Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-28
READY FOR REVOLT.
Cubans Are Once Again Pre-
pairing to Throw Off the
Spanish Yoke.
ANOTHER FREE REPUBLIC
Nav Be added to the American List
by the Anniversary of
THE DISCOVERY OF COLUMBUS.
Graphic Sketches of the Leaders in the
Present Movement.
ANOTHER FREE REPUBLIC
THE DISCOVERY OF COLUMBUS.
Graphic Sketches of the Leaders in the
Present Movement.
CLUBS FORMED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY

until recently Secretary OF Ine "SOuncll. U
Presidents of Cuban clubs at Key West
eve Cubans want to vie with Chicago il
the celebration of the four hundredth ami
versary of the discovery of America, ant
our contribution will be to add another fire.,
republic to the continent which Columbu
discovered. Much blood will likely flow il
the island before the end of the year, as W.
intend to fly the Cuban flag from Morrt
Castle in the port of Havana by the time
the anniversary comes.
ssThe state of affairs in Cuba is ripe for o
revolution The discomfort is general by
reason of the Governments exactions. Spair
is a poor nation to pay its debts, and all the
debts it has contracted within the last
century it is taking out of Cuba 1t has too
many men who have to be supported il
office, and when it cannot do better it SENDS
them to Cuba These carpetbaggers, as yor
would call the m in America, know that the
first change in Government at home viii
throw them out; SO while their tenure Of
Office lasts they try to wiring as much as pos
sible out of the people. The Cubans have
to submit to the domination of a race in
whether they remain at home or leave they
are still resolved to put down this oppres
sion of their country. This feeling is gen.
eral throughout Cuba and an outbreak ma.
be expected at any time
Patriotism of the Cubaps.
"The Cubans in this country are all pa.
triots. They love thei. own land, like the
Irish. They are eager to fight, and the
greatest difficulty is to restrain them from
making some premature demonstration that
would result disastrously to the cause That
is the task which confronts the leaders in
America of the movement for Cuban tree
dom-to repress it temporarily, not to stimu-
late it.
Fortunately we have at the head of the
revolutionary party a man, Josepe Marti,
who possesses the necessary prudence. He
is also patriot His boyhood shows this
When only IL years old he and schoolmatc
named Valdes Dominguez were implicated
in writing an essay advocating Cuban inde-
pendence. They were reported to the civil
authorities and arrested. Seeing that they
might become liable to Imprisonment and
perhaps death, Josepe Marti avowed him.
self alone responsible to save his school
mates. He was put in the chain gang and
compelled to work in the streets of Havana
in irons Then he was sent to Spain and
apprenticed to lawyer. He was admitted
to the bar, but took the first opportunity to
leave Spain and come to the United States.
He has lived and is loved in many South
American countries
''He was the American Consul in New
York of the Argentine Republic and other
countries of South America October 10,
1891, when the anniversary of the outbreak
of the last Cuban revolution occurred. AT
meeting to celebrate the event he spoke
in favor of Cuban independence. A Spanish
paper censured him as the representative of
countries friendly to Spain encouraging
one of her dependencies to rebe.. Marti
Immediately resigned all his consulates,
and, being without other means of support,
be has since supported himself as teacher
OF the Spanish language. He devotes his
evenings to instruction, his days to the
cause.
Clubs at the L oaiing Centers.
''Tbe meeting in New York and Marti's
speech stirred up bis countrymen in Ameri-
ca. Clubs began to be organized in Key
West, Tampa, New York and other cities.
Interest in the cause has lately been much
stimulated by the appearance in Tampa two
months ago of another Cuban patriot, but
not native-General Charles Rollof Gen
eral Rollof was born in Poland, but went to
Cuba when quite young and engaged in the
war for independence of 1868. His abilities
as soldier raised him to the rank of Gen
eraL He was in command of the largest
force the insurgents raised in the war at the
invasion of Los Villas, when with $4,000
men he conducted successful campaign.
General Rolloff was in the United
States of Colombia when be heard that the
Revolutionary party was forming in this
country two months ago. He at once re-
paired to Tampa and communicated with
Marti, who had been elected its President,
and aided in recognizing it.
When he came there were II Cuban So
cieties there. The number soon increased
to 40 Now Key West is so we'll organ
lied that every Cuban there belongs to one
or more clubs and every cigar factory is
club.
EVERY place that has 20 Cubans is en-
titled TO organize as a Cuban club. The
Presidents OF the different clubs in a town
form Council of Presidents, which exer-
cises supervision over the action of all
members and keeps on the lookout for
t:aitors The objects of the clubs are the
spreading of propaganda, the purchase of
arms ana munitions of war, the enlistment
ct men and the preparation for an outbreak
at a moments notice. Every member of a
club is under the control of the Revolu-
tionary party. There are no dissentients,
but they stand solid to a man.
with a leader like Marti, man of his
experience, education and capabilities, it
is not 20 be expected that toolhardy at
tempt will be made to achieve indepen-
dence. He will not consent to a useless
sacrifice of life such as took place In the long
war of 1S6S-7S We fought ten long years
then and failed Whatever is done this
time will be done intelligentIy and in per-
feet accord with the patriots in Cuba. Presi-
dent Marti is in constant communication
with all the revolutionary clubs, both in the
United States and the rest of the continent,
as well as clubs formed on the island All
he is waiting for now is to hear the word.
Ready to Take Up Arms Again.
"We didn't want to force revolution.
Both in Cuba and the United States all the
leading Cubans who survived the last war are
ready 10 take up arms again. In Tampa,
Key West and New York together there are
! 500 men ready to sail for Cuba at the word
Of command.
Even the women have formed clubs in
Key West and at Tampa a Woman's Revo-
lutionary Club is forming. We expect that
the American people will aid us in the strug-
gle for independence 1t seems a shame
that the whole body of the Ameri-
can continent should be free and Cuba
and the other West Indies remain colo
mics of European governments In spite of
the Monroe doctrine, Cuba is dependency
Of Spain.
Cuba does not desire to become q State
of the American Union. Cubans admire
the United States, but desire to become an
independent country above all. They will,