The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-13
GEN. GOMEZ OUSTED
BY CUBAN ASSEMBLY.
Disloyalty the Charge Made---Tfie
DepOSed Chief flakes Ringing
Statement to People and Army.

Havana. March 1s.-The Cuban mill
tary assembly, in public session Saturday
afternoon. im|eached General Maxine
Gomez and removed him from his com
mand as general-in-chief OF the Cuban
army. the first ballot taken resulting in
26 votes being cast in support of the
motion to impeach and remove General
Gomez against four I'm opposition. The
meeting lasted from 2 O'clock until 7.
General Gomez's only supporters were
General Cespedes and General Nunez.
The original motion, which was intro
duced by Senor Manuel Sanguily, pro-
vided for the abolition Of the graGe of
general in-chief. but an amendment was
offered to this by Senior Aguerro. which
read ito abolish the grade of general in
chief and TO remove General Gomez for
failure in his military duties and dis
obedience to the assembly"
Senor Aguerro declared that Gomez
was insubordinate and should be pun
bshed. and Senior Sanguilly insinuated
that the general was a traitor TO Cuba.
Much passion was evident i'm the
speeches. in some of which Gomez was
declared to have been delinquent in his
duties and disobedient because he had
accepted the proposition of Robert T..
Porter, President McKiReys special
emissary. without consulting the as
E1smbly; because he had taken upon HIM
self the arrangements for the payment
and disarming OF the Cuban troops in
dependent of the assembly, and because
he had declared TO the assembly that he
would observe its rulings in so far as he
considered them beneficial TO Cuba.
The assembly again declared that the
s3,O00,OO0 was insufficient and that II had
not yet accepted the proposition. The
discussion of this question will soon be
taken up now that General Gomez has
been removed.
Senor Quesada who accompanied Mr..
Porter in Cuba, was attacked by Seniors
Gualberto Gomez, Sanguilly and Aguer-
TO, who declared that he had acted IL
bad faith and had deceived them. Senor
Ayuerro likened the present conditions
confronting the assembly To those that
confronted the French chamber when il
was proposed to impeach President Mac
Alahon.
General Gomez issued the following
statement TO the Cuban> people and
army:
with which II IS endowed. the assembly |
representing the army only has deposed |
me as commander-in-chief of the Cuban |
army which grade IL conferred upon
me during the last war. AZ commander- |
in-ehief, I always followed the dictates |
OF my best conscience and the call OF |
great national needs. ] endeavored in I
all circumstances TO fulfill my duty.
The assembly considers the fact that |
i do not aid it in efforts to raise loans, !
which later would compromise the great
est financial and political interests of |
Cuba, to be an act OF characterization |
and Of want of respect. The primary |
cause for the action taken against me |
Is my conviction that Cuba should be- |
gin the exercise OF it's own sovereignty |
as a republic OF union and concord. pro- |
claimed at Monte Cristo and sustained |
unimpaired on the field of battle, free |
from all compromise. keeping the ma
tions honor spotless.
AS for the rest. as sincere man, | |
confess / thank them because they re-
licve me of great political obligations |
and also leave me free to return to my |
abandoned home, which. during go years |
of continual strife for the good of this
country that love so much has been my |
did not come to serve this country by |
helping 1t to defend its just cause as |
mercenary soldier. and, consequently |
since the oppressive power OF Spain has
withdrawn from this land and left Cuba
IN freedom, | had sheathed my sword. |
thinking ] had finished the mission /
which | had voluntarily imposed upon /
myself. / am owed nothing I retire
contented and satisfied at having done
all / could for the benefit OF my brothers.
Wherever destiny rules that | may make
my home. there can the Cubans depend
upon a friend"
Governor General Brooke was notified
Saturday night OF the deposition OF
Gomez, and when seen yesterday he
was much interested To learn the details
of the assembly's proceedings. He said
he could not express an opinion as TO tho
effect of the assembly's action upon the
future relations between General Gomez
and the United States. particularly in
the matter Of disbursing the $4,000 900
offered by Washington TO the Cuban
troops. as a condition Of disbandment.
but the impression seems TO be among
the American authorities that. as the
assembly has never been officially rec
ognized by the United States govern
ment g. ~- or Voehir~fr- "a
concerned, VIII not amount 20 more tnan
the designations of any other body of
individuals
The assembly is being strongly CEN
sIred by CGbans on all sides. and there
were popular demonstrations yesterday
afternoon I'm favor OF the deposed COM
mander-in-c the crowds shouting
Long live Gomezw and Death 10
the assembly," General Gomez during
the day received numerous visitors. all
OF whom assured him OF their affection
and loyalty. and that the declarations
by the assembly. on whatever subject.
could not represent even the army. az
the elections which gave it's members
their present positions are really voidable
for illegality and political jobbery. There