The Penn's Grove record., 1899-06-09

"a parting word to the people FOR whom
! have sacrificed thirty years OF my life
and to my friends in the army just dis
banded, which disarmament should have
been instantly after the removal OF the
bloody weight of Spain's merciless regime,
for which we armed ourselves. Now We no
longer want soldiers but men for the main
tenance OF pence and order, which are the
basis of Cuba's future welfare.
I'VE wanted and depended upon foreign
Intervention to terminate the war. This
occurred at the most terrible moment OF
our contest, and resulted in Spain's defeat.
But none of us thought that this extrRor-
binary event would be followed by a mill
tRry occupation Of the country by our al
lies, who treat us as a people incapable OF
acting for ourselves, and who have re-
dueed US to obedience, to submission, and
to a tutelage imposed by force of circum-
stances. This cannot be our ultimate fate
after the years OF struggle, and we should
aid by every pacific method IN finishing
the work of organizing, which the Amerl-
cans accepted In the protocol. and which is
as disagreeable for them as for ourselves.
This aid will prove useless without con-
cord among all the islanders. Therefore
1t is necessary to forget past disagree
ments, to completely unite all elements,
and to organize a political party, which is
needed in any country.
at is always said that countries have the
government which they merit, and Cuba
will have that to which heroism eDtitle her.
To-day she can only have one party, with
one object, that Of obtaining the aspiration
Of years.
1--WE must devote ourselves to pacific la.
bors, gain the respect of the world, and
show that though our war was honorable,
our peace must BIO more so.
"We must make useless by our behavior
the presence of a strange power In the isl.
and, and must assist the Americans to
complete the honorable mission which they
have been compelled to assume by force OF
circumstances This work was not sought
by those rich northerners, owners of a con-
tinent. / think doubts n suspicious are
unjust. We must form Immediately a com
mittee or club, to be a nucleus Of Govern
ment. This will serve Cuban interests
purely, and act MS an aid TO the inter
yenors.
II, as one of the first Cubans, although
one of our last old soldiers and not far
from the grave, without passions or ambi-
tions, call on you with the sincerity OF n
father, and urge a cessation OF the super
nuous discussions and the creation Of par
ties of all kinds, which disturb the country
and tend to cause anarchy. In this
country there should not be one man
whom we consider a stranger. To-day We
no longer have Autonornists or Conserva-
tives, but only Cubans.
my mission having ended, I will absent
myself temporarily to embrace my family,
but l will return shortly to Cuba, which
love as much as my own land.
"My last words for my soldiers are that,
as always where my tent Is the Cubans
have q friend"
This farewell manifesto is the principal
topic OF conversation among Americans
and Cubans OF all shades of politics. Tho
Americans, for the most part, consider 1t
an affecting address, expressing the real
views Of the old patriot, and also his sin
cere intention to retire from public life.
His Cuban admirers say the address will
rank among the most famous in history.
1t is not thought probable that General
Gomez will leave Havana before July l,
After visiting San Domingo, he expects to
return to Cuba In order to remove the body
of his son, Francisco Gomez, who was
killed with General Antonio Maceo. He
desires to re-inter the body in his native
land.