The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-15
Cuban Assembly Can
Do Nothing.
GOMEZ OPINION.
The Patriot Recognizes But
One Power.

Havana, March 14.--Gen- Gomez saya
he recognizes only one power In the is
Landr-that OF the United States
All that the Cubans can do ha de-
clares, is by permission of the Amep-
lean authorities. and therefore. tho
military assembly can only talk.
In his opinion the assembly Is acting
as 1t does because it wants to get more
money out Of the United States. Ha
points out that the assembly first pro-
Iposed to ask SS0,00O,O00 As for him
The United States government offered
$S,OO0,OOO, and he has never asked an
increase in the gift Indeed, he says
to ask more would be undlgnified and
improper.
Cen Gomez declares that the assem-
bly, was his creation, as he did not
wish to appear a dictator, and that the
real military members, who took no
part in the vote to depose him, will
now resign. He calls the assembly "a
collection Of black clouds, with much
thunder, but little rain"
The military assembly. met this af-
ternoon. Most of the time was occu-
pied in discussing the pronouncenent
which is to be issued with a view of
justifying last Saturdays action in the
eyes of the people
Gen. Sanguily introduced motion
protesting against the acceptance of
the sS,0O0.000, preceding 1t with a long
preamble declaring that the assembly
was ready to cooperate with the I'm
tied States in maintaining order in Gu
ba. The motion called for adoption OF
three resolutions in the name of the
armed people of Cuba" The first ex-
tended the thanks of the assembly to
the United States for aid during the
recent war.
The second thanked the United
States for the offer of $1,000, 600 but
asserted that, lowing to the assembly's
exact knowledge OF the needs of the
Cuban soldiers. its members regard it
as their duty to declare the amount
insufficient" I'VE cannot honorably
accept it as a gift, but only as Loan"
the resolution proceeded, las President
McKiney's authorization Is necessary
to raise funds needed to accomplish tho
disarming OF the Cuban troops, and ex-
clusivey used for this purpose"
The third resolution appointed a COM
mittee of three to present this conclu-
sion to President Mckinley Gen.
Sanguily's motion was carried by Is
votes against 4. The document OF
justification" was then read. 1t is
very long, and cites cases TO show the
disobedience of Gen. Gomez to the as
sembly declaring that those familiar
with the inner history of the war know
that strained relations always exist
ed between him and the Cuban civil
authority. 1t reviews his interview
with Robert Porter, and lays stress
upon the fact that Gomez has virtual
ly ignored the assembly during the
last two months. The document is IN
effect a eulogy Of the members of the
assembly, declaration that they have
done their duty.
The document Of justification" was
finally accepted by reclamation, tho
assembly deciding to print 10000 copies,
after which it went into secret ses-
sion.
The assembly fails to recognize the
possibility that President Mckinley will
not recognize it or its committee off,
cially.
Gen. Gomez is about to issue a state
ment begging those who have entrusted
petitions to him for his own action or
for recommendation to Gen. Brooke to
call at his office for their return. HAY
ing ceased to exercise the functions OF
commander in chief, he says he must
not appear to usurp powers Of which
he has been bereft. Gen. Mayia Rodri-
guez Will issue manifesto, reciting the
action OF the assembly on Saturday and
then addressing the soldiers in the fol-
lowing strain: 1--WE would thousand
times prefer to march to our homes,
clad in misery and honorto staining tho
last four glorious years by a single act
Of INSTRUMENTATION or the acceptance OF
reward unauthorized by the assembly
which Is our supreme authority, and to
which the army owes obedience because
II is the guardian of our interests and
honor"
This evening a rumor is in circulation
that the Washington government will
dissolve the assembly. 1t Is published
in an extra edition Of La Discussion