The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-01-19
FOR THE CUBAN POOR
DR.. Jose A. Friar Will Pre-.
sent a Plan of Relief.
A NEW SCHEME OF FINANCE
Appropriated to the Payment Of
Disbanded Cuban Soldiers.

New York, Jan. IA dispatch te
the Press from Washington says: DR..
Jose A. Friar, chairman of the finance
committee of the Cuban assembly and
one of the leading lawyers of the
island, has arrived in Washington,
and will present to the department Of
state plan for the settlement Of the
financial system of Cuba. This plan
includes a method of app1opriating
certain revenues toward the payment oil
the Cuban soldiers when they are dis
banded, and other financial measures
for the relief of the poor.
DR.. Friar is leading candidA.e for
the appointment of chief justice, al
though it is asserted that his mission
in Washington at this time is not to
further his candidacy for that Office,
but is solely for the purpose of present
ing his financial plans.
"In additi on to the financial scheme
which we have proposed" said DR..
Friar. CDR. Caesote, president of the
Cuban assembly, has, with others,
worked out an admirable plan for the
government of the island drawn from
the knowledge of existing laws and
practices of the courts and various local
officers which will be submitted to the
United States.
"Already General Brooke has sur
rounded himself with some of the
ablest Cuban leaders as advisers. They
realize that for the present American
intervention is necessary. The leaders
have been reconciled to it. and the
great mass of the people are steadily
coming to take this view of the matter.
l regard it as necessary, however, that
Cubans should be made the police off,
GERS IN all the large cities, for the rea-
son that they understand the people,
know who the malefactors are. are
better able to apprehend them and pre-
vent trouble than the Americans. The
Spaniards, if retained, are sure to en-
courage dissension. It has always
been their policy to accept brides, and
they will continue to do SO as long as
they are maintained in official posi-
tons. and trouble is sure to result
from it under an equitable govern
ment.
General Gomez has been grossly
.misrepresented in great many re-
spects. have reason to know that he
is not anti-American, as has been
charged against him. The statements
that he has opposed American inter-
vention, know to be absolutely and
maliciously false. General Gomez is
true partiot. and has made as many
sacrifices as any man for the cause of
independence. Patriotic as he is, he
realized that American Intervention at
this time is necessary, he not only toll
Grated it without objection, but is in
favor of it.
General Gomez is remaining with
his army near Narciso because he be.
lieves it is his duty to do so, and per-
nit others to take part in the affairs Of
the new government. The army, in
the struggle for Office and reconstruc-
ton of the government. is apt to be
forgotten, and it needs General Gomez.
There are $4,000 men in the Cuban
army. They are anxious to return to
their deserted homes and build them
up. and General Gomez is DESTROYS to
have them do so, but it is necessary
that they should receive some compen-
satiOn ,,