Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-15
THE CUBAN
TROUBLE
Gomez Will Have a Conference
With Brooke.
THERE ARE TWO FACTIONS
In the Government of the ISland--Th he
Dissolution OF the Army is
Desired BY Many.

New York, March ia dispatch to the
Tribune from Havana says: Tuesday
marked temporary lull in the opera
boutfe tempest raised in Cuban politics
by the rupture of the relations between
the so-called military assembly and the
personal adherents and supporters of the
-general-i in chief of the army, MaXimo
Gomez. With Gomez himself elected from
office, his chief assistant in conducting
negotiations with the government at
Washington, GonZalo de Quesada, has
been shorn of that tigment of diplomatic
authority, shadowy as it was, with which
the favor e the assembly had formerly
clothed him. OF Gomezs few active de-
tenders within it's membership, Gen.
Tamayo. Gen. Nunez and Senor Cespedes
have been forced to vacate their seats
by resignation.
Little seemed left to do to complete the
cleavage between the two factions of the
revolutionary party and the assembly S
leaders devoted their energies, conse-
quently for the most part to preparing
and approving a manifesto to the army
and to the people, explaining the causes
which led to Gen. GomeZ'S dismissal ard
defining the policy now openly announced
of refusing to accept the $4,000, ,0OC arrear-
ages of pay offered by the United states
as a preliminary step to disba ndment
The dissolution of the army is what
Gen. Sanguilly and the other leaders of
the anti Gomez faction most tenaciOuSly
opposed. for with the dispersion of the
troops the political influence of the as
sembly would straightway vanish. To
hold the army intact by seeming to stand
.,g.1.
pay is the undisguised purpose of these
military politicians and to prevent either
tn. return of the rank and file to peace
fui occupations or their disposition into a
native auxiliary army oflicered by Ameri-
cans. The anti-Gomez cabal is ready to
break in appearances, at least, with the
government at Washington and to sacri-
fee compensation, considerable for the
men if not for the officers, fixed by the
agreement between Gen. Gomez and the
administration
Were the assembly a real political
power it's present attitude toward the
United States would call for an immedi-
ate definition of its functions and limita- =
tons as n factor in the pacification of the
island. but. as everyone here realizes, the
assembly leaders are for the most part
mere poseurs. having neither achieve
ments nor records behind them, and lack
ing absolutely the confidence and loyalty
of the classes which sympathized with
and supported the insurrection. Should
they carry their programme OF dlssaus-
faction and overt hostility much further,
the public opinion in Cuba Will gladly ac-
uuiesce in any measure which shall re-
duce their share in the establishment OF
a new and stable government to the
minimum point.
Arrangements have been made for a
conference between Gen. Brooke and Gen.
Gomez at which an effort will be made
to fix the Cuban leaders status for the
purposes of further negotiations looking
to the disbandment of the army. If Gen
Gomez insists on vacatinG his commission
his power to bind the troops to any agree
ment will probably be held to nave
lapsed In that event it is understood
that Gen. Brooke will deal with the headS
of the military departments created un-
der Gomez declining absolutely to rcrog-
nizc the authority or responsibility OF the
military assembly.