Evening star., 1899-03-29
THE $3,oO0,o0O ARE USELESS
The Cuban Assembly so Declares in Resolu,
tions to the President.
Representatives Come to Washfngt ton
to Secure Authority TO Negotiate
Big Loan-i iiIalOn's Views.

| Jose r. Nialon ard A Hevia representa-
| tives of the Cuban assembly, appointed by
| that body to bring certain resolutions to
| Washington and lay them before the United
| States authorities. have arrived in Wash
| ineton. Senior Villaion was a member of
| the commission. headed by the late Gen.
| CaIixto Garcia which visited Washington
| last November as represe natives of the Gu
ban assembly. 1t was during the visit here
| OF this commission that the President de-
! termined upon the distribution of S3.000.0OO
| among the Cuban soldiers IN order to
| sist then in taking up the avocatiOns of
peace after laying down their arms. The
| visit of Mr. Robert =. Porter and Senor
| Gonzalo de Qucsada to confer with General
! Gomez on the distribution of the fund fol-
lowed. and the outcome eventually was that
| the Cuban assembly deposed General Co
! meZ from command of the army and Senior
] Quesada from his post representative of
| that body al Washington. When the Gar
| cia commission was here its members de-
| clared that the Cuban assembly represent
| ed the people of Cuba, having become the
| successor of the provincial. government.
| The present commissioners declare through
| Senor Nillaon, that the assembly repre-
| sents only the Cuban army. They desire To
| secure $4,000, GOO and as much more as pos
slDle IRON the t tnlted States. claiming that
| If the Cuban army is disbanded after the
| distribution of only S3,oOU0O0, which, ac-
| cordlng to their estimates. would give each
| sufhcient to permit them to enter upon
| peaceful pursuits. and Senior Villalon says
| that disorders would almost inevitably fol-
| low, and perhaps brigandage AS the rep
reSentative of the assembly. therefore he
| Will urge that it is the duty of the United
States to furnish ample funds to assure the
| tranquility of TIE island TO be repaid out of
| cuban revenues when the Cuban people set
| up a stable and Independent government
| which latter Senor Villalon is confident will
| be established when order is re-estabiished.
| Will BE Received as Private Citizens
| Senor Nillalon and Senor Hevia have not
| yet visited the White House, but it is
thought that they will ask for an interview
| with the President. He will grant the in
terview, but will not talk with them as rep
! resentatives of the Cuban assembly. He
| has never recognized this body but he will
| be glad to receive the men as individuals
| ana as private citizens. The two deega tes
| can present their stories in this way but
| no more weight will attach to what they
| say than if they came here as private citi-
| zens
| Resolutions of the Assembly.
| The translation of the resolutions which
| they will present is as follows:
| "The assembly of representatives of the
| people in arms in Cuba.
| Resolved: First-To give public testimony
| OF its profound gratitude and of the sin
| cere graft Ide of the army and of the peo-
| pie of Cuba for the maSnanimOus assist
| ance with which the people and the Con-
| gress of the United States strengthened the
| cause Of The independence of our country
! Mastering and assuring its triumph, as well
| as TO give testimony of it's most respected
| consideration and gratitude to the President
| and government of that noble nation for
| tae unmiStakable proofs of disinterested
| sympathy and help, which, with such eff
| cheney, they gave the Cubans contributing
| so sloriousy first to the independence and
then TO the political and economic recon-
| struction Of the country, well a. to the
| esta enlistment of order, and the Cuban ma
! uonallty III 4 devastated island exhausted
! by way.
The S3.00o.008 Present Useless.
| Second. TO declare at the same time to
| the people and the government of the
! United States that the people in arms and
the assembly as its legitimate representa-
| uNeS are grateful for the present of So
| U00,00) which the President of the United
| States wants to contribute 10 the aid and
| disbandment of our soldiers, but that,
| founded on the greater and more exact
| knowledge of the character and needs of
| our army ana the agricultural and econom-
| ic situation of our country, the assembly
| of representatives because it wishes peace
and desires to contribute to the humani-
| tartan needs of the policy of Intervention,
considers its duty to declare that that sum.
| which FOR our honor we cannot accept as
gift, but as q loan, is by all means insult
hcient and so, useless, and therefore ask
of the President Of the United States his
necessary authorization to raise the funds
which Indispensable and that viii be
| exclusively applied to the Cuban troops SO
| that they can be disbanded without diff
! culties or apprehens!ons previous and
Indispensable measure, 50 that a definite
and lasting peace may reign in the Island
| of Cuba.
Third, to appoint committee of three
| representatives 50 that they may deliver to
the President Of the United States these
declarations of the assembly"