The record-union., 1898-10-08
Not Held in the Same Respect as
Formerly by the Cuhans.
His Motives Looked Upon With SuSvcita
by the insurgents.
Openly Stated in the Island That
He is Laying a Trap for the De-
feat of Cuban independence
and Working for the Benefit of
the Americans.

! 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 American Government
TO arrange the details for the disband-
ment of the Cuban army in the east.
He viii confer with the military COM
manders in the outlying districts. using
his strong influence to induce the peace
1ul disarming of the Cuban soldiers
and their return to work
The Cuban leader left the city with
an escort of sixty men. and was ac-
/ companied by Lieutenant Pamose. Cap
tain Escahante, and Lieutenant Colante
! as his aides. He will go to Jiguani
Bayoma and Manzanillo, visiting on his
/ way all the other important Cuban
! commands The tour will probably
| occupy three weeks and his party re-
| cetved rations for that period from
| General Lawton.
The officials of the American Admin
/ lstration here prophesy good results
from his negotiations, believing that
his efforts will be successful in getting
this province rid of the large number
| OF lnsurgent bands who are living on
| the country in a condition of outlawry.
| leVying contribution on the planters
and preventing the resumption of
! peaceful pursuits by those who are de-
! sirous of doing so.
! General Garcia is, however. daily los
! ing influence among the Cubans His
! action in denying the authority of the
| provisional government has estranged
| the majority of the moderate party,
| while the extremists 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 on with sus-
/ picion, and his desire to remove the
/ friction between the Cubans and Amer
/ leans is openly stated to be a trap for
! the defeat of Cuban independence. This
! feeling will initiate greatly against his
| usefulness from the American stand
| point.
! AS a result of Garcia's negotiations.
/ General Parez will assemble the remain.
| ing troops of his command in the vicn-
! ity of Guantanamo October 10th and
will there disarm and disband. This
news has given great satisfaction, being
the first instance of the voluntary dis
bandment of an important insurgent
command.
A scheme will be presented to the
Cuban delegates by 100 officers of the
Cuban army, proposing the raising of
a fund locally among the planters to
pay the insurgent army The assem-
bly, will be asked to guarantee the loan
by means of the Cuban revenues, which
security, it is believed, the planters will
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 be-
hind him in the matter.
1t is scarcely possible now that the
assembly can meet on the 10th, as first
proposed. Probably the first meeting
will be held on the Goth.
The tabulated returns thus far re-
ceived here show 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 dis
bandment of the army. The next is
the relation which Cuba will have to
the United States, and the final matter
for settlement is the future government
of the island.