The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-20
ADVOCATES A PR0TECToRATE.
GOMEZ WANTS AMERICANS TO RE-
MAIN IN CUBA A WHILE.

believes There should he an Ameri-
can PrOtectorate Until stable
Government Can BE Established.
Newspapers Advocate Annexation.
Power of the Havana Police Chief.
Searching for Bandits-Havana's
Large Death Rate.
Havana, April l9-Gen. Gomez has de-
termined 10 announce to the people Of
Cuba his support Of an American pro-
teclorate until such time as a stable in
dependent government may be founded.
This announcement would have been
made Tomorrow, had he been able to work
upon the manifesto to-day; but that was
impraeticable because he passed The en-
tire time with his two sons and his daugh-
ter. who viii sail for santo Domingo to-
morrow
4 To The correspondent Of the Associated
Press, Gen Gomez made It known that he
Intends TO take this step after consulting
the views of the leading men in his fol-
lowing He Is content 10 cooperate with
The Americans until the island Is pacified
the rural police organized the Cuban sol
diers at work and insular reconstruction
far advanced.
NO definite period for the occupation by
the Americans win be mentioned, but the
manifesto VIII favor cessation Of the agi-
tntion for the immediate withdrawal Of the
United States troops.
discussed II with Brooke.
I'll. mill ba AZ ryorda1 m
retain the support of those who desire in
dependence, yet will Illustrate the neces-
sity OF. American assistance. Gov Gen.
Brooke is aware of The purposes Of Gomez
and has talked with him about them.
The announcement will include a recital
of the personal views of The Cuban COM
mander-in-chief regarding the 100000
On this point he will say that he favors
buying plantations and factories in which
soldiers could hold stock, drawing wages
and dividends, but as the soldiers need
shoes, clothing and something to tide them
over present necessities the money should
be paid out now.
He thinks the rural police should be one
body. so that attachments living in one
part of the island might be sent. on emer-
gency, into districts where they would not
be affected by local influences.
They want Annexation.
Five Havana newspapers now advocate
annexation to the United States. FL Re-
concentrate prints to-day caricature Of
Gomez driving over the flags at Santo
Domingo Spain and Cuba and flying the
American flag. The paper asks: What
next?''
Gen. Alexandra Rodriguez as the new
chief of police, will have command of a
larger force than he ever had before-9O0
men in Havana and 300 in rurales As he
possesses the power 20 dismiss or appoint
unrestrained by statutes or boards, be
can make the force personally devoted 10
himself AZ the largest and most COM
pact body Of Cubans, armed and disciplin-
ed. located IN the capital, the police would
he a powerful political weapon should the
Americana withdraw. The latter salleves
however. that the new chief Will use his
posltion with moderation and fairness.
the Cuban Gen Delgado who with
four bands OF Cubans, has been out
Ia search OF bandits since Sunday. has
teiegraphed Gen. Gomez and Gen. Lee that
he has found a band ana n IN hot pursuit
Of them. Gen. Lee sent company OF tho