The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-08
GARCIA GOES FORTH
To Secure the Disarmament
of the Cuban Army.
PLAN TO PAY SOLDIERS
Three Problems Which Con-
front the Government"

New York, Oct. IA dispatch to the
Herald from Santiago de Cuba says:
General Garcia left the city Thursday
morning on his mission through Santiago
province. acting as an agent of the Amer
lean government 10 arrange the details
for the dlsba ndment of TIE Cuban army
in the east. He viii confer with the mill
tary commanders II the outlying districts,
using his strong influence TO induce the
peaceful disarming of the Cuban soldiers
and their return to work.
The Cuban leader left the city with an
escort of sixty men and was accompanied
by Lieutenant Colonel c. Paoz. Captain j.
Escabanto and Lieutnant A. S. COlanto,
as his aides. He viii go to Jiguani, Ba-
yoma and Manzanillo, visiting on mis- way
all the other important Cuban commands.
The tour will probably occupy three
weeks. and his party received rations for
that period from General Lawton.
The officials of the American admins
tration here prophesy good results from
his negotiations, believing that his efforts
will be successful in gettirS this province
rid of the large number of insurgent
bands. who are living on the country in
condition of outlawry, levying contribu-
tons on the planters and preventing the
resumption of peaceful pursuits by those
VINO are DESTROYS of doing SO.
General Garcia is, however, daily losing
influence among the Cubans. His action
in denying the authority of the provisional
government has estranged the majority
L.
lists resent his friendly feeling for the
United States and his cooperation with
the administration here. Many of the
latter characterize him as a renegade
from the principles of independence and
openly avow that he is allowing himself
to be sold to the Americans.
His motives are looked upon with sus-
picion, and his desire to remove the fric-
ton between the Cubans and Americans
is openly thought to be a trap for the
defeat of Cuban independence. This feel
ing Will initiate greatly against his use
fitness from the American standpoint.
AS the result of Garcia's negotiations,
General Perez viii assemble the remain
ing troops of his command in the victn-
ity Of Guantanamo, October 10 and will
there disarm and disband them. This
news, which was communicated to Cen
eral Lawton through General Garcia, has
given great satisfaction, being the first
instance of the voluntary disarmament of
an important insurgent command. General
Perez, however, recognizes that he cannot
restrain his men under the present cir
cumstances and that the only solution of
the problem is to disband them, allow
lated cases of Iawlessness without any
restraint.
a scheme will be presented to the Cuban
assembly of delegates by 100 officers of the
Cuban army, proposing the raising of a
fund locally among the planters to pay
the insurgent army. It Is believed the
planters would gladly contribute this sum
for the purpose of freeing their estates
from the present members of the Cuban
military organization The assembly will
be asked to guarantee the loan by means
of the Cuban revenues, which security,
it is believed, the planters would accept
Garcia's proposal TO go to the United
States to raise a similar loan IS not looked
upon with favor by the Cubans, unless
the United States is behind him IN the
matter.
1t is scarcely possible now that the as
sembly can meet on the 10Th, as first pro-
posed. Probably the first meeting will
be held on the Goth. The tabulated returns
thus far received here snow the entire
dominance of the party adherent TO the
present provisional government, which
will probably be reelected.
The first business to be dealt with IS
the question Of the payment and disband-
ment of the army. The next is the rela-
ton which Cuba viii nave to the United
States, and the final matter for settlement
is the future government of the island.