The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-15
AN APPEAL TO THE CUBANS.
General Gomez Issues n Farewell
Address and Urges tho Cubans to
AcuuiesCc in Existing Conditions.

Address and Urges the Cubans t,
Acquiesco in Existing Conditions.
Gen. Maxine Gomez, the former
cOmmander-in-chief Of the Cuba1
army, has issued u manifesto OF which
the following Is the substance {:
The mission | have been entrusted
with Is nearly concluded. | have at
tempted to find u solution of the CUES
tions concerning the army which
commanded during the bloodie:t wal
known in America. ! am now leaving
regretfully, to attend to necessary pri
vate business.
" ~ parting word to the people for
whom | have sacrificed thirty years Of
my life and to my friends in the army
just disSaDdeG, which action should
have been taken instantly after the re
m0val of the bloody weight Of SPANS
mcrcilcss regime.
We armed ourselves, and therefore
we no longer want soldiers but mon
Tor the maintenance OF peace and
order, which are the basis OF Cuba's
luture welfare.
1T Is necessary to understand that
the nation in this epoch, most diili ,uit
ana unCquallcd in history shOu Il avail
l'sell ol The opportunity TO show it pos
sGsscs virtues. in spite OF the vices
caused by colonial government and the
harshncss OF warlikc life. We wanted
and depended upon foreign interven-
ton to terminate tho war. This oc.
Cured at the terrible moment of our
contest and resulted in Spain's defeat.
But mono OF us thought this cxtraordi.
nary event would be followed by a
military occupation OF the country by
our allies who treat us as a people in
capable OF acting for ourselves and
who have reduced us to obedic ace, to
submission and TO u tutelago imposed
by lorcc Of circumstances.
IhlS cannot be our ultimate fat,
alter these years Of struggle, and we
should aid every pacific method in
inishing the work OF organizing
which the Americans accepted in
the protocol and which is as dis
agreeable for them Us for ourselves.
1hls aid viii prove useless without
concord among all the islanders.
Therefore 1T is necessary to forget
past Engagements, to completely
unite all clements and to organize q
politica! party which is needed in any
country.
1T Is always said that countries
nave tho government which they
merit, and Cuba will have that which
hCr heroism entities her to. Today
she can only have one party in Cuba,
with one OH ct, That Of Obtaining the
aspiration oi years.
We must devote ourselves to
pac c'lic labors gain the respect OF the
world and show that thou sh our war
vas honorable our peace must be more
50.
We must make useless by our be-
h.vIor the presence Of a strange power
II Tie lslanu, and must assist the
Americans to complete the honorable
hls-lon they have been compelled to
sssunc by force OF circumstances.
inlo WORK wa: Eov sOugnt by those
'lch northcrners, owners Of CONT
n.nL. | think doubts ana suspicious
trc unjust. We must form Immediate.
iy committee or a club to be II nucleus
II government. This will serve Cuban
Interests purcly and act rs an aide to
'hc Inter vcnCrS.
/, as one OF the first Cubans, al
cough one OF our last old soldiers and
.ot ar from the grave, without pas
ions or ambitions, call on you with
IA: sincerity Of a father and urge Il
cessation Of the suDeriluOus discussions
,nd the creation Of parties OF all kinds,
Hhlch disturb the country and tend tC
tAusc anarchy.
IN this country there should not be
d" man whom we consider Il stranger
To-day we no longer have Nutonomist
y Conservatives, but only Cubans,
My mission having ended, | will
,bscnt myself temporarily to embrace
ny family, bnt will return shortly to
Cuba, which | love as much rs my own
and.
My last words for my soldiers arc
hat, as always, whcre my tcnt is the
Cubans have Il friend"
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