The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-15
ONE POWER
Gomez Makes Light of the Cuban
Assembly.
UNITED STATES SUPREME
The Veteran Patriot Is Receiving Hun
dreds of kilograms of Allegiance
and Loyalty Tho Assembly
Wants More Money.

Havana, March 1.-THE action of
CIVIL Governor Mora and the police de-
partment in the attempt to prevent |
yesterdays popular manifestations in |
favor of General Gomez is strongly CEN
sured and i'll feeling against the po-
lice runs high. The action of Governor
General Brooke in restraining the Gu
ban authorities from interfering has
pleased the people and is favorably
commented upon. Gomez is receiving
hundreds of kilograms from all parts
of the island expressing the peoples
allegiance and loyalty to him and TO
Cuba.
General Gomez says that he recog-
nizes only one power in the island
that of the United States. All Cubans
can do, he declares, is by permission
of the American authorities, and there
fore the military assembly can only
talk. In his opinion the assembly is
acting as it does because 1t wants to
get more money out of the United
States. In this connection he points out
| that the assembly first proposed to
ask $4,000, 600. AS for himself, he AYERS
that he is not beggar The United
ana he has never asked an increase.
Indeed, he says, to ask more would be
undignited and improper. To all call
ers General Gomez speaks light of the
assembly, declaring that it was his Gre
alton. as be 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 collection of black
clouds with much thunder but little
rain
He did not communicate with Cen
eral Brooke to-day. but will confer
tomorrow. The military assembly met
this afternoon with the ordinary guard
Most of the time was occupied in dis
cusslng the prOnouncement which is to
be issued with a view of justfying la st
saturdays action in the eyes of the
| people. General Sangully introduced
| a motion protesting against the ac-
| ceptance of the $3,0000O0 preceding it
/ with long preamble declaring that the
assembly was ready to cooperate with
| the United States in maintaining order
| in Cuba. The motion called for the
| adoption of three resolutions in the
name of the armed people of Cuba.
The first extended the thanks of the
| assembly to the United States during
| the recent war: second, thanked the
| United States for the offer of $4,000. 900.
but went on to say that, "owing to the
needs of Cuban soldiers, it must be
| considered their duty to declare the
! amount insufficient.
! We cannot honorably accept it as
| a gift, but only as a loan" the reso-
| luton proceeds, 'as President McKin-
| ley's authorization is necessary to
raise funds needed to accomplish the
| disarming of the Cuban troops and
| exclusively used for this purpose"
The third resolution appointed COM
mlttee OF three to present these resolu-
tions to President Mckinley. General
Sanguilly's motion was carried, IS to 4.
THE document of justification" was
then read. 1t is very long, and cites
cases to show the disobedence of Cen
eral Gomez to the assembly declaring
that those familiar with the inner his
tory of the war know that strained
relations always existed between him
and the Cuban civil authorities 1t
reviews his interview with Robert p
Porter and lays stress upon the fact
that Gomez has virtually ignored the
assembly during the last two months
The document is in effect an eulogy of
| the members of the assembly-to the
| effect that they have done their duty.
Certain passages referring scathing-
| ly to the people of Havana, who yester-
day expressed their dsapproval of the
assembly's action on Saturday We're
| eliminated after an undignitied and
|
| assembly printed at Matanzas and
| signed by the mayor of MatanZas and
Others was read.
Three members of the assembly, after
| the resolutions We're adopted, were ap-
| pointed to present the document in
| Washington. The stenographers who
| have been working for the assembly
| have not received a cent for their ser
| vices and are said to contemplate a
strike.
| General Gomez is about to issue a
| statement begging those who have en-
| trusted petitions to him for his own
| action or for recommendation to Cen
| eral Brooke to call al his office for
| their return. Having ceased to exer-
else the functions of commander-in-
chief, he said he must not appear to
usurp powers. of which he has been
| bereft. The statement will lament his
inability to serve the public.
General Mayia Rodriguez will issue
an address to the soldiers asking them
not to accept reward without permis-
sion from the assembly, ''to which they
oW" everything"
While Colonel Arrange. a mounted in
spector. was trying to disperse por-
ton Of the parade yesterday. General
Alejandre Rodriguez, chief of staff of
General Gomez, called him a coward
for clubbing a woman. There is a ru-
NOR that Arrange has challenged Rod
riguez to duel and that the latter
has accepted.