Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-13
AMERICA DEALS
WITH CEN. GOMEZ.
Military Authorities Continue to
Recognize the Leader.
VOLUNTEERS SAIL APRIL Is.
Arms OF the cuban Troops 60 be Dee
ii,crcd 60 snitcd States
Authorities.

Ncw York. March IA dispatch to
tho Tribune from Washington fayH.
News from Havana OF the cuban aa-
rcmbly'n action will cause n1 cnuugc in
the admlnistrations policy. The Amer
lean military authoriticH ln cuba will
continue to recognize Gomez and TO
deal with him. II ~ not believed the
turmoil which has been created tcmpor-
ariiy win make noccrnnry any change
IN the plans FOR tho Withdrawal " the
volunteers. though u the developments
seems to require II. tho plans viii b.
modified. The intention wis 10 have all
the volunteers, out OF Cuba hy April 10.
fcrumptury instructions have been
given that the transports should be
available. no that There would be- no
delay In vmbarking the trunps. This "
understood TO have been done by III
rect orders ~ President a. klnlcy. No
serious concern 10 felt Uytr the action
u the assembly. Ofilciai reports have
all increased the CHIEF confidence felt
in Gomez. lie has Impressed General
lrooke and the other military com
misaioncrr with his sincerity and they
have stated their confidence in his ubll-
ny 20 secure the dinbnndinont ~ the
inHurFcnt army. 10 complete On their
confidence that General iifuuko has
completed the general Hchomc of rural
police to be- organized from the ranks
of the diHbanded insurgents. Gomez
gave his adhesion 10 tho plans ana was
ready 10 cooperate IN making Il cf-
fcciyc.
40 RECOGNITION.
The cuban assembly has never re-
ccivcd official recognition ffum the
United states. Unofficial confederation
was given 10 the existence ~ such "a
body and the commission. which came
60 Washington, headed by General
CuliNtu Garcia, was received Informal
ly Just as Mr QuoHadu was received In
advising and giving Information about
cuban anairr. The commission ar
ranged Tor the ii,vOu,uOu payment, hut
the administration gave neither tn u
nor To- the assembly the handling 90
th. funds. The instructions under which
General ltfuuke ~ acting are specific.
They are based On the huppoHitlon that
the lnsurgvnt army consists Of total
OF 5000 men aud officers. The roll
must b. produced 10 show that the benz
enciaricA VI the fund Joined the lnAur-
gent army before the surrender " SAN
tiago. This l. a liberal provision. for
il recognizes those who did not take
their chances with the insurgents until
the American fleet bluckndvd Havana
IN April. Nevertheless. IL excludes sew
erni thousand camp followers. who sue
cccdcd IN getting themselves enrolled
after the protocol was signed. All the
inrurgcnt generals were dirRuHtcd with
these camp followers. The assembly
itself directed that 1000 OF them should
b. mustered out There " no evidence
that this has been done. General
lirookes instructions also require that
when the Insurgents receive the pay
mont aud are diHhandcd their arms
shall be delivered up o. the American
military authorities. 4 mistaken re-
port was circulated that the arms wcre
10 be delivered a. the cuban nuthuri-
ties. No such loose arrangement was
sanctioned. The arms are not Of great
financial value but they viii b. held
la trust hy the American authorities
Just like other property. II II also an
erroneous impression that tho United
states maics rift of f3.00000l. The
sum 10 a Rift simply 10 the ncuno that
Il 10 advanced without a specific ar
rnugcmrnt Tor ga repayment being
made. The United states itself with the
simple statement that the advance ~
TO be- repaid out Of the future revenues
OF the island,
Tho statement from Havana that
tho assembly has not yet agreed Ia ac- /
cont the 100000, shows the ludicruuH
miaconcuptlun which the members have !
OF their own position. II does not rest |
with them. but with the inHurgent nol- |
diera To accept thr bounty. The funds !
have been shipped GO General Brooke |
Ia be- paid out directly and not through /
the Agency uf the assembly. lie has
been Arranging the details FOR paying |
ont the money with General Gomez. IN |
the secret Hefaluns OF the assembly tho /
members ~ tho commission which |
came 10 Washington we're sharply crit |
iclzcd aud defended themselves. While /
hustllltv 30 Gomez las much 10 do /
with the action 10 the assembly Il has |
been influenced hy INSCRIPTIONS Imam |
cini adventure These have presented |
various schemes Tor creating great |
bonded indebtedness, The knowledge |
that these schemes were being urged 1
cutFrd General iirupko 20 make the Of |
firlnl declaration that the United States |
would recognize mo- indebtedness Great \
ed by the nasvmhly. one ~ the Hchemos /
was 10 make valid the $4,000. 600 OF pa |
prr money issued by the spanish bank |
OF cuba in W,ylrrH time ANA use Il |
Tor the payment 81 the troops This
Fcrlp has u speculative value OF i've or |
six cents on the dollar
FREE HAND m BROOKE.
While tho Immediate future IL not |
clear. administration officials have the
utmost confidence that the policy which
has been adopted VIII work successful |
Ia. General brooke WIN not be- hnm-
pcrcd In his dealings with Gomez, The
renorts from tho army officers NJ well 1
In cuba have an been 90 the eject that
his leadership u recognized by an
overwhelming majority OF the people.
Some of the army officers, who In the
beginning doubted We're convinced Of
MIS- Influence when they saw the racep.
lions given to him. The tenor 81 AN
the ndyicts received has been to place
fuil coundenCo ir G1moz and To uphold
him. II was known from tho beginning
thai Gomez was not popular with the
mombers ~ tho assembly. Many OF
thcm were Dis personal enemies be.
cause Of tho discipline To which he
mad sublectrl them General I.acrot.
who h credited with wanting TO have
Uomez court martulcd ana shot. ~ a
1uhnn Of French lcfcent, lilo had come
under GomyLs discipline during the
war FOR some uots ~ characterization
committed in the last months Of the
insurrectl0n and his visits To the lat
te,is cnmp were f1rhidden. other lnsur-
rent generals. who were members OF
the asapmhly. had similar grievances.
consorvatNr Cuhans were hopeful
Tint The assembly would restrain this
nersonal hostility 10 Gomez ana would
also net 30 az 10 find favor In the
If,.t,at states They have bosn disap.