New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-15
GOMEZ STANDS FIRM.
RECOGNIZES THIS COUNTRY'S POWER
ONLY IN CUBA.
ASSEMBLY HOLDS A STORMY MEETING
THE RESOLUTIONS IN DETAII,-COMMIT-

ASSEMBLY HOLDS STORMY MEETING
THE RESOLUTIONS IN DETAII-COMMIT-
TEE TO BE SENT TO WASHINGTON
Havana. March 14-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 Ameri-
can authorities and. therefore, the Military AS
sernbly can only talk. IN his opinion, the As
sembly is acting II does because it wants TO
get more money out OF the United states. In
this connection he points out that the Assembly
first proposed to ask SSO,00OO. As for him
self he AYERS that he is not n beggar. The
United States Government offered the $1,000.
OO0 and he has never asked An Increase In the
Gift. Indeed he says to ask more would be
undignifed and improper. To all callers Gen
eral Gomez speaks lightly Of the Assembly de-
claring that IL was his creation. as he did not
wish TO appear a dictator. and that the real
military members. who took no part in the
vote to depose him, will now resign. He calls
the Assembly "a collection Of black clouds, with
much thunder but little rain"
The Military Assembly met this afternoon.
with the ordinary guard. Most of the time was
occupied In discussing the pronouncenent which
is TO be issued with a view Of justifyng last
Saturdays action in the eyes Of the people
SANGUILY'S MOTION ADOPTED
General sanguily introduced motion protest
ing against the acceptance Of the S3OOOOn.
preceding II with a long preamble declaring
that the Assembly was ready to cooperate with
the United States in maintaining order in Cuba
The motion called for the adoption Of three reso-
lutions I'm the name Of the armed people Of
Cuba" The first extended the thanks Of the
Assembly to the United States for aid in the
recent war The second thanked the United
States for the offer Of 100000. but went on
TO assert that owing 10 the Assemblys exact
knowledge Of the needs Of the Cuban soldiers
it's members consider it their duty to declare the
amount insufficient"
I'VE cannot honorably accept II as a gift but
only as a loan" the resolution proceeded, as
President McKinley's authorization is necessary
to raise funds needed to accomplish the disarm-
ing OF the Cuban troops and exclusively used
for this purpose" The third resolution appoint
ed a committee Of three 10 present these conclu-
sons TO President Mckinley. General San
euilv's motion was carried by IL votes against J.
The Document of Justification" was then
read II is long and cites cases TO show the dis
o,od,apce OF General Gomez to the Assembly,
declaring that those familiar with the inner his
tory Of the war know that strained relations
alUave existed between him and the Cuban civil
authority II reviews his interview with Robert
Porter. and lays stress upon the fact that Gomez
has virtually ignored the Assembly during the
last two months The document Is IN effect a
eulogy Of the members OF the Assembly. and
declaration that they have done their duty.
AFRAID OF THE POPULACE.
Certain passages. referring scathingly 10 the
neopla ~ Havana. who yesterday expressed