Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-15
LOYALTY TO GOMEZ.

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General Gomez is receiving hundreds
of kilograms from all parts of the is,
land, expressing the peoples allegiance
and loyalty To him and TO Cuba
General Cesredds, who defended Cen
er'i GomeH at Saturdays session Of
the Military Assembly. has resigned his
membership of that body.
ONLY ONE POWER.
General Gomez says he recognizes, on
~ one power in The island-that of the
United States. All that the Cubans
can DO. he declares. Is by permission of
the American authorities, ana there
lore the Military Assembly can only
iaIk. In his opinion the assembly is
actihS as IL does because it wants TO
get more money out of the IIuitc1
States. In this connection he points, mar
tne assembly first proposed TO ask SIS
VVo,oO0. AS for himself, he AYERS ihnt
he Is not beggar. The United States
government offered the $1,000. 600 and
ne mas never asked an increase in the
gift Indeed, he says. to ask more
would be unidentified ana ;mproper
THE ASSEMBLY CIIARACTERIzrn
TO all callers General Gomez speaks
!lShtly OF the Assembly, declaring thai
u was his creation, as he did nor wish
10 appear as dictator. ana that Tho
real mllltary members who took no
part IN the vote To deposc him. viii
now resign. lie calls the Assembly, IN
,'gC.Io" OF biack clouds, with much
thunder. but little rain"
lie did not communicates with c:oraro,
brooke to-day, but Will confer fully r..
morrow. t""9 To-
me Military Assembly met this NJ.
teFhoon with the ordinary guard. Mo,
~ ''.o '!ine was occupied in discussing
anc nIonouncomcnt which is to he js.
a 4,
urdays action in the eyes of thn ~
pie. VI 'hc peo-
THREE RESOLUTIONS
General Sanguily introduced :, ,,,o,,o,,
n na og against the acceptnncn M No
S"'Vou'Voo. preceding it witft-4.-l--,.e, NO
"iiiplc ucciarinG that the Assembly, ,,o-
C,S 10 co-opcrate with the IIniird
,r, IN maintaining order in C,ho
ne motion called for the odontiou &C.
three resolutions "in the ra,,,d ION 10 90. Oh
armed people OF Cuba" Thn 49, Nv
.rnucu thc thanks Of the Assemhiy -
,nc OIhted states for aid durjn,r ~ ~
I M. var. The second thanISeJ tbo
h,,t ''V 90, ota'es for the Offer of 81. 0oo COO
tbn A. W.. on TO assert that lowing e.
nncds 81 '' ,,y exact knowledge Of The
bor' ~ me Cuban soldiers. its mon
~ consider it their duty to 1nrIara
the amount insufficient ucciire
ONLY AS y LOAN"
we cannot honorablv occor. {.
slt' out only as n loan" Tho roso,, a.
80 proceeded. "as President 49,
ttn authorization is necessary, ~ ~, ~
a ar,,t9 needed 10 accomplish tho GiS.
cIlsivol,, "e cuban troops. and ny-
,ne 'hlfd resolution appojntnj =
.,i'''ec o! three TO present thaso ,. uo,ii-
eionS 10 President McEinlnv r. e,o.u
n""Su"'y motion was carrio,l ~. 80 80
votes against !. nc" ny IL
poCu MENT or JUSTIFICATION.
me document of justification" was
then read. 1t is very lonc and ci,oe
cases 10 show the dsobediencn of c,ono
raj Gomez to the Assembly. daclorin,,
tnat those familiar with the inner his7
Tory oil me war know that strained re-
latlons always existed between him
ana the cuban civil authorities. rc-
views his interview with Mr.. Roba,,
+. Porter and lays stress uDon the Cot
mat Gomez has virtually ignored The
assembly during the last two months
Inc document is in effect n eulocv Of
We members Of the Assembly, de-
duty. N''c t"ei'
SCATHING PASSAGES.
Cerla!n passages referring sea triinrlv
10 the people of Havana who vesterday
expressed their disapprovaI Of mo A.
ssmDiy's action on Saturday. were
eliminated after an undienified and
heated discussion. An attack on the
-;o,'a1 ~ printed at Matanzas ana
others, was read.
The document of Justification" was
nha'lY accepted by reclamation. the
Assembly deciding 10 print ID. 600 comics
after when it went into secret session
presumably 10 discuss means 10 ohtain
funds for msetinC tn. nxn.,r,so.. - =.