The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-17

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the Government at Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 16-General
Brooke has not reported to the War De-
partment any serious situation in Cuba,
and it lis not believed at the depart
ment that any alarm need be felt re-
garding the condition of affairs. No
| advice is given General Brooke, as II
has been the policy of the President to
clothe the officers in command in the
islands with plenary power to deal with
situations as they arise, and hold such
| officer responsible.
| The confidence of the War Depart
ment in General Brooke was strength
ened by the visit of Secretary Alger to
Cuba. What had been done and what
was going forward seemed to Secretary
Alger for the best interests of all the
people of the island. It has been the
policy of General Brooke TO deal mildly
with the Cubans, and avoid any action
which would tend to irritate, but to be
firm when it is necessary, and the dis
turbers will be made to understand that
overt acts will not be permitted.
! Communications that General Brooke
,garding the situation are not given to
the public, but the officials understand
that the source of the present trouble
is that the Generals" of the Cuban
army are disappointed because they are
not likely to realize as much out Of the
money appropriated for the army as
they think they should. These Gen
! erals all believed that they would Sc
cure a portion of the money equal to
their rank and their own estimate of
| their services.
| The whole trouble regarding the pay
ment of the money and the. delay may
! be traced directly to these officers who
as members of the assembly, or as sup
porters of Gomez, have constantly rails
ed obstacles in the way of d peaceful
disarmalAent of the Cubaus and the
settlement of the affairs of the island.
One thing is assured beyond all other
considerations. The United States will
remain for the present in absolute con-
troll of the island, and the orders of the
officers in command will be sustained
by the Government at Washington.
| GOMEZ'S MANIFESTO.
| HAVANA, May 16.-The manifesto
which General Gomez is preparing to
issue will not only review his own po-
sition as to the payment of the Gu
ban army, but probably will direct the
forces to disband Following its pub
lications Governor General Brooke will
issue modified order eliminating the
necessity for the participation of any
Cuban Commissioner in the distribu-
ton of the S3,O00,000
| The Governor General regards Co
mez as having acted sincerely through
out, and believes his withdrawal from
participation in the distribution and
his attitude of friendly inactivity" has
been forced upon HIM by the desertion
of those Generals upon whom he had
relied
Members of the late Cuban Military
Assembly and other disconnected per-
sons belonging to the new revolution
airy club. styled the Veterans Asso-
citation, met at Cerro last night and
INDUCED in a prolonged debate on the
question of the Cuban troops surren-
dering their arms.
! During the meeting Colonel Miyores
proposed to send the following tele-
gram to Santiago: General discomfort.
We refuse to surrender arms. Opinion
unanimous"
General Andrade declined, to agree to-
the suggestion, saying it would not be
advisable to make such a display Of
feeling. Instead OF the dispatch pro-
posed by Miyores. the following was
sent:
Reunited. Decided to muster out
on the basis of decree of former AS
sembly. Announced that Brooke will
modify his decree. Await to see if
satisfactory. Concert with you in final
proceedings
! The vote on this dispatch was fifty
nine in favor, against thirty-six OPP
posed
Governor General Brooke will go
ahead as quietly as possible in the dis
| bursement of the S3,000000 appropri-
ated for the Cuban troops. This cam
not begin, however, until next week.
If the Cubans wish to surrender their
arms to the municipalities, all will be
we'll. The American authorities will
raise no objection.
Americans residing in Havana, espe-
cially those who have been here since
! the beginning of the military occupa-
ton. look upon the present anti Ameri-
can outburst as similar to the Garcia
funeral incident, and the excitement
which followed the prohibition of dem
onstrations on January 1st. 1t is really
very simple matter Just now Gen
eral Brooke is considering the publica-
ton of an order designed to check .un-
truthful and violent criticisms of the
military government. Should the or
der be issued it will merely call atten-
ton, by reproducing them. to the ex-
listing libel laws under the Spanish
code, which provide abundant methods
of discouraging immoderate utterances.
The propriety of censoring explosive
newspapers, suppressing meetings and
forcibly disarming the Cubans has been
considered, but such policy has been
laid aside definitely as being unwise
and impoltic. There is no present
purpose to use any repressive meas
ures Everybody will be allowed to
express his feelings in writing and
talking.
General Luis Rivera has been ap-
pointed civil Governor of Havana by
General Brooke.