The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-14
GOMEZ AGAIN MADE LEADER.
WAS FORMALLY NOTIFIED AND AC-
CEPTED THE POSITION.

But When the Work of DIsbnnding
the Army Is Completed He Wants
TO Withdraw to Some Quiet spot.
Payments to BE Made to Cuban
Officers as Well as to the Men in
RnnLs--Army Rolls Turned over.
Havana, April 1S--Popular disapprovaI
has caused Gen. Ludlow, in command of
the department of Havana, to hold up the
appointment of Senior Aguerro as super
intendent of the relief of the destitute.
The local newspapers are opposed to him.
The Cuban generals this afternoon wait
ed on Gen. Maxine Gomez officially and in
formed him that they desired him to repre-
sent the army in any negotiations with the
United States military authorities in Cuba.
Gen. Gomez accepted the trust after
which all waited upon Gov. Gen. Brooke
to discuss with him the details of disarm-
ament and payment.
Gems. Dlaz, Rodriguez, Carlos Roloff,
Nunez, Rafel Rodriguez. GARLIC. Nodarso.
Boza, Castillo and Vega were present at
the official notification, representing the
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Army Corps.
which had requested Gen. Gomez to accept
the representation of the army.
Gomez Makes Reply.
Gen. Gomez, in his response, said:
"Since by the dissolution of the military
assembly the Cuban army has been with
out a representative in a position to serve
Its interests and the general interests of
Cuba as connected with those of the army.
1 gladly accept the post you offer for the
purposes specified. but l insist upon
council of generals to advise and assist
me, and that these generals shall receive
the arms of the soldiers and hold them
as trophies and souvenirs of the last glori-
GUS Cuban struggle for liberty
"As soon as this Work is completed I
desire full liberty to withdraw to a for
eign country or to any part of Cuba,
there to spend the remainder of my days.
We must recognize that the only power
to-day in Cuba is the power of those who
have interviewed and, therefore, for the
present, thoughts of Cuban Independent
government can be no more than dreams"
Gen. Gomez also proposed that after
the work of disbanding was completed
the counsel of generals should be continu-
ed under the presidency of Gen. Barto-
lone Maso, as the head and front of Gu
ban interests, a provisional Cuban gov
eminent assisting in promoting Cuban well
fare under the control of the
Americans.
Money for Officers, Too.
In his opinion the Cuban officers. as well
as the men of the rank and file. should re-
ceive a share of the 100000, especially as
many of these, he said! were to-day in ex-
treme want. His suggestion was that
such officers as did not,need the money al
i
| count of the soldiers.
On the suggestion of Gomez that they
should all visit Gen! Brooke, communicate
to him their resolutionSland tRlkithe mat
ter over in his presence-each one freely
expressing his opinion7-the generals ne
| paired to the Hotel Trocha where the gov
ernor general received them cordially. The
conference lasted two hours With re-
gard to the payment of Cuban officers the
fact was developed that the American au-
| thorities had already decided to make them
a payment after the TsofdRsts Radibeeh set-
tied with. The preparatory details will
will probably be agreed upon tomorrow
Their Action Unanimous.
The resolutions rendered to Gomez to,
day by the generals, coupled with those
received yesterday to the same tenor from
the First and Second Army Corps leaders
made the representation unanimous and
gave him power in the premises as the
representative of the Cuban people until
the final establishment of the Cuban re-
public.
The third Cuban Army Corps is already
disbanded. r1
The original rolls of the Cuban army
were delivered. TO Gov. Gen. Brooke at :
O'Clock this evening. Senior Domingo Men
DEE Capote, vice president Of the recently
dissolved military assembly, and long
prominent in Cuban affairs, volunteerei
to attempt to obtain them from the spe-
cial executive committee that survived the
assembly The rolls were delivered to
him on his first request.