The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-01
SYMPATHY FOR CUBANS
A MONSTER MEETING IN CHI
~"AG0 IN BEHALF OF THE
INSURGENTS.


BE Asked to Recognize as Belliger-
ents the Men Who Are Fighting Fer
Their Freedom Central Music and
Young Mems Christian ASS citation
Halls Packed.-A Large Number of
Organizations Represented.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 3O.-As much of
the population of Chicago as could find
entrance TO the auditorium of the Cen
trail Music Hall and the Y NJ O. A
building shouted itself hoalse in appro-
baton of series Of resolutions IN which
the U. S Government is asked to rec
ognize the Oabans as belligerents.
Such genuine enthusiasm has seldom
been witnessed in this city. Mayor
George B. Swift presided ut the meet
ing in Central Music Hall, while Judge
William A. Vincent was chairman of
the over flowing meeting in the Aeso-
citation Hall. The five vice Presidents
who occupied the platform were among
the business men of the city and each
one of them had previously expressed
himself as in full accord with the
object OF the NEE lgs. Before
number of gentlemen of prominence
were read. The first of these was from
John P. Altgald, and its ringing words
called for cheer after cheer. Other tele-
grams were from Congressman George
Adams, Senator Williamson, of Florida,
and George Peck The representatives
of the various organ cations which had
selected committees TO co operate in
making the meeting a success were dis
tributed between the two. Among these
were the Presidents with the committees
from the following organizations:
Local Legion Confederate Association,
Ct. A. r Naval Veterans, Society Sons
of Revolution, Illinois State Federation
of Labor, twenty five local labor organiza
lions, Standard Club, Marquette Club,
Kenwcod Club, Bankers llub, oakland
Club, Illinois Club, Menoken Club,
Italian residents, Scandinavian, Ger
man, Bohemian, Irish, Greek and
African societies.
All of the speakers addressed both
meetings. They were; Rev F. GuE-
saulus, W Hynes, Rev. 2. s. Henson,
John Mayo Palmer, Thomas B. Bryan,
William Mason and E Sherman.
When Consoles de Quesada, Secretary
of the Cuban Revolutionary Party of the
United States, and @. Sequas, another
prominent Cuban, stepped upon the
platform at Central Music Hall, the en-
thusiasm OF the audience knew no
bounds, and it was some minutes before
order was restored.
At this meeting Eugene Keauffer
played for the first time in public his
new march, Scuba LIBRA" introducing
the Cuban national air.
The Rev. DR.. W. FL. Thomas read the
resolutions, which were adopted as by
enc mighty voice. They We're as follows:
I'VE, citizens of Chicago, gathered to
express cur deep sympathy With the
Cuban5 in their grave struggle to secure
for themselves and their children the
blessing Of independence, liberty and
self government, present the following:
'tWe hold these truths to be self evident,
that all men are created equal, that they
are endowed by their creator with certain
inalienable rights, that among these are
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
that to secure these rights, govern
ments are instituted among men, derig-
ing their inst powers rom the consent
of the governed; that whenever any form
of government becomes destructive to
these ends, it is right of the people to
alter or to abolish it, and to in
stitute new government, laying
its foundations on such principles,
and organize its powers in such form as
to them shall seem most likely to effect
their safety and happiness. Prudence,
indeed, will dictate that governments
long established should not be changed
for light and transient causes, and ac
sordingy all experience has shown that
mankind are more disposed to suffer,
while sufferable, than to right themselves
by abolishing the form to which they are
accustomed. Bat when a long train of
asurpations and abuses and pursuing in
variably the same object, evinces de-
sign to reduce them uuder absolute des-
potism, their right is their duty to throw
off such government and provide new
guards for their future security.
''rhis historic declaration made by the
founders of our republic ON July 4th,
177e, was true then and is true to day.
For many unhappy years the Cubans
have been most shamefully oppr,ssed
and cruelty burdened, until the yoke of
Spanish rule had become intolerable. If
the fathers of A nerican Independence
were justified in casting off the oppres
awe dominion of Great Britain, the
Cuban patriots of today have greater
justification for their attempt to over
throw the tormenting, impoverishing,
heartless tyranny of the Spanish govern
nent.
"We desire publicly to express our in
dignatioa that in this year. 1895, the
spectacle is presented of ship loads of
soldiers sent three thousand miles across
the ocean to America, the land of the
free TO shoot down in cold blood q
courageous people who desired to govern
themselves.
'Our indignation is further aroused at
the uuspeakable cruelty of the Spaniards
towards the Oubans in the struggle.
Death seems to be the penalty melted to