The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-20
OPPOSES ALL CUBA WANTS
AGREEMEN'r AS TO SURRENDER
OF. ARMS.
GENERAL BROOKE ASKS TO BE ADVISED
The President has Given no Answer Genera
Brooke, if no Arrangement can be
Made With Leaders, viii
Deal With Soldiers.

Havana, May 19.-Ilavana is. in n
ferment again over the idea that the
Washington Administration has de-
termned to take the arms OF the Gu
ban troops and to retain them in milf
tary possession. This view of the lat
est news from Washington has been
telegraphed to the various cities.
Governor General Brooke is thus far
unaware, save through the press tele-
grams, of any dissatisfaction on the
part of General Alger, Secretary of
war, with his General Brooke's) plan
to have the arms deposited in the care
of the mayors of the municipalities,
nor has he received any other inkling
of the Secretary's purpose to lay the
matter before President Mckinley.
Consequently, unless instructions to
the contrary are received from the
Washington Administration, the Gov
ernor Generals order respecting the
distribution of the $3,000,000 as modi-
fled will be issued tomorrow.
Article four of the agreement be-
tween General Gomez and Robert L.
Porter, President McKinley's special
representative. runs as follows:
The Cubans shall surrender their
arms to the Cuban Assembly or TO its
Representatives"
General Gomez, who at the time of
coming to the agreement with Mr..
Porter had not quarreled with the as
sembly, insisted upon this point. Since
the quarrel he has again raised the
point repeatedly, saying also that MIR.
Porter brought full written authority
from President Mckinney, and in the
Presidents name, agreed that the
arms should go into the custody of
the assembly or its representatives
Monday nights meeting of the
Society of Veterans of independence
organized by former members of the
assembly-the speakers diated upon
articie four. asserting bad faith, the
Presidents plenipotentiary having
agreed TO deposit the arms with the
representatives of the assembly. while.
through the connivance of Gomez,
they were to be surrendered To the
American army.
La Discussion says:
Secretary Algers appears To wish
to provoke n conflict here. He is
more distinguished in the United
States as business man than as a
politician. and his relations with GER
tain syndicates are well known. He
opposes everything that Cuba wants
and favors everything that would
cause feeling and provoke excitement.
His attitude prompts the question.
what does he want? Does he desire
war here similar to that in the
Philippines? We are forced 10 believe
that he only approves what is unsatis-
factory to Cuba"
THE FACTS IN THE CASE.
Washington, May 19.-'It is the sheer
est nonsense" said Secretary Alger in
commenting upon the published story
that the President or himself had count.
ermanded any order made by General
Brooke relative to the disarmament of
the Cuban troops. The state of the case
i'll brief is as follows:
The President, himself, ordered Cen
eral Brooke to cause the arms of the
Cuban soldiers to be delivered up to
representatives of the United States
army. With these instructions. General
Brooke has been patiently striving to car
ry out the Presidents plan. He has ar
rived at that point where the Cuban
leaders, as Il matter of sentiment, they
say make it Il condition of disarmament
that the arms shall be placed in the Gus
tody of the mayors of the Cuban towns.
tions would be contrary to the Presi-
dents instructions, General Brooke has
telegraphed to Secretary Alger the facts
in the case and asked for decision
The Secretary, in turn. has communi-
Gated with the President, and asked for
instructions. The President has not. yet
notified the War Department of his in
tention.
II is held Dt tho War Tlana rfnant that
should the Cuban leaders refuse to ac-
cept General Brookes proffer. General
Brooke will proceed TO address himself
to the Cuban private soldiers.
He will have his agents-United States
army oHicers-pay off every bona fidc
Cuban soldier who is willing to comply
with the conditions laid down by him.
SITICIDE AN MARI0N