The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-12
Gomez Impeached by
Assembly.
EMPHATIC VOTE.
The Cuban Patriot De-
clared to Be Insubordinate.

Havana, March 1.-THE Cuban mill
tary assembly in public session this
afternoon. impeached Gen. Maxine Co
mez and removed him from his COM
mand as general In chief of the Cuban
army, the first ballot taken resulting in
70 votes being cast in support of the
motion to impeaoh and remove Gen.
Gomez against four in opposition.
The meeting lasted from o'clock I'M
til z. Gen. Gomez's only supporters
were Gen. Cespedes and Gen. Nunez.
The original motion, which was intro
.duced by Senior Manuel Sangunly, pro-
vided for abolition of the grade Of gem
eral-in-chief, but an amendment was
offered to this by Senior Aguerro, which
read ito abolish the grade OF general
in-chief, and 10 remove Gen. Gomez for
failure in his military duties, and dis
obedience to the assembly"
Senior Aguerro declared that Gomez
was insubordinate and should be pun
lshed, and Senior Sanguilly msinuated
that the general was a traitor to Cuba.
Much passion was evident in the
speeches in some of which Gomez was
declared to have been delinquent In his
duties and disobedient because he had
accepted the proposition of Robert r.
Porter. President McKinleyS special
emissary, without consulting the as
sembly; because be had taken upon
himself the arrangements for the pay
ment and disarming of the Cuban troops
Independent Of the assembly, and be-
cause he had declared to the assembly
that he would observe its rulings In SO
far as he considered them beneficial
to Cuba.
The assembly again declared that
the $3,0O0000 was insufficient and that
# had not yet accepted the proposition.
The discussion OF this question will
soon be taken up now that Gen. Gomez
has been removed.
Col. Mora and Gen. Nunez declared
that the present step was useless and
would make the assembly ridiculous in
the eyes of the world.
Tomorrow Gen. Gomez viii be official
| ly notified of the assemblyS action.
| Gen, Gomez Is believed to be stronger
than the assembly in the affection of
the Cuban army.
The position of the assembly is not
ably weak, as the military administra-
tion supports Gen. Gomez, as do also
the planters and property ele-
ment, who are tired of the Cuban
army, which subssts half upon charity
and half upon contributions levied by
means Of threats.
Gen. Gomez received at Mulinas this
evening telephone message announc-
ing to him the assembly's decision. He
answered calmly: IAN right | enjoy
the situation" He then came to fla
vana to keep dinner engagement with
his daughter at the house Of a friend
The news Of the action of the assem-
bly, Is all over Havana, ard the cafes
around the plaza are filled with ex-
cited men discussing the subject The
general expression is one Of strong cen
sure Of the assembly. The next meet
ing of that body will be held on Mon
day. The surrendered arms Of the Gu
ban troops viii, in accordance with an
agreement between Gov. Gen. Brooke
and Gen. Gomez, be stored at Havana
and Santiago, in the general custody Of
the United States, but under the i'm
mediate charge or Cubans in the EN-
ploy Of the military governor Every
Cuban soldier must give up his arms,
even If they We're bought by himself,
or else he will receive no share Of the
money advanced by the United States.