The age-herald., 1899-05-17
Brooke Will Eliminate the Cu-
 ban Generals FROM DUTY AS PAYMASTERS Members of Military Assembly Hold Indignation Meeting. OPPOSE SURRENDERING THE ARMS Might Be Necessary to Use Them
 Against America.
> SEVERELY
am Sent from One M c c g to Agree to Muste
 Terms Laid Down
 Former Assemb

Havana, May 16-The manifesto which General Maxine Gomez is preparing to issue will not only review his own position as to the payment of the Cuban army, but probably will direct the forces to dis band.
 Its issuance is expected tomorrow. Colo- nel Carlos Cespedes, who is engaged in tho supervision of copying the manifesto, de- clines to give any information as to it's contents further than to say that Gomez recounts his faithful labors for Cuba; as- serts that he has no ambition other than to free Cuba and calls upon all loyal Cu- bans to accept the money given by the United States and to return to work and show that they are citizens in a true way. It will allude to the difficulty regarding the surrender of the arms and will say that General Gomez has arranged with Cover. | nor-General Brooke that the mayors of | the various cities snail be repositories for l the arms. The manifesto will call upon all Cubans to display real patriotism by laying down their arms and taking up agricul- tura implements.
 Generals Will Not be Needed
 Following its publication, Governor-Gen- eral Brooke will issue a modified order eliminating the necessity for the participa- tion of any Cuban commissioner in the dis tribution of the $3,OO0,OO0. The governor general regards Gomez as having acted sincerely throughout and believes that his withdrawal from the question of the dis. tribution to an attitude of Friendly inac- tivity'' has been forced upon him by the deserton of those geenrals upon whom he had relied.
 Members of the Cuban military assembly and, other discontented persons belonging to the new revolutionary club styled the Veterans association, met at Carro last night and indulged in prolonged debate on the question of the Cuban troops sur rendering their arms. One group was in favor of entrusting the arms to the brigade chiefs of the Cuban municipalities. An other group was opposed to surrendering arms, saying it might be necessary to use them against American pretenses. Oppose Giving Up Arms The meeting was presided over by Gen. eral Jose Lacert and was attended by Sam gully, Andrade, Vidal and Juan Gomez. Telegrams from all the provinces were read opposing giving up the arms. The so-called weakness of General Maxine Gomez was contrasted with Aguinaldo's patriotic courage" No decision was reached.
 During the meeting Colonel Myros pro- posed to send the following telegram to Santiago:
 General discontentment. We refuse to surrender arms. Opinion unanimous"
 General Andrade declined to follow the suggestion, saying it would not be advisa- ble to make such display of feeling.
 Instead of the telegram proposed by Myros the following was sent:
 Reunited; decided to agree to muster out on the basis of the decree of the former assembly. Announced that Brooke will modify his decree. Await to see if suff1- ciently. Concert with you in final proceed ings."
 The voting on the dispatch was 50 in favor, against 36 opposed.
 Such meetings the one just held at Cerro would be regarded In less infiama- tory community as ominous and outside observers might think Cuba Is on the verge of insurrecton. Public feeling in Havana is certainly excited, but those whose Ju46- ment is worth most consider the agitation to be superficial and to consist merely qE phrasings which will never lead to an overt act.
 Governor-General Brooke will go ahead as inoffensively as possible in the disburse- ment of the three million appropriated for the Cuban troops. This cannot begin. how ever, until next week. If the Cubans will surrender their arms to the municipalities all will be we'll The American authorities will raise objections.
 Americans residing in Havana look upon the present anti-American outburst as similar to the Garcia funeral incident. and the excitement which followed the prohi- bition of demonstrations on January 1. It Is really very simple matter.
 May Suppress Newspapers
 Just now General Brooke is considering the publication of an order designing to check violent criticism of the military gov ernment. Should the order be issued it would merely call attention to the existing libel laws which provides abundant means of discouraging mmoderate utter ances. The propriety of considering ex- plosiye newspapers, suppressng meetings and forcibly disarming the Cubaus has been ns'dercd. but such policy has been
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