The record-union., 1899-03-15
Expressing Allegiance to the Late Com
Enander and to Cuba.
Gomez Declares There is but One
Power in the Island, the United
States-The Action of the Mill
tary Assembly Only to Get More
Money Out of the Washington
Administration.

HAVANA. March I'LL a. m.-The
action of Civil Governor Mora and the
police department in attempting TO pre-
vent yesterdays popular Ihanlfesta-
tions in favor of General Maxine GO
mez is strongly censured to-day, ana
the iu-feeling against the police runs
high The people consider that their
rights and freedom have been attacked.
The action of Governor General Brooke
in restraining the Cuban authorities
from interfering has pleased the peo-
pie and is favorably commented upon
1t is rumored that several officials OF
the police force, who We're formerly
in the Cuban army, will resign. The
occurrence has done much to destroy
the popularity and efficiency of the
new police force.
General Gomez is receiving hundreds
of telegrams from adj parts of the
island expressing the peoples allegi-
ance and loyalty to him and to Cuba
General Cespedos, who defended Gen
eral Gomez at Saturdays session of the
Military Assembly, has resigned his
membership of that body
General Gomez says he recognizes
only one power in the island-that OF
do, he declares, is by permission OF
the American authorities, and therefore
the Military Assembly can only talk
In his opinion the Assembly is acting
as il does because it wants to get more
money out of the United States. In
this connection he points out that the
Assembly first proposed to ask SSO,-
10000. AS for himself, he AYERS that
he is not beggar. The United States
Government offered the S3,UO0,OOo,
and he has never asked an increase in
the gift Indeed, he says, to ask more
would be undignified and improper.
To all callers General Gomez speaks
lightly of the Assembly, declaring that
it was his creation, as he did not wish
to appear a dictator, and that the real
military members who took no part in
the vote to depose him will now re-
sign. He calls the Assembly "col-
lection of black clouds, with much
thunder but little rain" He did not
communicate with General Brooke to-
day, but will confer tomorrow.
The Military Assembly met this
afternoon with the ordinary guard.
Most of the time was occupied in dis
cussing the pronouncement which is to
be issued with view of justifying
last Saturdays action in the eyes of
the people.
General Sanguilly introduced a mo-
ton protesting against the acceptance
of the S3.000000, preceding it with a
long xpreamble declaring that the As
sembly was ready to cooperate with
the United States in maintaining order
in Cuba.
The melton called for the adoption of
three resolutions, Sin the name of the
armed people of Cuba" The first ex-
tended the thanks of the Assembly to
the United States for aid during the
recent war. The second thanked the
United States for the offer of 3d.
000,0 900, but went on to assert that.
'owing to the Assembly's exact knowl
edge of the needs of the Cuban SOL
diers, it's members consider it their
duty, to declare the amount insufficient
1--WE cannot honorably accept it as
a gift, but only as a loan,' the resolu-
ton proceeds, "as President McKin-
ley's authorization is necessary to raise
funds needed to accomplish the dis
arming of the Cuban troops and ex-
clusively used for this purpose"
The third resolution appointed
committee of three to present these
resolutions to President Mckinley.
General Sanguilly's motion was car
ried by IS votes to 4.
'The document of justification" was
then read. 1t is very long. and cites
cases to show the disobedience of Cen
eral Gomez to the Assembly. declaring
that those familiar with the inner his
tory of the war know that strained
relations always existed between him
H. IT, ~,
views his interview with Robert p.
Porter. and lays stress upon the fact
that Gomez has virtually ignored the
Assembly during the last two months.
The document is in effect an eulogy of
the members of the Assembly-a dec
laration that they have done their
duty.
Certain passages which referred
scathingly to the people of Havana
who Yesterday expressed their disap-
proyal of the Assembly's action on Sat-
urday were eliminated, after an undig-
nified and heated discussion.
An attack on the Assembly printed
at Matanzas and signed by the Mayor
of Matanzas and others was read.
The document of justification was
finally accepted by acclamation, the
Assembly deciding to print 10000
copies. after which it went into secret
session, presumably to discuss means
to obtain funds for meeting the ex-
penses at Washington of the committee
appointed to present the resolutions
Seniors VILLAIN. Hovana and Dispigna-
These men We're really selected during
former secret sessions. If their travel
ing expenses are assured they will pro-
ceed to Washington, nominally to hand
the resolutions to President Mckinley.
but really, it is said, to negotiate the
mysterious loan which has been the
object of the private sessions.
The stenographers who have been
working for the Assembly have not
received a cent for their services, and
are said to contemplate a strike
General Gomez is about to issue
statement begging those who have en-
trusted petitions to him for his own
action or for recommendation to Gen.
eral Brooke to call at his office for
their return. Having ceased to exer-