The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-04-21

Havana, April 15.-Twelve generals
and many other officres Of the First
and Second army corps Of the Cuban
forces, met at Bayamo yesterday and
decided to name Gen. Gomez as the
representative Of the Cuban army to
the Americans, with full power to
treat for the army. There were 12O
votes in favor Of Gen. Gomez, and IL
against him. AT the same meeting it
was decided to exterminate the ban
dts Of the Province of Santiago.
The Cuban generals waited on Gen.
Gomez officially and informed him that
they desired him to represent the army
In any negotiations with the United
States military authorities in Cuba.
Gen. Gomez accepted the trust, after
whoch all waited upon Gov. Gen.
Brooke to discuss with him the de-
tails Of disarmament and payment.
Generals Carrillo, Diaz, Alexandra Rod
eriguez, Rafael Rodriguez, Carlos
Roloff, Nunez, Nodariso, Boza, Castil-
10 and Vega were present at the Of
fetal notification, representing the
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth army corps.
Gen. Gomez, in his response, said:
':Since by the dissolution Of the mill
tary assembly the Cuban army has
been without representative in po-
sition to serve it's interests and the
general interests of Cuba as connect
ed with those Of the army, l gladly
accept the post you offer for the pur-
poses specified, but insist upon q
council of generals to advise and as
sist me, and that these generals
shall receive the arms of the soldiers
and hold them as trophies and souv-
e;lirs of the last glorious Cuban strug-
gle for liberty.
CAS- soon as this work is completed
I desire full liberty to withdraw to a
foreign 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
Gomez also PROPOSED that after the
work of disbandment was completed
the. council Of generals should be con-
tinued under the craftsmanship of Gen.
Maso, as head and front Of the Cuban
people, provisional government, as
sisting in promoting the Cubans well
fare under the control of the Ameri-
cans. In his opinion the Cuban Of
ficers, as we'll as the men and rank
and file should receive share Of the
$3.O00,O0O, especially as many Of these,
he said, were in great need. His sug-
gestion was that such officers as did
not need the money allotted them
might turn it back to the account Of
the soldiers. On the suggestion Of Co
mez that they should all visit Gen.
Brooke. communicate to him their res
olutions and talk the matter over in
his presence-each one freely ex.
pressing his opinion-the generals re-
paired to the Hotel Irocha, where the
governor general received them cor
daily. The conference lasted two
hours. With regard to the payment Of
Cuban officers, the fact was devel.
oped that the American authorities
had already decided to make the a
payment after the soldiers had been
settled with. The preparatory de-
tails will probably be agreed upon to-
day.
The resolutions rendered to Gomez
by the generals, coupled with those
received the day before to the same
tenor from the First and Second army
corps leaders, makes the representa-
ton unanimous and gives him power
In the premises as the representative
of the Cuban people until the final es-
adjustment of the Cuban republic.
The Third Cuban army corps is al
ready disbanded.