The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-15
oyERsHADOWs THE ASSEMBLY.
Gomez Created it and Laughs at Its
Little Thunder.

Havana, March 14.-Ilhe action of
Civil Governor Mora and the police de-
partment in attempting to prevent yes
terday's popular manifestations in favor
of General Gomez is strongly censured
today, and the i'll feeling against the po-
lice runs high. The people consider that
their rights and freedom have been at
tackled. The action of Governor General
Brooke in restraining the Cuban author
tiles from interfering has pleased the
people and is favorably commented upon.
1t is rumored that several officers of
the police forge who We're formerly in
the Cuban arhy, will resign. The oc-
currence has done much to destroy the
popularity and efficieny cf the new po-
lice force.
General Gomez is receiving hundreds
of kilograms from all parts of the island
expressing the peoples allegiance and
loyalty to him and to Cuba.
General Cespedoes, who defended Cen
eral Gomez at Saturdays session of the
military assembly, has resigned his MEM
bership of that body.
General Gomez says he recognizes only
one power in the island-that of the
United States. All that the Cubans can
do, he declares, is by permission of the
American authorities, and therefore the
military assembly can talk In his Opin-
ion the assembly is acting as it does
because it wants to get more money out
of the United States. In this connec-
tion he points out that the assembly
first proposed to ask SS0,000000. AS
for himself, he AYERS that he is not
beggar. The United States Government
offered the S3,000,000, and he has never
asked an increase in the gift. Indeed, he
says. to ask more would be undignified
and improper.
To all callers General Gomez speaks
lightly of the assembly, declaring that
it was his creation, as he did not wish
to appear a dictator, and that the real
military members who took no part i'll
the vote to depose him will now resign.
He calls the assembly "a collection of
black clouds, with much thunder, but
little rain
He did not communicate with General
Brooke today, but will confer fully to-
morrow.
The military assembly met this after
noon with the ordinary guard. Most of
the time was occupied in discussing the
pronouncement which is to be issued
with IA view of justifying last Saturdays
election in the eyes of the people.
General Sanguilly introduced a mo-
tion protesting against the acceptance
of the $3,000,000, preceding it with a
long preamble declaring that the as
sembly was ready to cooperate with the
United States in maintaining order i'll
Cuba The motion called for the adop-
ton of three resolutions lin the name
of the armed people of Cuba" The first
extended the thanks of the assembly to
the United States for aid during the re-
cent war. The second thanked the
United States for the offer of $3,000,000
hut went on to assert that lowing to the
assembly's exact knowledge of the needs
of the Cuban soldiers. its members con
slider it their duty to declare the amount
insufficient"
I'VE cannot. honorabIy accept it as a
gift, INT only as loan," the resolution
proceeded, ''as President McKinley's au-
thorization is necessary to raise funds
needed to accomplish the disarming of
the Cuban troops and exclusively used
for this purpose"
The third resolution appointed a com
mittee of three to present these resolu-