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CONDEMN CUBAN POLICE.
People FavOrably Comment on Acc
ton of Gov. Gen. Brooke in
Restraining Them.

Havana, March 15.-The action of Civ
il Governor Mora and the police depart
ment in attempting to prevent Mon
days popular manifestations in favor
of Gen. Maxine Gomez was strongly
censured on Tuesday, and the ill feel
ing against the police runs high. The
people consider that their rights and
freedom have been attacked. The ac-
ton of Gov. Gen. Brooke in restraining
the Cuban authorities from interfering
has pleased the people and is favora-
bly, commented upon.
1t is rumored that severa. officials
of the police force. who were formerly
in the Cuban army, will resign. The
occurrence has done much to destroy
the popularity and efficiency of the
new police force.
Gen. Gomez is receiving hundreds of
kilograms from all parts of the island
expressing the peoples allegiance and
loyalty to him and to Cuba. Gen. Ces-
Saturdays session of the military as
sembly. has resigned his membership
of that body.
Gen. Gomez says he recognizes only
one power in the island-that of the
United States. All that the Cubans can
do, he declares. is by permission of the
American authorities, and therefore
the military assembly can only talk.
In his opinion the assembly is acting
as it does because it wants to get more
money out of the United States. In
this connection he points out that the
assembly first proposed to ask $So,ooo,-
600. AS for himself, he AYERS that he
is not beggar. The United States
government offered the 100000 and
he has never asked an increase in the
gift. Indeed, he says, to ask more
would be undignified and improper.
To all callers Gen. Gomez speaks light
ly of the assembly, declaring that it
was his creation, as he did not wish
to appear dictator, and that the real
military members. who took no part in
the vote to depose him, will now resign.
He calls the assembly "a collection of
black clouds, with much thunder but
little rain"
The military assembly met Tuesday
afternoon with the ordinary guard.
Most of the time was occupied in dis
cussing the pronouncement which is to
be issued with view of justifying last
Saturdays action in the eyes of the
people. Gen. Sanguilly introduced
motion protesting against the accept
ance of the 100000, preceding itwith
a long preamble declaring that the as
sembly was ready to cooperate with
the United States in maintaining order
in Cuba. The motion called for the
adoption of three resolutions Sin the
name of the armed people of Cuba"
The first extended the thanks of the
assembly to the United States for aid
during the recent war. The second
thanked the United States for the Of
fer of $3,00o,00o, but went on to assert
that lowing to the assembly's exact.
knowledge of the needs of the Cuban
soldiers it's members consider it their
duty to declare the amount INSULT
Gent"
I'VE cannot honorably accept it as
gift, but only as loan," the resolution
proceeded, "as President McKinley's au-
thorization is necessary to raise funds
needed to accomplish the disarminp of
the Cuban troops and exclusively used
for this purpose"
The third resolution appointed COM
mittee of three to present these resolu-
tdons to President Mckinley. Gen.
Sanguilly's motion was carried by 10
votes against 4.
The document of Justification" was
then read. It is very long, and cites
cases to show the disobedience of Gen.
Gomez to the assembly, declaring that
those familiar with the inner history
of the war know that strained rela-
tions always existed between him and
the Cuban civil authority. It reviews
his interview with Mr.. Robert P. Por-
ter. and lays stress upon the fact that
Gomez has virtually ignored the as
sembly during the last two months
The document is, in effect. a eulogy of
the members of the assembly--a declar-
alton that they have done their duty.
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