Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-07
GIVES CUBANS ADVICE.
Gomez Issues an Address on the
Occasion of Temporary
Absence from Cuba.
URGES THE NATIVES TO UNITE.

The Principal Object Thereof Being to
Make the Presence of Uncle Sam on the
Island Unnecessary Didn't Expect
Things to Come Out as They Have
Schurman Advises More Concessions to
the FiIipinos-President AIcKinley's Al
legged Views
Havana, June z. - General Maximo
Gomez, the former commander-in-chief
Of the Cuban army, issued his farewell
manifesto yesterday. In substance it
says: THE mission 1 have been en-
trusted with is nearly concluded. 1
have attempted to find a solution Of
questions concerning the army which 1
commanded during the bloodiest war
known in America. 1 am now leaving.
Tegretfully, to attend to necessary pri-
yate business. A parting word to the
people for whom have sacrificed thirty
years of my life. and to my friends in
the army just disbanded, which action
should have been taken instantly after
the removal of the bloody weight of
Spain's merciless regime. We armed
ourselves. and therefore now we no
longer want soldiers, but men for the
maintenance of peace and order, which
are the basis of Cubas future well
fare.
Unexpected Happens in Cuba.
1T is necessary to understand that
the nation in this epoch most difficult
and unequaled in history should avail
itself of the opportunity to show it
possesses virtues in spite of the vices
caused by colonial government and the
harshness of warlike life. We wanted
and depended upon foreign intervention
to terminate the war. This occurred at
- fa-E
and resulted in Spain's defeat. But
none of US thought this extraordinary
event would be followed by military
occupation of the country by our allies,
who treat us as a people incapable of
acting for ourselves and who have re-
duced us to obedience. to submission
and to a tutelage imposed by force of
circumstances.
Only One Party for Cuba.
This cannot be our ultimate fate aft
er the years of struggle. and we should
aid by every pacific method in finishing
the work of organizing, which the
Americans accepted in the protocol, and
which is as disagreeable for them as
for ourselves. This aid will prove use
less without concord among all the ISL
anders- Therefore it is necessary to
forget past disagreements. to COM
pletely unite all elements. ard to organ
ize a political party. which is needed in
any country. 1t is always said that
countries have the government which
they merit, and Cuba will have that
which her heroism entitled her to.
Today she can only have one party in
Cuba with one object-that of obtain
ing the aspiration of years.
Gives the Cnbans Some Advice
we must make useless by our be-
havior the presence of a strange power
In the island and must assist the Amer
leans to complete the honorable mission
they have been compelled to assume by
force of circumstances. This work was
not sought by those rich northerners
owners of a continent. / think doubts
and suspicious are unjust We must
form Immediately committee or a club
to be a neuclus of government. This
will serve Cuban interests purely and
act aide to the intervenors. My
mission having ended 1 will absent my
self temporarily to embrace my family
but 1 will return shortly to Cuba, which
I love as much as my own land My
last words for my soldiers are that, as
always, where my tent is the Cubans
have a friend"