Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-15
Is Recognized by Gen. Gomez.
+ in Island of Cuba.
Says that the Military Assembly Is
Merely After More Money.
Assembly Being Denounced o. Al Sides
S'gnor Quesada's St,tement.

| tiles, and therefore. the Military AS
sehbly can only talk. In his opinion
| the Assembly is acting as it does be-
cause it wants to get more money out
of the United States. He points out
that the Assembly first proposed to ask
| $50, 600. 900 AS for himself he AYERS
that he is not a beggar. The United
States government offered $4,000, 900,
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 speakes lightly
of the Assembly.
The action Of Civil Governor Mora
and the police department. in attempt
ing to prevent yesterdays popular
| manifestations in favor of Gen. Maxi
mo Gomez is strongly censured, this
morning, and the i'll feeling against the
police runs high. The people consider
that their rights and freedom have
been attacked.
The action of Gov. Brooke in the
matter in restraining the Cuban au-
thorities from interfering has pleased
the people and is favorably commented
| upon.
1t is rumored that several officers of
| the police force who were formerly in
| the Cuban army will resign The oc-
| currence has done much to destroy the
| popularity and efficiency of the new
| police force. General Gomez is re-
ceiving hundreds of kilograms from all
parts of the island expressing the
peoples allegiance and loyalty to him
and to Cuba.
Gen. Cespesdos. who defended Gen
Gomez, at Saturday session of the
Military Assembly. has resigned his
membership of that body
Gen. Gomez declares that the Assem-
bly, was his creation. as he did not wish
to appear dictator. and that the real
military members. who took no part i'll
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. this af-
ternooH. Most of the time was occu-
pied in discussing the pronouncemento
which is to be issued with a view of
justifying last Saturdays action in the
eyes of the people.
Gen. Sanguilly introduced a motion
protesting against the acceptance of
the S3,000,0o0 preceding it with IA long
preamble declaring that the Assembly
was ready to cooperate with the
United States in maintaining order in
Cuba. The motion CALLED for the adop-
ton of three resolutions lin the name
Of the armed people of Cuba"
The first extended thanks of the AS
sembly to the United States for aid
during the recent war. The second
I'll "a n lrcI he tnl f,p l,a ,ffo
of $1,000 600. but asserted that owing
to the Assembly's exact knowledge of
the needs of the Cuban soldiers. It's
members consider it their duty to de-
clare the amount insufficient"
We cannot honorably accept it as
gift. but only as loan the resolution
proceeded-"As President Mckinley's
authorizatio is necessary to raise the
funds needed to accomplish the dis
arming of the Cuban troops and ex-
clusively used for this purpose
The third resolution appointed a
committee Of three to present these
conclusions to Pres. Mckinley. Gen.
Sanguilly's motion was carried by IS
votes against 4.
The document of justification was
then read. 1t is very long and cites
cases to show the disobedience of Gen.
Gomez to the Assembly declaring that
tL,,.o f,,i1i,r with tho ;nnar history
! of the war knew that strained relations
| ALWAYS existed between him and the
Cuban civil authority. Then it reviews
| ms interview win MI. RObeft Poftef
and laws stress upon the fact that
| t.,,,a, hos ,.irtuallv IGNORED tho As
| 10 -
sem3ly during the last Two mohths,
| The document is in effect eulOgy of
| th ,ar,hore az tho A.aramh,,, ord :.
wy =. ~ 100 "
| declaration that they nave zone their
| duty
| (,artain messages referring scathinrlv t;l
| the nennle Of Havana who Yesterday,
| evnressed their disannrovaI Of the Assem-
| hIv.s action an saturday were eliminated
| after an ,,piipnified and heated discus
| sion An attack on the Assembly printed
nj Matanzas and signed by the MAYOR OF
| Natanzas and others. was read.
| Tha ..docunent AZ iustification' was
finally accenfed nv accIamation, the As
semhiv deciding to nrint 10 600 COMES
| al ter which II went into secret session
presumably to discuss means to Obtain
funds for mectinp the eynenses at Wash
| ington ~ tho committee annointed +,
| nreseut the resolntions Senors VjllaIol,
| To,,ia and DeSnai1ne If the travellin 9
evnenses of these men are assured they
viii nrnceed TO Washington. nominally IL
hama tho resolutions to President McKin-
Low huI raaJIv II is said To napotiata the
mysterious loan which mas been the sub.