Evening star., 1899-04-03
GOMEZ TO LEAVE CUBA
Insurgent Leader Writes to His Wife Ex-
planning His Course.
Declares He Acted in Good Faith in
Accepting the $3,000,00O for
the Army.

General Maximo Gomez, who Is in Hava-
ma. has written long letter to his wife in
Santo Domingo, reviewing his differences
with the so-called military assembly
He writes as follows: Mr.. Porter asked
me, as commander-in-cnief. to decide to
accept the $3,oo0,o00, to aid in its distribu-
ton, and in the dfsarming of the army, and
to proceed forthwith to Havana to assist
the United States military governor, Gen.
Brooke. I agreed and on arriving at Ha
vana, I conferred with Cen Brooke con-
cerning the, payment and the disarma-
ment. 1t was decided that Gen. Brooke
should request Washington TO ship to
Cuba the s3,00O.0O0 which had been OBJ
tanned by the representatives of the assem-
bly,. 1 saw to the adjustment of all the
questions that led up to a termination Of
the ridiculous armed situation, and be-
gan to entertain hopes of an early return
to Santo Domingo
The assembly then called upon me to
visit its president, saying that the object
sought was an unofficial exchange of ideas.
But they placed me upon the bench of the
accused. my crime being that was in
clined to accept the S3o00,00O, which the
assembly itself through its Representatives,
had induced President Mckinley to prom
Use, matter as to which / had not been
consulted. 1t appeared that 1 had broken
off negotiations for $13.0o8.00O.
ITO all this I replied that had acted in
lost, as l would withdraw the acceptance
1 had given. They then requested me to
array myself on their side in order to give
strength to their resolutions I answered
that had always done so, and would con-
tnue to do SO, except in cases where the
course of the assembly was opposed to
my conscience, to my sense of justice, and
to my idea of the best interests of Cuba.
"Regarding the matters under consid
GRAFTON. l said l had no hope Of obtain
Ing more than the s3,0o00oo from the
United States and disapproved asking char
fty, contending that the only method left
was to raise a loan, for which the assem-
bly, lacked adequate authorization. Fur
thermore, l pointed out that the soldiers
could not wait; that already they were
too great burden upon the people of Cuba,
and that longer delay appeared to me to
be cruel.
THE conference ended without accom-
phshing anything. 1 saw / could not make
myself understood by the assembly and de-
cided not to be mixed up in it's doings, but
to await developments. A few days later
three men whom I did not know visited
me and said that several 1nillonaires stood
ready to facilitate a loan of many millions,
but that the matter was possible only with
my cooperation | answered that l could
not consider any proposition of the kind
ard regarded 1t as strange that any one
would be ready to lend money without a
guarantee. My visitors replied that the
city council could arrange a guarantee.
Then committee of the assembly ap-
preached me, asking me to support the as
Semhly'S efforts to obtain loan To this
| replied that Cuba could not make a loan
as she lacked the necessary authority. The
next day the assembly deposed me- I con-
slider that L have acted honorabiy and my
strongest desire now is to return home.'