The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-08
pEAt L AT LAST.
Gen. Ccmez Accept the Overtures
Ct President Mckinley.
HE is NOW OUR ACTIVE ALLY.
The Provisions Of the Compact
Made for the Payment of the
Cuban Soldiers Under
Arms.

Arms.
\ dispatch from Remedies. Cuba.
under date Of Feb. ,, says:
As result Of the conference which
Robert p. Porter, the special commits
sioner Of President Mckinley, has had
with Gen. Gomez. the latter cablcd to
President Mckinley this afternoon as
suring him Of his cooperation in dis
banding the Cuban army and in distrib
uting among the Cuban soldiers the 81
600. 900 appropriated for the purpose Of
enabling them to return to their homes
Gen Gomez also telegraphed to Maj.
Gen. Brooke saying he would accept
the latters invitation to go to Habana.
The success Of Mr.. Porters mission
greatly simpliies the returning Of Mill
tary Cubans to the pursuits of peace.
In view of Gen. Gomez's supposed
prior attitude of hostility toward the
United States. Mr.. Porter came here
clothed with absolute authority and the
tender Of So, 600, 600 was practically a
verbal ultimatum. Had it not been ac
cepted no more ultimatums would have
been made.
Mr.. Porter made plain the purpose Of
the government and was gratifed at the
ready response Of Gen Gomez. The
conference took place at the house here
occupied by the Cuban general as his
headquarters since coming to town
When Mr.. Porter arrived here last
week he was accompanied by Senior
Gonzalo de Quesada, the special com
missioner of the Cuban junta at Wash
ington; Capt Campbell, of General
Brookes staff; Lieut.. Hanna, of Gen.
Woods staff, and correspondent Of
the Associated Press.
The Cuban commander was cordial in
greeting Mr.. Porter and opened the in
terview by referring to the change for
the better which had taken place in
Cuba since he was last here in Septem-
Der. He also laid stress on the fact that
some people were asking where was
Cuba's promised liberty.
THE answer to this, ;" said MIR. Por-
ter, is that Cuba now has CONNER,
cial and industrial liberty and that
President Mckinley has directed me in
framing the Cuban tariff to make nc
discrimination in favor of the United
States in the mannerthat Spain favored
herself. Cuba is free today 70 buy IL
the cheapest market. People are re,
turningto the pursuits Of peace and oul
military government will give way tc
the civil government as fast as posi-
Bile.
Mr.. Porter also said that the purpose
Of the American government is to lay {
firm foundation of stable government
for Cuba, to give the Cubans all the lib
critics they had fought for, and tha
Gen. Gomez must remember that anc
more still. For instance. there are 25,
900 or 80, 600 Spanish soldiers at Glen
fuegos who have not left Cuba, that VIZ
had only been month on the islanc
and that President Mckinley needed
and was entitled to the cooperation Of
all interested in the welfare and future
of Cuba and that he needed the coopera
ton of Gomez above all others.
The first problem, Mr.. Porter ther
pointed out, was the disbandment of tho
Cuban army and the return Of the Gu
ban soldiers to work. This was the spe
ciGc mission which had brought Mr.
Porter to Remedies and in which Prcsi
dent Mckinley expected Gen. Gomez
aid.
The Cuban commander replied thai
he was willing to give the aid required
but asked how he could do so.
To this Mr.. Porterreplied that Presi
dent Mckinley would be glad to have
him go to Habana and cooperate with
Gen. Brooke in disbanding the CubanS
and in paying over the So, 900, 600 ap.
propriated for that purpose.
Gen. Gomez said the amount was toe
small, but tina. was not his fault. and
he would make it go as far as possible,
while likening it to the miracle Of the
loaves and fishes.
NO man in history, said Mr.. Por
ter, has done so much with so small.
resources as you have done Hence
your cooperation with Gen. Brooke
will bring good results.
Gen. Gomez especially requested that
the money, for which Mr.. Porter had
orders in his pocket, should be paid
over to Gen. Brooke and not to himself
as he did not want the personal respon,
sibility Of keeping it.
The Cuban general then assured Capt.
Campbell of his good feeling toward
Gen. Brooke and the formal compact
was presented to Gomez by Mr.. Porter
and was assented to by Gen. Gomez.
In brief the compact is as follows:
First. The Cuban officers in each
province SHALL assist the American off,
GERS in distributing the funds.
Second. That these officers shall at
once meet at some convenient point and
devise how. when aud where the pay
ments are to be made and arrange any
other details.
Third. That the sum paid to each
man shall not be regarded as part pay
ment of salary or wages due for service
rendered. but to facilitate the disband,
mcut of the army. as 4 relief Of suffer.
ing and rs an aid in getting the people
to work.
Fourth. The Cubans shall surrender
their arms to the Cuban assembly CT to
its ronrnSautativpS
Fifth. The commYtccon on distribution
shrll use its best endeavors to distribute
it among the population, so that all
may secure work.
Sixth. That the S3,O00.0O shall DC
placed subject to the order Of Gen.