New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-24
GONEZ'S SPEECH TO SPANlARDS
URGES UNION WITH THE CUBANs ~
HASTEN AMERICAN EVACCA-


p.u,.,,os C,ha Ian, i5-General Maxine Gomez.
commenoer-,n-Chief OF the cuban Army. has with
drawn TO this part OF the island As previousN
nhled he was not invited TO ne present AT ING
evacuation ceremonies at Havana on January L. anu
he is now here nursing his feelings Of alleged INJURY
sustained a; the hands Of the American Govern
ment As a salve to these injured feeings ne nus
been receiving tho adulations Of the Cuoah pop"
len OF the various towns through which he has
passed and the ovations Of this character which
were rendered him here and in Csiharien nave iaey
brought these towns into tAe public eye
Remedies is a country town the northern coast
OF Cuba in the Province Of Santa Clara. Its sea
port is Caibarien about five miles away ana TO-
gether the two towns contain ten thousahd vi
tw elve thousand persons. Remedies Is or niue I'M
portance. and is outside the regular line OF raVei
from, Havana 10 Cienfuegos General Gomez ar
rived here last week and the town was decorated
with several triumphal arches made OF scar
folding and painted canvas bearing sucn IN
scriptons as Viva the Liberatine Army honor
TO the Heroes" Viva 81 Generalissmo Maxine
Gomez" and Gratitude 10 the United states hls
was triumphal entry and there followed triumphal
Teasing At Cabarien which the General entered
last Sunday. there repetition OF the same ova-
ton. end a breakfast was rendered the Generai ny
the Cuban element OF the little seaport After inns
meal Inc General met number Of the prominent
spanards OF Caibarien and addressed them In TINS
wise:
The war is over, and now begins the work OF re-
construction and the establishment OF the Cuban
Republic Past passions are our only enemies 10
this end, therefore let US obliterate these passions
and hatreds We met with STRIFE. lei US &c
cept peace with concord | have come 10 this town
more as the friend Of every man IN It than az the
Cnbsns n nor spaniards Frenchnen Russians We
are all sso Of the he l Dna s ID we
united to-day exchange ideas 10 know each otner
S ows % pedce honor should not hide away There
fore I tell you that union alone will bring about
ns n dSr St se bg Se
nha oans of this island do not need ne presehCe
Let us unite and devote our efforts 10 that object
high in favor with US ell. the rapid ann splenolu
growth OF the Cuban Republic
These guarded and significant, words of the Cen
eral were answered by the Spaniards present in
such manner "a plainly showed tho full acceptance
~ their import Such an impression was created
among the Spaniards by the Generals address thal
General Gomez. his stan and many Cuban ofrcers
elaborate banquet whereat the idea OF a new
with much enthusiasm Captan IandS Of TIE ~ iit
United States Cavalry Collector Of the Fort a. cal
BARREN. and Mr.. Anderson. his Deputy ColecloI;
were Invited 10 be present al this ceremony. and
both were treated with marked courtesy by General
General Gomez remains NJ the head Of the Cuban
Amy He considers n ms to De ms Pos5 r h pune 'n
pose according to the Cubans. Is 4oooooo which
What security can be offered FOR his loan is not
clear Every seaport OF the island has is American
in Cuban hands II is estimated by those who
should know that the number OF men IN the Cuban
Army whose services their country are stu un-
paid viii not fall much short Of fifty thousand The
iTnfte5 States IL he asked advance this large
aniotr, 10 paw these The fact that the Amer
leans insist upon knowing how this money Is to ne
spent seems 10 b. considered as piece Of unneces-
sary curiosity upon their port
General Gomez will proceed 20 Santa cara.
This city Is the capital Of the province, and was
such a hotbed OF Spanish sympathies during ne
war that the Cubans to-day in their hour Of VIC
tory ignore the towns old name and have renamed
(, Villa Clara Here he will proceed upon the same
course as adopted In Remedies and Caibarien.
namely. the uniting of Spanish ard Cuban Interests
for the immediate establishment Of the Cuban Re-
public.