New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
GOMEZ TO THE PRESIDENT.
THE CUBAN GENERAL WRITES THAT
EVERYTHING WILL GO WELL.

THE CUBAN GENERAL WRITES THAI
EVERYTHING WILL GO WELL.
Remedios Province OF Santa Clara, Feb. (via
caratuanO Immediately after yesterdays
conference. General Gomez wrote the following
letter to President Mckinley in Spanish:
Republic OF Cuba, Headquarters OF the Army
Remedies. February l. 1s99
President Mckinley, Washington:
II has been a great pleasure to me TO CONFER
with your Commissioner. Mr.. Porter. introduced
bv nv friend, Quesada and am now aware OF
and pleased with your wishes. In a snort uille
7 will go TO Havana and confer with Genera
Brooke. 80 that everything will go we'll FOL
lowing your advice. l Will cooperate IN the "orK
MAXIMO GOMEZ. General
To-day General Gomez is preparing for the
trip TO Havana The whole attitude or the oo
fighter is much more Cordial than was antici-
pated by Mr. Porter He told the latter he was
proud TO receive the Special Commissioner OF
the President. and he is evidently much gratifled
at the prospect Of an early solution Of the DIS
bandment problem.
The money will be sent on Commissioner Por-
ter's order to General Brooke. and will be paid
out as called for, by distribution through SUD-
committees Of Cuban and American officers in
the various provinces. AS agreed upon al yes
terday's confercr-~e the entire amount Will be
At the ratio Of 60 it Will amount to S42OOooo
or nearly 500 for each man in the Cuban Army
as estimated by the delegation from the Cuban
Military Assembly which went TO Washington
in December. and has recently returned 10
Cuba That the late General Calixto Garcia
told President Mckinley, would be satisfactory
II is learned that the delegation was questioned
bv Mr. Porter for the President. and that a re-
port was submitted. which has not yet been
made public. The figures given In IT, as sup
piled here to-day. call for S51,OOOO9O as the
first estimate of the delegation but the mem
bers Of the delegation said they would take less
and acknowledged they could hardly expect
better pay for the Cuban privates than the
American privates get, which is Sl3 a mon'h
and the American basis would mean S9OOOOOO
for privates.
At the conference Mr.. Porter laid special
stress on the fact that the S3.000000 was not TO
ne REGARDED as wages due for services rendered
hut as a relief fund from the United States to
expedite the dsbandment OF the army. and to
further the aims Of reconstruction. This article
Of the compact previously cabled. the most
delicate point under consideration. as the ques-
tlon Of the recognition Of the Cuban Army as
military body and. tacitly, Of the Cuban revo-
lutionary government. involved General
Gomez acquesced in this premise more readily
than might have been expected In view Of his
reputed hostility TO the United States.
General Gomez mace the point in his discus
sions with Mr.. Porter that the estimate Of the
amount wanted for the army was not his nut
that % .he Cuban Assembly j. was then that
he brought in his reference 70 using the grant
IKE the loaves AND fshea.
THE DELEGATIONS ESTIMATE.
It is understood that the estimate furnished
President Mckinley ny the delegation from the
Cuban Assembly called for payment for 5119
commissioned officers 9762 non-commissioned
officers. and 30160 prvates, divided as follows,
with totals estimated as due each grade.
Eleven major-generals $500 month. Sl79 45O
Nineteen generals Of division. 500 a month
S29617j
Firtv-four briradier-generals. 500 month
$3.50 so
one hundred and sXty-three coonels. 500
month 81 491 80
TWO hundred and ninety observation-disclosures.
500 month S2.362, 500.
Five hundred and seventy-eight majors. $500
a month S3s7O241
Nire hundred and sixty-hve captains. S13O
month 81 561 500
One thousand two hundred and forty-hve
Meutenants, 500 month. $3.763,2oO.
one thousand seven hundred and nnety-four
sub-Ieutenants. $50 month S4952sS0
Two thousand one hundred and thirty first
sergeants, $50 month, So 3796200.
Three thousand one hundred and twenty-three
second sergeants. $50 month. S4 4605,600.
Four thousand five hundred corporals. $40
month, S5.23S,240.
Thirty thousand hundred and sixty pri-
Yates. $50 a month, S21 502 500.
Total. 4.O41 men. S57.304.3s0.
The details Of the actual allotment Will fall
to a commission consisting Of Governor General
Brooke. General Maxine Gomez and various
others Il is doubtful whether as many men
still under arms can be found as was estimated
by the Assemblys delegation. Large numbers
however. are scattered throughout the island
though there is no great force at any one place
General Gomez has only four hundred with him
here