New-York tribune., 1899-03-13

N0S ,se,,blv's action will cause no
se .,e Administrations policy. The
AA"Ss military authorities in Cuba VIII con-
A"'' :. recognize Gomez and to deal with mn"
n" -. believed that the turmoil which mas
" ..ootod temporarily will make heVeSS"''
Pee" =, IN the plans for the withdrawn o'
sN -, .,,ors though If the developments seen"
TIE 3, the plans will be modified Inc IN
70 nv" . IN have all the volunteers out OF
enuon ,n II Peremptory instructions
CuVA ~iven that the transports should be
paw co that there would be no delay III en-
svai'aO''' .,,s This is understood to have
'S'N''s9 acne bv direct order Of President Mchi",
teeh w. -,,,s concern Is felt over the action or
"' .,,l, Official reports have all increaseu
~ =. ooneaence that was felt III Gomez ne ""'
..ossea General Brooke and the o'her ii'''.'"'S
~f.oo5ars with his sincerity. ana the! H"N'
o. .bair confidence in his ability 10 seVul'
s,sbondnlout Of the insurseh' army
'N' -, bos thcir confidence been that H'i'e'".
g.. has completed the general schen'e =.
ro,ice n he organized from the rams -
'''', s.shonded Insurgents Gomez gave MS au-
W.. - the plan and was ready to co-oPei"''
q making it effective.
ASSEMBLY, NOT RECOGNl"hD'
C,,o, Assembly has never received Of
4I' IN.,.,,,ion from the United states. IN
49,, consideration was given TO the eNiS'e'''7
''l''-, t,s,. and the Commission when came
'.r'. ,,,A.,,,or headed by General CaHA'o
o. racoivcd informally just as MI
o1''. vras received in advising ana giving
w., ohout Cuban affairs. The Comnis-
~.oreo5 for the S3NOO0O paymen'. but
'- s.,,ristratton gave neither 10 IT nor % the
-, tho handling Of the funds Tie IN
A~'.,s ,,,5or which General Brooke is acting
tie They are based on the suppositoh
-. ~ i,s,rrent army consists Of total OF
-. .bousard men and officers. The lolls
- ,-oluce1 10 show that the benehciares
=, ~. fund ioined the insurgent army before
~. .,--endar of Santiago This is a hperai
...,s,o, for il recognizes those who did not
-, chair chances with the insurgents untii
-. ,r,or,car fleet blockaded Havana in April
y..o-,ba,ass II excludes several thousand camp
,,nowers who succeeded in getting themselves
,rrolaa after the protocol was signed. All the
,.,-csrt generals were disgusted with these
,r, followers The Assembly itself directed
chat four thousand Of them should be mus
,s,aa ont There is no evidence that this mas
bssn done General Brookes instructions also
reoure that when the insurgents receive tHe
ravrsrt and are disbanded their arms shah De
delivered up TO the American military author-
ties mistaken report was circulated that 'he
arDs were 10 be delivered TO the Cuban authori-
res No snch loose arrangement was sane
n0sed| The arms are not Of great flhahclai
value. but they will be held In trust by the
American authorities lust like other property
IFS also an erroneous impression that the
United states makes a gift Of the S3,VnOOVO
The sum is a gift simply IN the sense that It Is
sivanced without a specific arrangement for its
repayment being made. The United States con
tents Itself with the simple statement that the
advance IS - De repaid out Of the future reve-
igss Of the island
ACTING WITHOUT JURISDICTION
The statement from Havana that the Assem-
BY has not Yet agreed 20 accept the S30O0,ooD
shows the ludicrOus miscOnception which the
Members have of their own position. 1t does
lot rest with them. hut with the insurgent SOL
tisrs. 10 accept the money. The funds have
teen shipped To General Brooke 10 be pam out
directly and not through the agency Of the
Assembly He has been arranging the details
t9r paying out the money with General Gomez.
IN the secret sessions of the Assembly the
members Of the Commission which came 10
Washington were sharply criticised. and de-
fgnded themselves While hostility to Gomez
las much 10 DO with the action Of the Assem-
BY, Il has also been influenced by INSCRIPTIONS
tnancial adventurers These have presented
various schemes for creating a great bonded in
tbedness The knowledge that these schemes
we're being urged caused General Brooke to
sske the official. declaration that the United
sl,es would recognize no Indebtedness created
By the Assembly. one fantastic scheme was TO
make valid the S2OOpOOOO Of paper money Is
taei by the Spanish Bank of Cuba in Weyler's
tine and to use it for the payment Of the
troops This scrip has a speculative value OF
I've or six cents on the dollar.
GoMEZs HOLD ON THE PEOPLE.
While the immediate future is not clear, Ad-
illustration officials have the utmost confidence
nat the policy which has been adopted VIII
work successfully General Brooke VIII not be
ampeted in his dealings with Gomez. The re-
PORTS from the Army officers as well as from the
American civilian officials in Cuba have all been
% The effect that his leadership IS recognized by
u overwhelming majority of the people. some
V The Army officers who In the beginning
"abted were convinced Of his influence when
~T saw the receptions given to him. The tenor
Val the advices received has been Ia place full
V~dence IN Gomez and 20 uphold him. 1t was
N~sn from the beginning that Gomez was not
"Valar with the members Of the Assembly
-~y OF them were his personal enemies because
y NE discipline 20 which he had subjected them
''heral Lacret who IL credited with wanting
nave Gomez cOurt-martialed and shot. is
S40ah OF French descent He had come under
.'mezs dispeasure for some acts Of insubor-
Cd in 81, l.. q
SOTec'ion, and his visits 10 the latters camp
N forbidden Other insurgent generals who
ee members Of the Assembly had similar
tHsysnces.
FEELING AGAINST ASSEMBLY.
Conservative Cubans We're hopeful that the
,~'enloiy , would restrain this personal hostility
. "Oinez' and would also act so as 10 find
-'H IN the United States. They have been
'ppointed, and their influence Will now be di-
O'eu 10 Ignoring its existence Tho reports