New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19

GENERAL BROOKE FAvORs IGNORING THE
CUBAN ASSEMBLY.

Washington, March IS (Special).-General
Brooke continues to send reassuring advices
from Havana regarding the prospects of dis
banding the insurgent army. He does not think
II viii be necessary to take official notice Of the
Assembly. That body is snufiing itself out so
rapidly that the better plan apparently, Is to let
1t continue its sessions and receive the
demnation which the great majority Of the
Cubans are visiting on it. The most the Assem-
bly, can now do is to seek to persuade the insur-
gents not to lay down their arms and accept the
500 each from the United States. The quarrel
between the Assembly and General Gomez is
one in which the American officials avoiding
taking part. They will continue TO recognize
Gomez in checking off the rolls of the army. and
they are assured of his cooperation in other
matters.
1t is understood that General Gomez has ad-
vised against the American authorities adopting
any policy which would raise a controversy as
to whether or not he is the actual head of the
insurgent troops. Having announced In his pub
lie address that he recognized the action OF the
Assembly in so far as it related TO abOlishing the
grade of Commander in Chief, he does not care
10 be brought into any official position. Gomez
now rests his leadership on the Willingness OF
the Cubans to uphold his policy, and he Is as
anxious as the American authorities are to have
inSurgent
armed body.
SOME MAY REFUSE TO YIELD.
While General Brooke does not indicate that
he looks for opposition on the part OF some OF
the insurgents. 1t is assumed that the generals
In the Assembly will have influence enough 10
persuade squads OF them here and there TO re-
fuse to yield up their arms. General Brooke
announced plan is 10 cross no bridges until he
q - luul ,.sil la figfr Ia f01
among the nsurgent soldiers who willing to
accept their quota. When that work Is finished,
the question of what shall be done with the In
surgents who refuse to give up their arms ana
disband will be settled promptly and thorough
ly 1t is pointed out by Army oincers VINO haNe
been in Cuba that the insurgent generals VINO
have made known their allegiance TO Gomez
nearly all have actual commands. lhey nav
returned TO their soldiers. ana IL is pIesuineu
their purpose Is personally 10 cooperate WIN
the American military authorities In distriDuuhg
General Pedro Diaz commands the insurgents
in the Province OF Pnar del Rio. General Betan-
court was the ranking officer in Matanzas. Nen-
oral Nodarse and Colonel Peraza have been In
command Of divisions In the Province Of ia
vana. They We're both active lieutenahts OF
MaceO Lately they have been travelling over
the provnce and arranging the affairs OF the
local municipalities under the direction OF Gen,
eral Fitzhugh Lee. Generals Montenegudo ana
Rohas command forces Of insurgents in Santa
Clara II is there also that Gomez himself -
the strongest Not much is known regarding the
conditions In the sparsely settled Province or
Puerto Principe, but General J.. H. carpenter.
u.ho was the military commander there, had
done much 70 make American rule popular
In Santiago II is presumed that General wood
will have no trouble The insurgents In the
nrovince have shown much hostility 10 the As
semblv OF the nsurgent ~onerals who acknOwl-
edge the authority Of the Assembly, Mavla Rod
riquez is the most prominent. He was next in
command to Gomez and therefore may become
Commander in Chief. That may be one reason
why he is urging the insurgents 10 respect the
authority of the Assembly. few months ago
General Rodriguez anxious Tor the lnsur-
gents to dsband and return TO work on the plan
tations