The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-07
GOMEZ LAST ADDRESS.
lives Words OF Advice to the Soldiers He
Led Against Spain.
THIS is NOT THE TINE FOR CHICKERING'S
The New Nation should Exert I,se,t
to Gain the Respect of
the world.


iesto today In substance Il will say
The mission have been Entrusted with
Is nearly concluded. ] have attended to
md solution of the questions concerning
the army which commanded DURING the
bioodiest war known in America. am
now leaving it reeretfully to attend to nee.
essary private business.
A parting word to the people for whom
have sacrificed thirty years OF nv life
ana 10 my friends in the army. lust dis
banded which action should have besn
taken instantly after the removal of the
ploody weight of spains merclless regime.
we armed ourselves and therefore. nov
we no longer want soldiers but men for the
MAJ i1 ntenance of peace and order, which are
tne oasis OF Cuba's future welfare
II Is necessary to understand that the
nation IN this epoch most difficult and
unIs . IN It's history, should avail it,
s so.l VI me opportunity TO show it DOS
eesses virtues, IN spite of the vices
caused by colonial government and tho
narshhess OF warlike life. We wanted and
depended upon foreign intervention 10
terminate the war. This occurred at the
most terrible moment OF our contest aud
ID spain defeat. But no one in the United
states thought this extraordinary event
would be followed by a military occupa-
uon OF the country by our allies who treat
us as a people incapable of acting for our-
selves and who have reduced us TO obedi-
ence submission and to a tutelage imposed
by force of circumstances This can not be
our ultimate fate after the years of strur-
gle. and we should aid by every pacific
method in finishing the work OF organiza-
ton which the Americans accepted in the
protocol and which is as disagreeable for
them as for ourselves. This aid will prove
useless without concord among all the is
landers. Therefore ii is necessary TO for
get the past disagreements, to completely
unite all elements ana TO organize poll
teal party, which is needed in any coun-
try
II is always said that countries have
the government which they merit and
Cuba will have that which her heroism en-
titles her to. Today she can only have
the one party in Cuba, with one object.
that of obtaining the aspiration of years,
We must devote ourselves to pacific la
bors- Gain the respect Of the world aud
show that though our war was honorable
our peace must not be mercy. We must
make ourselves by our behavior in the
presence OF a strange power In the island
and must assist the Americans to complete
the uOHuIdDle mission tHeN nave Deen COu-
PEELED TO assume by force of circumstances.
This work was not sought by those rich
Northerners, owners of continent /
think doubts and suspicious are unjust
We must form Immediately a committee
or a club to be a nucleus of government.
This will serve Cuban interests purely and
act as an aid to the intervenors.
as one OF the first Cubans, although
one of our last old soldiers and not far
FROM no orayp without SsiOuS mr. ambi-
tions, call on you with the sincerity of
father and urge cessation OF the super
nuous discussions. and the creation OF par
ties Of all kinds. which disturb he country
and tend to cause anarchy, In this case
there should not be one man whom we
consider a stranger, Today we no Aonser
have autonomists or conservatives but only
Cubans.
NV mission having ended l will absent
myself temporarily ~ embrace my family,
but / will return shortly 10 cuba, whlch /
love as much as my own land.
My last words for my soldiers are that
as always where my tent Is the Cubans
have a friend.
The farewell of General Gomez is the
principal topic of conversation among
Americans and Cubans of all shades OF
politics. The Americans, for the most
part. consider it an affecting address eX-
pressing the real views of the old SOL
dier and his sincere intention TO retire
from public life His Cuban admirers say
the address will rank among the most IA
nous in history.
His opponents, especially the members
of the former military assembly, INSIST
that he has no intention to retire for more
than a few weeks and that his sole object
is TO gain public sympathy. They say also
that Colonel Carlos Cespedes virtually
NJ what Gomez
issues TO the public, though in this in
stance probably ORD was written by
himself.
General Gomez spent the morning at mis-
residence attending to business, and he de-
clined 10 see visitors this afternoon. 10
ward evening he was seen driving, accom-
named by an aide II is not thought prob
able that he will leave Havana before the
LIST of July After visiting Santo Dominsl
he exrects TO return TO Cuba in order tc
remove the body Of his SON Francioco Co
meg who was killed with General Antoalc
Maceo He desires to re-intor the 'e-
mains in his native land
MANY residents OF Havana, who are
neither friendly nor unfriendly 10 Gomez
bfijeve that if he lives he will soon wish
IN resume his connection with the island
and they also believe that Cuban senti-
r,ent in the main would favor his heing
| largely interested In the tuture CUBAN re-
nuhlic. even " not as its president.
The lynching Of Jose Fernandez Lebere-
ear at san Antonio de Los Banos ycster-
| day bv the Cubans is universally deplored
The general opinion seems TO be that /;
viii give Spain an opportunity to claiu
Indemnity, OF which she viii readily avail
herself The pro-Spanish papers bitterly
denounce the incident
ri piaro de la Marina says There car
no no doubt Of the eXpediency OF govern
n,ent Intervention in this affair General
brooke has shown every desire to prevent
trcb catastrophe and 10 discourage strife
b<tween the Cubans and Spsniards This
Incident will give a basis for positive steps
long neglected II General Brooke fails
we must call the attention of the Spanish
minister at Washington to the matter.
The situation is fast becoming in this re-
spect farce.
Advices from Lieutenant Colonel Randall
and I Lieutenant Busbee show that the work
~ oaying off the Cuban troops Is proceed
ING without special incident.
SENATOR BATE INJURED.