The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-30
La TOILETTE AHEAD MONEY FOR GOMEZ
The General Received $35, 1000 From
ss'.> Cuban Government. :
OTHERS WERE PAID HUSH MONEY
1t Was Considered the Best Way to
Avoid Trouble in the
Army. 1~

washington, June SU.-GeneFai aaAIMo
Gomez received $4,000 from the Cuban
treasury while the provisional government
for the island existed. The government
has been trying for some time to get this
information from the war department, but
has not succeeded. The exact figures have
been obtained in an unofficial way from
officers who have had charge OF the pay
ments which were made for military pur-
poses to keep General Gomez and his ass0-
ciates quiet. = t
At the close of the war the provisional
government was informed that General
Gomez was in absolute want. At one time
in the middle of the early dif1cult1eS ne
left Cuba with farewell address and
sailed for the home of his son, his own
home also, in Santo Domingo. His friends
say he went home to get square meal. In
time he came back. What the lnducement
was was not then disclosed.
When the distribution of the $4,000, 900
voted for the purpose of disbanding the
Cuban army was made the first check was
for $4,000. 7=rEG y
It was payable to General Gomez and
was cashed with his Endorsement thereon.
The check bears date May %, 1899, and
is for personal account, order No. 2l9,
division of Cuba ,.-. ~.
It. appears as an item in the report OF
Major E.. f.: Ladd, u. s.. ", adisbursing 7of-
fieer at Havana. ~4:1 r. e e. a.. ri. q
The payment was Justified as; suitable
provision for the support of the COM
manding officer of the Cuban army In
moderate style while the work of reor-
ganization was going on
Those who aided In the distribution OF
the So, 100000 say that 1t was necessary
to pay out a good deal Of money at this
time to prevent publicity in the island Of
the manner of distribution, and that some
of these payments We're the result Of ex-
tortions. It was considered by the off,
GERS at that time that it was better to
make these payments, even to some who
were technically undeserving, rather than
engender hard feelings and stir up a
trouble in the dissolving Cuban army
which would have been hard to manage.
In the work Of distributing this S3,oo0,-
900 General Gomez was assisted by Gen
eral Alexandra Rodriguez, who received
at the same time check for $4,000, for
disbandment of the Cuban army, order
No. I'll, division of Cuba" -.
General Carlos Roloff was another stat
officer who received a check, June 20, for
Expenses connected with the Cuban
army, order No. 80, division of Cuba;
while "Charles" Roloff received $1,000,
Aug. IA, for Expenses making rolls for
payment of Cuban army by Generals Ro-
loft and Sanchez ..a
General Carlos also received $3.50,
Oct. 13, for Expenses, discharge Cuban
army and $3.50, Nov. %, "for expenses
in connection with distribution of dis
| charges to members of the late Cuban
army" On Nov 20 he received another
payment of $1,000, for Services rem
dered In preparation of papers. for the
discharge of Cuban army. Jan. to NOV
| 30, 1899" .--s...... %...
These represent payments to men whom
| Gomez insisted should be cared for, and
| the American army officials thought II
| was better to comply. ="
General Gomez displayed great ia
miliarity with the military treasury, on
Nov. 20, drew $4,000 on personal &C. 4s
Davis, disbursing clerk at Havana
Cuba" .-> -sE
This $1,000, according to the creditors
was on account of the pacitication Of the
| insurgents.
! There was a small element OF the Cubar
army left which could not be pacifled. /
was decided to bunch all of these in ar
organization known as the Cuban rura
| guard which was to be a sort of rura
constabulary
BY means of 1t, the terriers" all the
old war horses, the irreconcflables tht
"bad men, and the discontents were
| more or less moIIihed.
| Disbursements made by B. F. Davis
treasury disbursing clerk, Havana
| Cuba" is an entry which appears on thu
1 49,, General Gomez was paid $4,000 fol
>, "services rendered the island Of Cuba. ..
! When the senate gets full and properl!
i classified information from the completed
! records of the war department 1t, will
4 know that the total amount paid Genera
Maxine Gomez by the American militar.
I government in Cuba Is $36, 900.
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