The morning times., 1895-10-17
CUBA'S FRIENDS ACTIVE
Call Signers to Discuss the
Mass Meeting Friday Night.
DATE THEN TO BE DECIDED
The Committee of Arrangements VIII
Also Outline the Scope of the ReSo-
lutions, Announce the Speaker'S ana
Perfect the PIu,nS nS-Adhercnts In
THIS Country Biding Their Time.

The committee of arrangements for the
Cuban mass meeting VIII confer on Friday
evening at 1:30 O'Clock on the stage of
MctZcrott Hall.
All those lovers of freedom who have
signed the cali constitute this committee.
This gathering will decide the date on
which the meeting shall bc held, the
scope OF The resolutions, the arra uccnents
for speakers, and what stall he done
with the organized houics who will be
invited 10 SCEu delegates.
This action whi b. forced GA the com
nittcc ia The most practical way, Tor
already several organizations nave iakch
steps toward beng represented 1hcS
met after The Times tad published The
cali and without :usi!g amy time Cccldru
la bv represented AT the meeting. All
orgariZcTi bodies viii be invltrd To at
icinl. They Will he expected l." bring
their banuerS and their banGs, II they
50 chousc. II Is expected tnat lie hall
Will b. alive with fiuttcri;i- banners and
brave mottocs.
M on;. win be turned away from this
gathering. All VIII he wcloomed ANA every
nnc l., expected to come. Organized la
Dor VIII receive an especially warm invi
tation, as IT was among the Inst 10 urge
tue ISSUANCE OF the can. Ihey VIII urn
ont i'll force.
The friends Of Cuban patriots in the city
are keeping very quiet Just now, and for
"a good reason. They lopc tiiat this GOV
rrnnent may take some action looking TO
the recognition soT the bcliiScrcnt rights
of the sirugsling Insurrcctonis,s. rhcy
have received no Intlnia: ion even that such
is Ia bc the policy al the Administration
bat they hope and nope strongly.
They refuse la make known the grounds
on which their hopes rest, but ;hcy are as
surrdly hopeful. They think the matter
Will ail hc Strengthened out after the cleo
tiOns, and the elections are only a couple
oil weeks OFF.
WANT \ STEAMER.
They only want "a chance. Tncy say If
they could get hold of a fast steamer,
small though II might be, they would lie
in clover. All the aIHi;IIirnt desired would
be TWO rapid-firc guns, and they promise
To make Things huIu an aroun. the isiar'i
They would make things so lively for the
SpaniardS that rrinIortrincntS could not
bc hurried over ron Spain fast enough.
They can get al these things If they are
given a iiule chance.
SO filled with the hope Of post elccIlnn
expectations the Washington friends of
the struggle are kerpinE up a bold front.
But they nave not CEASED WORK ing lay any
means. They viii hr out iii force at tie
meeting. The local leaders are in com
muniCatiOn with Cubans in New York and
keep in touch With everything that arrives
from Cuha. They viii nave something in
tcrc>tng Ia say when The meeting Is held.
The general opinion SetrIs to lie that the
meeting should De held October 81. The
idea IS meeting with approval here, hut
the committee VIII decide the time Friday
night. The Chicago sympathizer> i'll the
movement have ISSUED an appeal tu Citizens
throughout the Union asking that syinpa-
.thetiC mass meetings he held October 81.
Iney think the movement WOu Id derive great
benefit from strh simultaneous action.
Many Washingtoni:,ns have been IL; Cuba
i'll the past years and are acquainted with
the state or affairs there. i number OF
these gentlemen are signers to The call.
They did not hesitate to add their names
and We're glad 10 do so. They said they
were glad and told why. Among these
gentlemen was Mr.. Edward ID Easton. pres
ident of the Columbia Phonograph Com
pany- When Mr.. Easton signed the call he
said:
WHAT 4 wASHlNGTONItN SAW.
Al am heartily in favor OF freedom, and
can't get my name to this call any too
quick. i was down there last winter, and
saw enough to satisfy me that ~ change
was needed. ! think Cuba Is the worst
governed island i'll the world. 4 least. it
Is the worst, governed that know any
thing about"
What struck you most forcibly, Mr..
Easton:"
the minor officials. The Spanish govern
ment taxes is every, hing. No man has a
chance. If a business man wants TO put
out a sign, he is taxed. The amount OF
the tax depends on the length OF his name.
The government charges so much Il letter.
You see but few signs and but few street
numbers as a consequence.
''Then the minor officials must come in
payers. What the government is unable 4;
get these men selze. They have no pity.
and everything goes. / could see all this
In the short time l was there. That was
last winter"
''Was the uprising being discussed?''
''Ycs: there We're rumors, but you could
not depend on anything. The censorship
of the government over the telegraph,
post and press is severe that one can
scarcely believe anything he sees. Then
news travels slowly. Whispers of the
impending struggle were heard. aud in
Havana even. when they felt sure they
were safe. many business men expressed
hope for the success Of III" movement.
shall be glad to help The mass-mccting
along after what l have seem
Senor Gerardio Forester, of New York.
one of the organizers for Cuban freedom,
is in the city. He is greatly Interested
in the meeting which is to .bc held here,
and will he present with other New York
ers interested in the movement
Senor Forester is member of PartidO
Rcyoluciaua rio CuDanu, with hcadquar-
ters al No. &C Broadway, New York. The
Partido is the supreme Cuban orgaDiZa-
tion in the United States. Senors Tomas
Estrada, GonZalo de Qnesado and i;enia-
min j. Guerra, the delegates recently
chosen by the organization, have been
duly recognized by Maxine Gomez, the
gcncral-in-chief of the Cuban army.