The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-09
GEN GOMEZ RIIBELLIOUS,

He Advises the CnbanA Not to Accent
Offices or Positions Undor tho Am
rrican Government and to Rcmain
With Him in tho Field.
4 special to tho New York Tribune
from Washington says: -, ...
Maxine Gomez, the Gu ban commands
ing general, has demanded nearly 500, >
100000 from the United States and
refuses to disband his army" until
the money Is paid. He has repudiatcd
the arrangement made by Calixto
Garcia, who came to Washington with
authority from Gomez TO provide. for
the return OF the Cubans to their
peaceful pursuits, and whose work was
barely accomplished before his sudden
death on Decemuer Ilth. 1t was then
agreed that the United States, in order
to secure the prompt resumption Of
| labor on the plantations Of the islands,
with view to promoting the speedy
revival OF prosperity and settled con-
ditions should distribute about 81, OOO,-
Gao among the 10000 mon said to be
still under arms. in the ratio OF 800 u
man, the officers in proportion to their
rank to receive greater amount, the
ordinary enlisted men to be discharged
with sums less than 500, depending
on the length Of service and other con-
sidcrat,Ons.
| For over month the pay corps of
the army has been making ready to
carry out this arrangement, national
defence funnds being available for the
purpose.
Accurate lists of the Cuban soldiers
entitled to compensation had to be spre.
pared and other formalitics gone
| through. 1t was intended that the
| Cubans at the proper time should apply
ut established American garrisons in
tho various provinces, whore, on throw
ing down their arms and presenting
the proper credentials, they werc to
receive their quota OF the allotment
from the pay officers at the st tiOns.
In the meantime General Brooke and
his chief subordinatos have been en-.
'dGavOring to give employment mostly
OF q permanent character, to large
numbers Of Cubans, in order to reduce
, the number requiring q bounty and a
the same time to give the iuhabitant
| an opportunity to begin governing
! themselves.
ii :. Gomez has come out against thi
| scheme, which was operating satisfac
; tOriy to most Cubans and has strucl
for greater stakes.
1t is officially known here that he i
endeavoring to dissuade Cubans from
, accepting Offices under tho America
occupation and is urging all the ma
, tivcs OF every grade to stay with hin
In tho field until tho United Statos |
t compelled to accode to his " torms o
disbandmont."
Gomez alleges thai his army consist
OF 40, 600 men, and he nsists that mos
Of them shah be paid for three ycare
, service at the rates which prevail IL
the Unitcd States army. lie fixes tn
y date OF the Cub n declaration OF In
: dependence February "a, 1880, as til,
hcglnhlng OF tho period fer which him
. sell and Ills 1OroGS arc to be rCmunCr
; atcd, and for himself with tho rank o
Lieutenant General, ho will be satisfied
! with 81 900 annually, the America
! rate for that grade.
g, GOmez also has about twenty ma 10
; gChcrals. for each OF whom he want
l.. 81 $50 annually and his "army" /
@ equipped with nearly 200 Brigade
@ generals cacn rated according to tn
). United States army pay table at - Sc
| annually. Ills HGrcVato amounts I
the little sum OF -, $4,000 for general
+ alone; then, there arc c0loncls, licl
@ tenant coloncis and ma jors whose nun
g ber run into the thousands. The pr
q Yates do not amount to much, for the
n arc comDarativcly few, but each
d thenI wall require fGl8, and. the arm
% pay MaStcrsywnp figured out the tot
d have reporter tKat over $57 ,O0O,O(
,r WIN be required to crafty ali the d