The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-01-19
MONEY FOR CUBAN ARMY
Will Probably Be Advanced
Three Years Pay.
GOVERNMENTS AGREEMENT
The Amount IL Forty NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Receipts OF Cuba Will Be Pledged
for Its Repayment.


Brigadier.General Jose Miguel Gomez,
a member of the Cuban commission in
Washington, the Cuban army is sure to
receive the three years pay to which
it is entitled, $40, 1000, 900 being adj
vanced by the United States, with the
custom houses of Cuba as security for
its payment.
Brigadier-General Gomez, who has
just arrived in this city from Washing
ton, is grateful for the way the commits
sion has been received. The negotia-
tions, it is expected, will be completed
by the end of this month, when the
commission will return to Cuba. GEN
eral Gomez said last night:
"Our hopes have all been realized.
AT first, however, things looked dark
for us. Poor General Garcia was the
most pessimstic member of the COM
mission. He had little hope for the
success of our plans when lie left for
Washington. The rest of the commits.
sion argued, however, that as the
Americans had taken charge of Cuba
and thus prevented us from raising
money, we had right to request loan
with which to pay off our men. Gen.
eral Garcia asked for only 500 for
each man.
THE other commissioners protested
because OF the small amount. Then
came the generals death, and for the
time being negotiations were suspend.
ed. At our next meeting it was agreed
that an official list of the men in the
Cuban army would he required before
any agreement could be reached. Ac.
cordingly, | left for Cuba, whence
returned on January with the re.
quirod document.
"There are Al 900 men to be paid ir
the Cuban army. The amount we
have requested is $40, coo, 900, to be
turned over to us either in one or thee
payments. We will give as security
the custom-houses in Cuba. Should
the government not care to lend US
that sum, We are willing to take one.
third of it and later pay the men the
rest.
''As affairs now stand, l think We
will receive the amount in three pay
ments. This. however. is not decided
yet. The late Mr.. Dingley was in ia.
vor of giving us the amount in one pay.
ment."
Speaking of the present condition of
affairs in Havana, General Gomez
said it was bad.
"There appears to be much disagree.
ment amCng the American soldiers,
he continued, 'and no one seems &c
know what his power is. Some one
gives an order, and the next man coun.
termands it. AS a result the govern.
ment of Havana is not as smootL. as it
might be.
General Brooke. however, is well
liked. and the Cubans are more than
willing to help him. General Lud.
lows orders preventing the Cubans
from from taking any part in the
evacuation parade caused great deal
of ill-ieeling. This is now done away
with, and there need be no fear of
clash between the Cubans aud the
Americans.
1.-THE American soldiers are fine
set of men, and do not give any trou.
BILE. We are done with war, and want
peace, but nevertheless we would never
tolerate Il e condition Of affairs which
is reported to exist in Porto Rico.
General Brooke, | am told, is about
to name committee of Cubans, who
will act as his advisers. Mendez Cap
ote, president of the assembly at Santa
Cruz del Sur, will be placed at the
head of the commission.
General Maxine Gomez will re.
main in the field until the army is dis.
banded. He will then make his home
in Havana. After the men in the
army are paid off, we will try to prove
to this country that we are fully able
to govern Cuba.
1.-THE paying off of the army is the
most important move toward establish.
ing tranquility on the island. If we
should not be able to raise the money
trouble with the men would follow"