New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-31
GOMEZ DEMANDS MILLIONS.
WILL NOT DISBAND HIS ARMY" UNTIL
THE MONEY is PAID.
THE CUBAN GENERAL WANTS THE UNITED
THE AGREEMENT MADE By
GARCIA REPUDIATED.
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Washington. Jan. 30.-Maxlmo Gomez. tho
Cuban commanding General. has demanded
nearly s60ooO0oO from the United States ana
refuses to disband his army" until the money
IS paid He has repudIated the arrangement
made by cslixto Garcia who came TO WASH
ington with authority from Gomez to provide
for the return OF the Cubans to their peaceful
pursuits. and whose work was barely accom-
plished before his sudden death on December
II. It was tEen agreed that the United States,
in order 10 secure he prompt resumption Of
labor on the plantations OF the island. With a
view to promoting the speedy revival OF pros
perity and settled conditions. should distribute
about S3O000c0 among the thirty thousand said
to be still under srms in the ratio Of 500 man.
the officers in proportion to their rank to re-
ceve greater amount. the Ordinary enlisted
men TO De discharged with sums less than 500.
depending on the length OF service and other
considerations For over a month the Pay
Corps Of the Army has beer making ready to
carry out this arrangement. the National de-
fence fund being available for the purpose.
Accurate lists CT the Cuban soldiers entitled
TO compensation had to be prepared and other
formalties gone through. II was In tended that
the Cubans at Sle proper time should apply at
established American garrsons in the various
provinces. whore. on throwing down their arms
and presenting lie proper credentials. they were
to receive their quota OF the allotment from the
pay officers al the stations. In the mean time
General Brooke and his chief subcrdinates have
been endeavorng to give employment, mostly
Of q permanent character. TO large numbers OF
cubans, IN order 10 reduce the number requiring
bounty. and at the same time 10 give the in
habitants opportunity 70 begin governing them
selves
EXCITING CUBANs AGAINST THIS COUNTRY.
Gomez has come out agains, this scheme.
which operating satisfactorily 10 most
Cubans, and has struck for greater stakes II
is officially known here that he Is endeayoring
to dissuade Cubal rs from accepting Office
under the American occupation and is urg-
ing all the natives OF every grade to stay
with him in the field until the United States
is compelled to accede TO his terms Of disband-
ment" Gomez alleges that his army consists
Of forty thousand men. and he Insists that most
OF them shall be paid for three years service
at the rates which prevail in the United States
Army. He fixes the date Of the Cuban declara-
tion OF independence. February "a 1895. as the
beginning OF the period for which himself and
his forces are to be remInerated. and for him.
self, with the rank OF ant-general. he
will be satisfied with $1,000 annually. the
American rate for that grade.
Gomez also has about twenty maj generals.
for each Of whom he wants $500 annually, and
his army" is equipped with nearly two hundred
brigadier- generals, each rated according 70 the
United States Army pay table al $500 annual
y. This aggregates the nice Ettle sum OF
Sc. $4,000 for generals alone; then there
colonels. neutenant-colonels and majors, whose
numbers run into the thousands. The privates
do not amount to much, for they are compare
lively few, but each Of them will require S64S.
and the Army paymasters who figured out the
total have reported that over S5IOOO000 will be
required to crafty all the demands Gomez has
made which is an average Of 81 423 man.
II is to meet these demands and show Gomez
their absurdity that Gonzalo Quesada, who for
the last three years has been the representative
of the Cubans in Washington, started for Cuba
last week after reaching thorough understand
ing with the War Department authorities
Robert P. Porter went along with Mr.. Quesada
as the official representative OF the United
States In the matter.