ueiole II IS 100 iate
NJ .a,i pa! IL. me suaiahtees OF the
uiiiteu slates "ouiu Ne IN the nature or
S,n pdu.eeI wa I AnheNAtion Would not
tohoW. we Know the american people
90 NOT want 10 annex cuba, All they
, Mant Us eoiilInetclal treaty giving
.meli traue au'ahthses which are ma
ui1,iy THEIRS.
hoPe, continued Gomez, there VIII
ps no war between the United States
gnu Spalh. II Woulu pc costly. The
Spahlarus are senselessly blind to their
oMn Mehhness'
Desiues, L rear that II hostilities be-
tween me TWO countries come, 1t will
.S 70 tne puurehs OF the Cubans when
iiluspehuehce is secured The island is
S uesert ana WIN remain so while
spaihs RUE continues. Too much should
no. ne liiu upon IL When peace comes"
Ihe tribune correspondents inform
hht says that Gomez discussed the re-
latlons OF the United states and Spain
ssVerai TIMES ana Always in language
shoWlhs ms earnest desire that the
americans might be spared war. His
ahNiety was deep, II is probable that
rofneZ sentiments on the matter will
pc communicated to President Nc
Nineiy. lie appears to think that in
case OF war cuba would be asked to
pay portion OF the war expenses
when the resources OF the island would
not De sufhcient to meet.
Gomez dismissed the suggestion of
modifying autonomy so that 1t would
be acceptable to the insurgents with
single word. They viii treat with
spain on no basis except that of out
right independence. This is absolute.
lie spoke with bitterness of some MEM
bers or the autonomist government
VINO We're engaged In trying to win his
followers by bribes, saying that the
Cubans would remember them. These
enorts he declared were futile. as was
shown by the few Isolated instances
In which money had induced insurgents
to present themselves.
On the other hand, Gomez said he
was constantly receiving reinforce
ments. and gave several specific cases.
He stated that in the eastern part of
the island, the insurgents had received
1900 recruits since autonomy was pro-
posed. Other evidences of their re-
newpd strength We're given. parha ms
the best evidence Of this Is that the in
surgents occupy large portion of
santa Clara province unmolested. The
Spanish troops make no effort to pene-
trate the country where the insurgents
camps are located.
The present method of warfare. Go
meg said, would be kept up until Spain