The age-herald., 1899-03-15
CUBANS LOYAL
 ID LEN. GOMEZ Action of the Assembly is Re-
 pudiated. THE OLD LEADER UNRUFFLED Says He Recognizes Only One
 Power in Cuba. PERMISSION OF THE AMERICANS Must Be Procured Before Anything
 Can Be Done. RECEIVED MANY TELEGRAMS
Must Be Procured Before Anything
 Can Be Done.
RECEIVED MANY TELEGRAMS
From Cubans All Over the Island Declar- ing Their Allegiance to Him and Ridiculing the Assembly, An
 other Meeting Yesterday.

Havana March 14, II a. m.-The action of Civil Governor Mora and the police depart ment in attempting to prevent yesterdays popular manifestations in favor of General Maximo Gomez is strongly censured today, and the ill-feeling against the police runs high. The people consider that their rights and freedom have been attacked. The &C., ton of Governor Brooke in restraining the Cuban authorities from interfering, has pleased the people and Is favorably com mented upon.
 It is rumored that several officers of the police force, who formerly were in the Cuban army, will resign. The occurrence has done much to destroy the popularity and efficiency of the new police force.
 General Gomez is receiving hundreds of telegrams from all parts of the island ex- pressing the peoples allegiance and loyalty to him and to Cuba.
 General Cespedos, who defended General Gomez at Saturdays session of the military assembly, has resigned his membership of that body.
 Only One Power
 General Gomez says he recognizes only one power in the island-that of the United States. All that the Cubans can do, he de- clares Is by permission of the American authorities, and therefore the military as- sembly can only talk. He points out that the assembly first proposed to ask for ESQ., 100000. As for himself, he ayers that he Is not a beggar. The United States govern ment offered the $3. OOOO and he has never asked for cent. He says to ask moro would be undignified and improper.
 To all callers General Gomez speaks light ly of the assembly, declaring that 1t was not of his creation. He calls the assembly a collection of black clouds with much thunder, but little rain.'
 He did not communicate with General Brooke today, but will confer fully tomor- row. The military assembly met this af- ternoon, with the ordinary guard. Most of the time was occupied in discussing the pronouncement which is to be Issued with a view of justifying last Saturdays action in the eyes of the people.
 Protest Against Acceptance
 General Sanguilly introduced a motion protesting against the acceptance of the $S0O0 ,OO0, preceding it with long preamble declaring that the assembly was ready to cooperate with the United States in main- taining order in Cuba The motion called for the adoption of the three resolutions in the name of the "armed people of Cuba.''
 The first extended the thanks of the as- sembly to the United States for aid during the recent war. The second thanked the United States for the 5000 0OO but declared the amount insufficient.
 We cannot honorably accept it as a gift, but only loan,' the resolution pro- ceeded. 'as President McKinley's authori- zation is necessary to raise funds needed to accomplish the disarming of the Cuban troops and exclusively used for this pur- pose"
 The third resolution appoints committee of three to present these resolutions to President Mckinley. General Sanguilly's motion was carried, IS votes against 4.
 The document of justification was then read. It is very long and cites cases to show the disobedience of General Gomez to the assembly, declaring that those familiar with the inner history of the war know that strained relations always existed be- tween him and the Cuban civil authority.
 Has Ignored the Assembly
 It reviews his interview with Robert P. Porter and lays stress upon the fact that Gomez has ignored the assembly during the last two months. The document is in fact an eulogy of the members of the as- sembly-a declaration that they have done their duty.
 Certain passages refer scathingly to the people of Havana, who on yesterday ex- pressed disapproval of the assembly's ac- tion on Saturday were eliminated after an undignified and heated discussion. An attack on the assembly, printed at Matan- gas and signed by the mayor of Matanzas and others, was read.
 The document of justification was finally accepted by exclamation, the assembly de- ciding to print 1000 copies, after which 1t went into secret session, presumably t6 discuss means to obtain funds for meet ing the expenses at Washington of the committee appointed to present the reso- lutions, Senors Villalon, Hovia and Des- pagne These men were really selected during the former secret sessions. If their travelling expenses are assured they will proceed to Washington, nominally to hand the resolutions to President Mckinley, but