The evening times., 1899-03-15
CUBAN ASSEMBLY
Voted A NUISANCE
If Not Soon Dissolved 1t Will
Be Suppressed.
General Brooke Has Ample Authority
to Deal With That Body.
Has Made Itself Amenablc to the
Law ay U;terances Against
Authority.

The War Department; officials believe
that the Cuban trouble will all blow over.
once il is known that General Brooke will
dissolve the Assembly by force il 1t be nee
essary 10 put an end 20 it's constant agita-
tion,
General Brooke has ample authority as
military governor Of Cuba. to disptrse the
troublesome Assembly and the authorities
OF The Mar Department expect him 10 take
such action Il. tha; nondcscript body con-
tinues to make trouble
The Assembly. il is declared by the off,
cials here is regarded as 4 mischief max
ing body. unrepresentative of the Cuban
people and the seditious utterances direct
ed against the American authority render
its members amenable 10 national law. 1t
is said General Brooke has exhibited great
patience and tolerance in ignoring the Gu
ban Assembly altogether. but he has come
TO the conclusion that their fulminatiOns
must be ended summarily and in this the
Washington authorities fully agree with
him.
II is the understanding here hat the
Assembly viii be given an opportunity in
the next day or two to dissolve OF its
own accord. bur falling TO seize that op-
portuniry for safety its ringieaders will be
arrested and treated as ordinary enemies
10 law and order
The political parties in Cuba were dis
rUptsd by the war and have to be formed
all over again to accommodate themselves
TO changed conditions. Naturally. the peo-
pie being Latin Americans. there is much
turmoil n all this and the mob of po-
I'D. Il rn nv ha
conclusion Of peace are al! joining in the
cl3mor for favor.
Gen. Julio Sanguily. who seems TO be
the arch troable- breeder is anything but
popular in Cuba. lie was authorized to
begin the rebellion in Matanzas in 1895,
but On the eve Of action, was arrested in
q gambling house in Havana where he had
lost the funds given him by the patriots
He vas kept in jail for a number Of years
finally being released as an American Citi-
zen at the instance OF the United States
Before this was done. the rebels had tried
him by court-martial and had sentenced
him 10 death for losing their money. but
when il was found that the United States
had espoused his cause. this sentence was
revoked and tire rebels supported him in
the hope that complications with Spain
would arise out of the demand for his lib
eratiCn All this is perfectly well known
in Florida and Cuba.
After his release from prison. on 4 sol
emn pledge that he would not again take
up arms against Spain, he organized sew
c!al hlibgstering expeditions, but did not
venture within reach of the island again
Until peace was declared.
Then he went to Cuba and created trouL-
ie By insisting that Spauiards should sd-
lutte him on the streets. Finally some off
GERS turned on lin and he fled 10 General
Greene's bedroom. hid under the bed and
lay there for three hours in terror. General
Greene succeeded in getting rid of him by
furnishing him q military escort TO leave
The city. Now be is back again once more.
In any event. the trouble in Cuba has
been simplified by the events of the last
few days. Heretofore the Assembly has
leen tolerated because such a course was
easier than TO suppress il. Il is composed
Of a lot Of swashbucklerS and paper gem
erals who want to rule Cuba. and the au-
thOTities al Havana have always said that
If they were given rope enough they would
hang themselves.
The Assembly is not legislative body
selected by the people, but a voluntary or
SaniZation OF officers of the Cuban army
who are now seeking Office under the new
government, and have organized for mutual
benefit.
Gonzalo de Quesada the Cuban rcpresen-
iatiye al Washington has received no Off
Cial notification Of the recent action of the
Assembly in deposing him and accusing
him Of treason. He has received several
cable messages from municipalities and in
nuential persons in Cuba expressing con-
hdence in him and ridiculing the presump-
ton Of the Assembly