The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-02
Gomez Convinced That Americans
Will Keep Their Promise.
CASH FOR CUBAN TROOPS
THREE MILLIONS TO BE SENT
FROM WASHINGTON.
Havana's Police Force Is Now Com
posed Entirely of Cubans, and
They Will Be Given a Free Hand
In Policing the City-American
Patrols to Be Withdrawn.

Havana, March General Maxine
Gomez, in reply to a question today as
to how long the American military oc-
cupation of Cuba would last. said:
Il have talked with the American
generals and high authorities and am
deeply, truly convinced that there is no
doubt whatever that the United States
will Loyalty keep its promise and that
Cuba will be free and Independent.
Some among US do not recognize the
fact that such a radical change of gov
eminent cannot be made as rapidly as
they desire"
This morning at the Hotel Trocha,
General Gomez had a conference with
the governor general. 1t is understood
that The military authorities have re-
quested Washington to send to Cuba
the So, 900 coo which is to be distributed
among the Cuban troops. The details
of the conference cannot be made pub
lie in the United States just yet, be-
cause their repetition to Cuba by cable
might create local feeling and render
more difficult tie work in hand 1t is
expected, however, that the Cubans
will not recognize the Cuban soldiers
who took the field after the signing of
the peace protocol.
The Cuban assembly will meet tomor-
row, when matters pertaining to the
payment of troops win be discussed.
Major General Ludlow, Civil Cover
nor Mora, Mayor La Costa and the city
council today reviewed the police force,
which made an excellent showing. Gen
eral Ludlow comphmented eH-Captain
Mccullough and Colonel John Gary
Evans, superintendent of the depart
ment of corrections, on the results of
their two months labors in the physical
appearance of the men, the precision of
their movements and their soldierly
bearing. The new force is altogether
Cuban institution. The Cuban flag
alone was carried in todays procession.
General Ludlow and all the American
officers took off their caps as the col
umn filed by. The force has been placed
at the disposal of the mayor and viii
begin policing the city tomorrow, when
the Eighth and Tenth regiments will
withdraw their patrols.
Mr.. Mccullough, who considers his
work done, viii go to New York in a
few days, and Colonel Evans will re-
tain general supervision. But the Gu
bans will be allowed a free hand, and
their success or failure in managing
the police and keeping order will in
f1uence the military authorities in
placing other departments under eX-
elusive Cuban jurisdiction.
General Maxine Gomez yesterday
visited the graves of General Antonio
Maceo and Lieutenant Gomez, the son
of the Cuban commander, who was
killed at the time Maceo was drawn
into an ambush and slain. The graves
are situated at Punta Bravo, twelve
miles from this city
General Fitzhugh Lee called infor-
mally on General Gomez at Quintay.
They exchanged greetings. Governor
General Brooke, accompanied by the
members of his staff, also called upon
General Gomez, but the Cuban COM
mander was absent at Punta Bravo.
The Second Louisiana regiment, I'M
der Colonel e. z. Wood, starts today,
weather permitting, on a practice
march to Bejucal, where the regiment
will camp for several days.