Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-07


Havana. June G.-General Maximo
Gomez. the former COMMUNICATIVE chief
of the Cuban army. issued his farewell
manifesto to-day. In substance It says:
The mission 1 have been in,rusted
with is nearly concluded. l have at
tempted to find solution of questions
concerning the army which com
manded during the bloodiest war known
gretfuly. to attend 10 necessary pri-
vate business.
y PARTING WORD.
"A parting word tn the people for
whom | have sacrificed thirty years of
my life. and 10 my friends in the army
Just disbanded. which action should
have been taken instantly after the re-
moval of the bloody weight of Spain's
merciless regime. We armed ourselves
soldiers. but men for the maintenance
Of peace and order. which are the basis
OF Cuba'S future welfare
THE NATIONS DUTY.
ut is necessary to understand that
the nation in this epoch most difficult
and unequaled in history. should avail
Itself OF the opportunity to show IL pos
sesses virtues, in spite of the vices
caused by colonial government and the
harshnesS of warlike life We wanted
and depended upon foreign Intervention
To end the war. This occurred AT tho
most terrible momen, of our contest,
and resulted in Spain's defeat. Bur none
OF us thought this extraordinary event
would be followed by Il military occu-
patton of the country by our allies who
treat us as people incapable of act
ing -IGI.- nurSelNes- wha-Aa.. n-fa-
duced us to obedience. To submission
and 10 Il tutelage imposed by force of
l,a nj.
MAZE fate after tho years OF struggle
aud we should aid by every pacific
method in finishing the work of organ
i2ing. which the Americans accepted in
the protocol. and which is diaagreeable
FOR them as Tor ourselves. This aid will
prove useless without concord among
all the Islanders. Therefore. Ii is nee
essarN to forget past disagreements. to
completely unite all elements and TO or
ganize political party. which is need
ed in any country.
ONE OBJECT IN VIEW.
1T is always said that countries have
the government which they merit. and
Cuba will have that which her heroism
entities her TO. To-day she can only
have one party in Cuba with one OBJ
ject, that of obtaining the aspiration OF
years.
We mus, devote ourselves to pa
ciiic labors. gain the respect of the
was honorahle an. ns,co n,ns, ~. 80
havjor the prassnco os oS our ne-
in the island ana mn, 81 ,,,S
Americans 70 cnn,r,o'a ~. ', , ~, ,',c
mission they have BEEN compelled ia
assume by force of circumstances
ihls work was not sought by those
rich northerncrs. owners of n CONT
nent. think doubts ana suspicion are
unjust. We must form Immediately Il
committee or club To he = nucleus of a
government This will serve Cuban in
teresis purely and act as an aid to
the inteTvenors.
CESSATION or DISCUSSIONS
I-Dt.En
"I rs ono of tho a., r,,, =,
though ono of o,,,. ,ost ali, ,",Ii,
M, Par fron, ~ - ~" Io,V'v.S anu
slons or amhit,nn. cniI m Wl,,'"ut pts-
sincerity nf a fatr,,. an, ,,..ra - ..,s
ZION of tbo e',ne,i,,,, 80 - - 1850 $50,
the creotion ~ nar,t" o''S hi'.'
which d,s,,,,, ~, p'. 'te an Mnus'
cause snnrch, '''J T., 'VH M una tena TO
should y" me- n,o' ME- romn'ry tnere
H''""'u 80 no man Mnom we consider
cubans. ''9N '''' - "'' o'''S
absent myself tamnnrorijv - 1,I1,---- -