The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
GEN. GOMEZ ACCEPTS
The Cuban Commander Will Dis
band the Iosurgent Army.
THE TERMS, TO WHICH he AGREED,
succ~Sa OF spec'aI Commissioner Portsr's
Mission Greatly simpiiHes the Return
% the cuban Soldiers to tn. Pur-
suits of Peace.

Remedies, Feb. s.-Gen. Maximo
Gomez, the commander-in-chief of the
CUBAN army. placed himself squarcly
in position Yesterday as an active ally
of the United States govern men t in the
work of the reconstruction of Cuba.
As result OF the confer
ence which Robert 7. Porter, the
special commissioner of President Nc
Kinley, has had with Gen. Gomez, the
latter cabled to President Mckinley
Yesterday afternoon, assuring him
of his cooperation in disbaDding the
Cuban army aud in tributing among
the Cuban soldiers tive SO, 900, 900 appro-
p-iated for the purpose of enabling
them To return to their homes. Gen.
Gomez also photographed to Maj. Gen.
Brooke, saying he would accept the
latter's invitation TO go to Havana
The success of Mr. Porter's mission
greatly siInpiities the returning of the
military Cubans to- the pursuits of
peace
/ In view of Gen. Gome4's supposed
prior attitude of hostility toward the
United States, MIR. Porter came here
! clothed with absolntc authority, and
| IDt NtnuGF "a wOsOuUsbEb " a. DIdClltdllN
| a verbal ultimatum. Had it not been
accepted, no more altimatums would
have been made. Mar. Porter made
| plain the purpose of the government
and was gratihed at the ready re-
/ spouse of Gen. Gomez The confer
! ence took place in the house here oc-
cupied by the Cuban general as his
headquarters since conoing to town.
i In brief, the compact is as follows:
First-The Cuban odaers in each province
| shall assist the American oaeers in dtstrlb-t
| uting thefundS
Second That the .ioers shall at once mee.
at some convenient point and devise when and
| where the settlements are to be made and az
| range HEF other details.
Third That the sum paid TO each man shall
not be regarded rs part payment of salary OF
wages due tor service rendered. but TO caoil-
tate the diSbandmcnt OF the army, as a relief
I OF suffering Hnd 1n aid In getting the peonie
| To worlE
Eourth-The Cuhaus shall surrender their
arms 10 the CuDan assembly or to its reRre-
senta'iyeS
Ffth-The coms1ittee on distribution .4linll
use It's best enleAvorS To distribute IL nm0ag
the population that sll may secure work
SiSsh--That the 800. Oh shall he placed sab
feet to the order Of Gen. liruoke. and thab &C.
tiCn in the mnttIT shall be Immediate
The Cuban commander was cGrti al
in greeting MIR. Porter and opened the
interview by referring to the change
. for the better which had taken, place
in Cuba since he was last herein Sep
teulher. lie also laid stress on ths fac,
that some people were asking where
was Cuba's promised liberty. '"rh'
answer To- this" said MIR. rorter. -
that Cuba now has commercial nnd i'y
dnstrial liberty, and thna Pr.siooI
Mckinley has directed me in iraIais.
the Cuban tariff 10 made no dis,a'5 10
- nations in favor OF the Uai.ra Stuaa
in the manner that Spain favore,l tyer
self Cuba is free to-day Go hay in th
cheapest market. The peopje ar, re
! turning to the pursuits of peace am
20 our military government will giv
vav 10 the goverumonL AZ fast a.. po.
, sible.8
e. Mr. Porter also sa ,c that the rcrpos
OF the American gogcrAmcn, : !, 20 la
y Grm foundation OF 20 noUie govern
ment for Cuua To give the Crbans -.
S tine liberty they had foug ht for, an
= tuat Gen Gomez must renrr 1ner tba
y and more still For Instance, ther
e are -, 900 To 30, 800 Spanish i31ldiers a
r A.IkllI NNEON WIZ Aaht ltbN aflA A.l4ht
u that We had ouly been "A month or th
, island, and that President McKinle
n rsedet ',"r Was enGi0ieO CO th'-, -,
l. opera"on OF all Interested IN th3 wei
IA rare ana luLure OF Ou'". anu IAat n
b. needed the cooperation a. ten. come
IS auoVe al! 'Ihefs'
j. Inc hrSt problem Alr. Porter the
10 pointed OUT was the ~@oanCment
" the Iup4h army ana NE return OF th
10 Cuoah aolulerS 70 WoiA A Ih's was On
Is spec.ile mission WhleN haG hrot'-'
is Mr' l'orter 10 krmedi's ana IN Whlc
'r PRESIDENT MCKINNEY expected t'e'
comes aid. Inc Ouban aOmmaHdel
in-Ohief replied that he was ready an
=, WILLING. to give the aid peouircd. br
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le SAn'u 40" ''0 TN'-.'' Wv
H. 10 thlS MI IdFtef replied lhAI IRE
y ident Mckinley would be glad TO h NV
him 90 To Haynna and eo-operate wit
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