Arizona Republican

CUBANS DISCONTENT
The Situation Said to Be Growing More Grave.

GENERAL GOMEZ ATTITUDE
Delay in Paying the Cuban Army and Lack of Self-government Causes of the Trouble—Much Expected of General Wood Who is Now in Havana—Order to Pay Taxes.
Complain of Militarism.

Havana, Jan. 31.—Gen. Maximo Gomez intends to concentrate all the Cuban forces in the island in the province of Santa Clara, and from there to come to the vicinity of Havana, where he will encamp, peacefully awaiting developments.
Several of his emissaries are now in Havana conferring with the important Cuban leaders concerning the situation.
The Cubans are keenly desirous of having their army paid and declare openly that it is unjust that the Americans should administer the finances of the island without paying the patriots.
La Lucha remarks that the Cuban song proclaiming that Cuba is free is untrue, as the Americans with their military rule have not left autonomy anywhere, not even in the municipalities.
There is wild talk of the possibility of another war, but the great majority of Cubans repel the idea and advise the people to accept everything the Americans ordain.
The attitude of Gen. Gomez is not known here, and his views are awaited with much interest.
The discontented Cubans look to him to solve the present difficulty.
Hitherto he has advised all Cubans to abandon politics and go to work.
A majority of the Cuban officers here, acting under orders from Gen. Gomez, left the city today to join their commands.
The meeting of Cuban generals, which was to have been held at Marianao today to discuss the situation has been postponed until tomorrow.
The situation is becoming graver hourly.
Discontent, caused principally by the non-payment of the army, is spreading among the Cubans.
They have another grievance in the fact that little power has been granted to the municipalities.
The members of the Havana city council, at their meeting today, expressed a desire to call upon Gen. Ludlow, the military governor of the city, and ask him what they are in their places for if they cannot do anything without the consent of the military government.
Mayor Lacoste appeased the council by promising to see Gen. Ludlow.
The mayor cannot appoint a single employee without consulting the military governor.
The Cuban assembly at Marianao has resolved to await the arrival of Senor Lanuza, one of the commissioners sent to Washington, who is expected to arrive at any moment to give an account of the mission.
If he confirms the report that the army is not to be paid, trouble is sure to follow.
Major General Leonard Wood, military governor of the department of Santiago, has arrived here from Washington.
Many Cubans have called upon him to discuss the situation.
He is endeavoring to smooth matters over, and much is expected from him.
Dr. Joaquin Castillo, who accompanied him, will leave tomorrow for Caibarien to confer with Gen. Gomez.
It is generally believed that he goes on a mission from Gen. Wood.
Governor General Brooke today received a letter from Salamanca, Spain, signed by several sergeants in the Spanish army, in which it was stated that more than three hundred Spaniards who had left or were leaving the army were willing to return to Cuba and become American citizens if guarantees were offered to them.
The finance department will tomorrow issue a decree ordering all merchants and industrial concerns to pay their taxes before the end of the month.
To those concerns working under a patent a respite of a month is granted.
The war tax of 20 per cent, imposed by the Spanish government is suppressed.
The taxes must be paid in American money.