The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-01-26
THREE YEARS. PAY
Amount the Cuban Army
Will Receive.
GOvERNMENTTO ADVANCE MONEY
Forty Millions Observation-Disclosures Re-
csipts Of Cuba Will Be Pledged
for Its RoDayment.

Now York. Jan. 18.-AOcOrding to
Brigadier-G General Jose Miguel Gomez.
q member of the Cuban c0mmi ssion in
Washington, the Cuban army is sure to
receive the three years pay to which
it is entitled. $40, 0OO,O being adj
vanced by the United States. with the
custom houses Of Cuba az security for
it's payment.
Brigadier- General Comes, who has
just arrived in this city from Washing
ton, is grateful for the way the commits
sion has been received. The negotia-
ti0ns. it is expected, will be completed
by the end of this month. when the
commission will return to Cuba. Gen.
eral Gomez said last night:
''Our hopes have all been realized.
At first, however, things looked dark
for Us. Poor General Garcia was the
most peseimistic member Of the COM
mission. He had little hope for the
success of our plans when he left for
Washington. The rest Of the commits.
sion argued, however. that a. the
Americans had taken charge Of Cuba
and thus prevented us from raising
money. we had right to request loan
with which to pay off our men. Gem
eral Garcia asked for only 500 for
each man.
"The other commissioners protested
because Of the small amount. Then
came the generals death, and for the
time being negotiations we're suspend
ed. At our next meeting it was agreed
that an official list Of the men in the
Cuban army would be required before
any agreement could be reached. Ac-
cordingly, ! left for Cuba, whence I
returned on January with the re-
quired document.
''There are $4,000 men to be paid in
the Cuban army. The amount we
have requested is $40. 900, 900, to be
turned over to us either in one or thiee
payments We will give as security
the custom-houses in Cuba. Should
the government not care to lend Ms
that sum, we are willing to take one
third of It and later pay the men the
rest.
"As affairs now stand, think we
will receive the amount in three pay
ments. This. however, is not decided
yet. The late Mr.. Dingley was in IA
vor of giving us the amount in one pay
ment."
Speaking of the present condition of
affairs in Havana, General Gomez
said it was bad.
''There appears to be much disagree
ment among the American soldiers, I"
he continued, ''and no one seems to
know what his power is. Some one
gives an order, and the next man coun-
termands it. As result the govern
ment of Havana is not as smooth as it
might be.
General Brooke. however, is we'll
liked. and the Cubans are more than
willing to help him. General Lud-
lows orders preventing the Cubans
from from taking any part in the
evacuation parade caused great deal
of ILL feeling. This is now done away
with, and there need be no fear of q
clash between the Cubans and the
Americans.
1uC AmSIlC6u 6OluIOIb oI0 uH0
set of men. and do not give any trou-
BILE. We are done with war, and want
peace, but nevertheless we would never
tolerate tire condition of affairs which
is reported to exist in Porto Rico.
General Brooke, am told, is about
to name q committee of Cubans, who
will act as his advisers. Mendez Cap
ote, president of the assembly at Santa
Cruz del Sur. will be placed at the
head of the commission.
General Maxine Comes will re-
main in the field until the army is dis
banded. He will then make his home
in Havana. After the men in the
army are paid of, we will try to prove
to this country that we are fully able
to govern Cuba.
"The paying Of Of the army is the
most important move toward establish
ing tranquility on the island. II We
should not be able to raise the money
trouble with the men would follow"