The Portland daily press., 1899-03-15
Gen. Gomez Says lie Created Cuban
Assembly.
EVIDENTLY NOT PROUD OF HIS
HANDIWORK.
However Doesn't Think II Dangerous
.scmblv Met Yesterday and Pub
lIshod a Document of Justification
-wul send Com mission TO Washing
ton.

Havana. March l4.-Gen. Gomez says
Le recognizes only one power In the Is
laud-that of the United States All that
the Cubans can do, he declared. Is by
permission of the American authorities
and therefore, the military assembly can
only talk. In his opinion the assembly
is acting as it does because 1t wants to
get more money out of the United States.
lie points out that the assembly first
proposed to ask $50. 600, 900. As for him
seH he ayers that he is not a beggar.
The United States government offered
S3. goo, 600 and he has never asked an in
crease in the gift. Indeed, e says. to
ask more would be undignified and i'm
prop r. To all callers, Gen. Gomez speaks
lightly of the assembly.
Gen. Gomez declares that the assembly
was his creation, as he did not wish to
appear dictator and that the real mill
Iafy mem bers who took no part in the
vote to depose him will now resign. lie
calls the a. ssembly "a collection of black
clouds with much thunder, but little
rain,
The military assembly met this after
noon. Most of the time was occupied In
TO issued with view of justifyinR last
Saturdays action in the eyes OF the peo-
pie
Gen. Sanguilly introduced a motion
protesting against tho acceptance OF the
S., ,OOO, 600 preceding 1T with long pre-
am BILE declaring that the assembly was
ready to cooperate with the United
States iu maintaining order in Cuba
The motion called for the adoption
of three resolutio MS, ''in ths name of the
armed people of Cuba. "
They nrst extended the thanks OF the
assembly to the United States for aid
during the recent war. The second
thanked the United states ioi tne oner
OF SO 600, 600, but asserted that owing
to the assemblys exact knowledge OF
tho neads Of the Cuban soldiers, Its
members consider 1t their duty to declare
the amount insufficient.
"We cannot honorably accapt It as
gift, but only as "a loan-the resolution
proceeded-'as President Mckinley's au :
thorization is necessary 10 raise funds
needed to accomplish the disarning OF the
Cuban troops and exclusively used for
this purpose. "
The,third resolutions appointed com.
uittee of three to present these con aIu-
Sioas 20 President Mckinley. zen. San
guillys motion was carried py votes
against 4.
The document of Justification was then
read. it is very long and cities cases TO
show the oisobedience of Gen. Gomez 10
the assembly declaring that those famlli1r
with the inner history of the war know
that strained relations always exlstsd
between him and the Cuban civil au-
thority.
The "Dooument of justification" was
finally accepted by acclamation, the as
ser bly, deciding to print 10000 copies,
after which it went into secret session
presumably to discuss means to obtain
funds for meeting the expenses at WASH
ington of the committee appointed 10 pre-
sent the resolutions, Senores Nillalon
Hoviar and Despaigne. Ii the travelling
expenses of these men are assured tney
will proceed to Washington, nominaily
TO maud the resolutions to President Nc
Kinley, but really, 1t is said to negotiate
the m sterious loan which has been the
subject of the private sessions.
The assembly fatuous fails to Iecog
nize the possibility that President NC
kinley will not recognize it or Its com =
mittee officially.
This evening a rumor is In circulation
that the Mashingto government VIII uls-
solve the assembly 1t is published IN an
extra edition of La DiscussIo n.
The suggestion has frequently been
made to Gen. Brooke to take such Il
course, but up to this time he has toFIne d
no such intention.