Show GOOD HILL OF GUBANS t Significance of the Gomez Demonstration Demon-stration at Havana + BETTER FEELING EXISTS 4 CUBANS SPANIARDS AND AMERICANS ICANS ABE UNITED Spaniards Took Pat In the Parade and American Flags Were Numerous Numer-ous Cuban Bands Played Star spangled Banner and Dixie Gomez Recognized Cuban Leader New York Feb 25A dispatch to the Tribune from Havana says Cuban Cu-ban patriotism is satisfied The insurgent insur-gent soldiers have marched through Havana streets bearing their arms and General Gomez has been received I with militari honors by the American military commanders Surrounded by them he watched 2500 of his soldiers defile in the plaza He watched these soldiers from the balcony on which General Brooke and other American generals stood less than two months ago when the last company of departing depart-ing Spanish troops saluted the American Amer-ican troops and Captain General Cas tellanos formally yielded the Spanish sovereignty After witnessing the review view Gomez went to Elvedado which is General Brookes headquarters paid his respects and conferred with him ad confered regarding garding the disbandment of insurgent troops That is the most important affair now that the Cuban celebration ha been held I is also important to know that the result of the celebration has contributed to a better understanding and will help the disbandment Expressions IPgot Tlb tAn = I pressions of good will toward Americans Amer-icans were unviversal The events of the day were creditable and were also significant in the lack of resentment toward the Spanish classes I was not a day of rejoicing for Spanish defeat yet they could not fail to be gratified at the care taken to avoid wounding their susceptibilities The fiestas were not solely in honor of Gomez as this was the fourth anniversary an-niversary of the beginning of the revolution revo-lution but Gomez was the hero There could be no doubt of his popularity It seemed to partake more of gratitude than of personal affection but the acknowledgment ac-knowledgment of his leadership was universal Some scenes were tropical in their emotional effusiveness The climax was reached when Gomez arrived at the palace and was received by General Gen-eral Ludlow and other American commanders com-manders The parades gave a good opportunity to judge of the sentiment of the people The Americans remarked with satisfaction sats faction that the stars and stripes were seen everywhere They float sen eeIwhere Tey foat ed over buildings with Cubas emblem were Intertwined in arches and among some of the pa tiiotic and worklngmens societies appeared ap-peared to be more numerous than the Cuban flags When the bands played The Hymn of Bayamo the people were delirious but they also went wild over the Star I spangled Banner and Dixie Boys I from an orphan asylum were paraded by an instructor and at regular intervals i inter-vals cried Long live the Americans I A banner carried by little girls bore the mottoes Gratitude to the Americans Amer-icans and Cuba for the Cubans II Several Dominican flags were carried car-ried out of compliment to General Gomez Go-mez Their Cuban flags tattered and I torn were carried by Cuban soldiers and one which was said to have been I Maceos stirred their deep emotions The Cubans present fewer evidences I of popular feeling than might have 1 been expected from the desire which I had been expressed to have them parade pa-rade with their arms Threefourths of them were black cavalry who had carbines of an old pattern and among the Infantry Mausers and Springfields I Nothing in the appearance of these C ban soldiers was menacing to the fu I ture peace of the island The incident which attracted the most attention In the celebration was the blending of the American Cuban and Spanish flags These three flags were surmounted by a emblematic I banner with the motto Peace harmony har-mony and union No unfriendly demonstration met this suggestion It was received in silence at some places and at others was cheered Spanish ribbons were also displayed and one squad of men marching with the Cubans Cu-bans were pointed out as composed of peninsulars or Spaniards Many of the banners bore titles such a Peace and concord and Now we struggle for peace industry The celebration has left a pleasing impression No disorder occurred and absence of rancor toward the Spanish classes is causing favorable comment These while quiet are not as sullen a on Jan 1 when the American occupation occu-pation began They are pleased at the consideration shown to their feelings The Spanish newspapers tell Gomes that they cannot greet him a either victor or liberator because the Americans Amer-icans are the real conquerors but they are grateful to Gomezs Influence in establishing es-tablishing peace and promise their adhesion ad-hesion In helping him to get rid of the conquerors American officials are not concerned over these utterances They are gratified grati-fied at the sentiment of friendliness among the Cubans which the celebra I tion has developed They do not misinterpret mis-interpret this as an encouragement to annexation but they will take advantage advant-age of the good feeling to present to Cubans the advisability of coooerat Ing in disbanding troops and resuming re-suming peaceful pursuits The celebration satisfies the Americans Amer-icans and prepares them for serious affairs af-fairs |