New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-03
GOMEZ AND THE ASSEMBLY.
THE VETERAN IN A LETTER TO HIS WIFE
TELLS HIS STORY OF THE
CUBAN QUARREL.

CUBAN " ARRElH
Havana. April General Maxine Gomez. in
long letter directed to his Wife, in Santo Do
mingo reviews his differences with the so-called
Military Assembly. He begins by describing the
situation as Il was when Robert P. Porter. as
the special representative OF President Mckin-
lev visited Cuba. after the Assembly's repre-
sentatves at Washington had obtained promise
~ S. 900 from the President. The writer
proceeding. says:
This action on the part of the Assembly's
committee I approved. 1t was then that MT
Porter appeared and asked me, as Commander
in-Chief to decide to accept the $3O00OOO to
aid in It's distribution and in the dsarmng OF
the army. and to proceed forthwith to Havana
IA eesist the United States Military Governor.
General Brooke I agreed, and on arriving at
Havana I conferred with General Brooke con-
corning the payment and the disarmament 1t
was decided that General Brooke should re-
quest Washington to ship 10 Cuba the S3,ooO,Ooo
which had been obtained by the representatives
Of the Assembly l saw to the adjustment OF all
the questions that led up to termination OF the
ridiculous armed situation, and began to enter
tain hopes OF an carly return to Santo domingo
The Assembly then called upon me to visit
its president. saying that the object sought was
an unofficial exchange Of ideas. But they
nlaced mo upon the bench Of the accused my
crime being that I was inclined to accept the
81 600 900 which >the Assembly itself through
its representatives had induced President Nc
Kinley 10 promise a matter as to which had
not been consulted. II appeared that | had
broken off negotiations for Sl3OOOO0O To all
this | replied that had acted in the best faith,
but that nothing had been lost. IA would with
draw the acceptance | had given. They then
,boIr agI la,
order TO give strength to their resolutions. I
answered that had always done so. and would
continue to do so. except in where the
course Of the Assembly was opposed TO my con-
science. to my OF justice. and to my Idea
OF the best interests Of Cuba.
Regarding the matters under consideration
I said had no hope OF obtaining more than the
SO 900 900 from the United States and dsap-
proved asking charity. contending that the only
method left was to raise loan. FOR which the
Assembly lacked adequate authorization Fur
thermore. | pointed out that the soldiers could
burden upon the people of Cuba. and that longer
delay appeared to me To he cruel
THE conference ended without accomplishing
anything. | saw | could not make myself un-
derstood by the Assembly. and decided not to
be mixed UP in its doings hut to await devel-
opments. a few days later three men whom
did not know visited me and said that several
milllonarcs stood ready TO facilitate loan Of
many millions. but dat the matter was only
possible with my cooperation. | answered that
| could not consider any proposition Of the kind
and regarded II as strange that any one would
he ready 10 lend money without guaranteed
arrange n guarantee. Then committee OF tn.
Assembly approached me. asking me to sup