St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-22
cUBA'S eRY0F WOE
GOV. MATTHEW'S DELIVERS AN
APPEAL FOR AMERICAN
SYMPATHY.
AID MUST BE EXTENDED.
ROUSING MEETING IN PHILADEL-
PHIA IN BEHALF OF THE
CAUSE.
SPAIN DESERVES TO LOSE.
Tale From Florida of a Butchery
of Cuban Women and Chill
dren by Spaniards,

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 21.-
The strongest and most outspoken
expressions of sympathy for Cuba
yet made in this city were heard
tonight at a meeting held in the
Academy of Music under the au-
spices of the Philadelphia Brigade,
and, in aid of their Antietam monu-
ment fund. The speakers were Gov.
Matthews, of Indiana; Gen. Gonzalio
de Quesada, secretary of the revo-
lutionary party in the United States,
and Capt. w. w. Kerr, owner of the
steamer Laurada. Strong resolutions
were adopted calling upon congress,
Immediately after convening, to re-
quest President Cleveland to recog-
niZe the Cuban republic without de-
lay. Gen. Palma, minister plenipo-
tentiary of the Cuban republic, and
number of prominent local Cubans
were present. Gov. Matthews said in
part:
''The pages of history nowhere re-
veal more atrocious crimes against
humanity, more cruel warfare or
wicked oppression, more examples
of outraged truth and justice, nor
greater crimes against all Christian
civilization than have marked Span
ish misrule and despotism in Cuba.
With but the selfish greed Of revenue,
Cuba has been drained and robbed
and despoiled until, in the destruc-
ton of her own prosperity, crush
| ing out the hopes and ambitions and
| energies of her people, she scarcely
| yields revenue to the greedy op-
pressor. In the early part of the
present century, withering under the
baneful and blighting rule, through
| heroic courage and undaunted pa
triotism all continental Spanish
America rebelled against the despot-
ism of the mother country, and be-
came free and independent nations.
Our own government recognized the
independence of these the weak and
struggling nations. 1t was in con-
| nection with subsequent events aris-
ing out of this that came the cele-
bated Monroe doctrine-'that the
<aIuSIlCd1 liz
er be subjects for any new European
colonial settlement This was the
bold, wise and patriotic manifesto
tion when we were a comparatively
weak power, and its spirit still ami
mates the breasts of American free
men; and it may yet receive broad
er construction by the American peo-
pie, that no longer should old-world
medieval governments, with des-
potic sway, smother the aspirations
of the people, nor retard the progress
of free government in all the Western
world; that the American continents,
both North and South, must be un-
der American influences alone, with
nowhere place for European domina-
ton.
HER ANAGONIZING APPALS.
with all disadvantage the Gu
ban patriot has been brave and has
fought a good fight. From the walls
of every city and hamlet, from ev-
cry forest and plain, the blood of
her patriots, and of innocent women
and children, cry aloud for sympa-
thy and for justice. Her sons have
inhaled the atmosphere of this liber-
ty-loving country, and their souls
have been enkindled with the fires
which they have lighted. Our close
neighbor. we can almost hear her
agonizing cry for help across the
narrow channel, and the sounds of
battle carrying the salvation of Gu
ba, or again sealing her defeat for
years to come. Is it not time that
these struggling freemen should
have thrown around them the pro-
lection, at least, that may come to
recognized belligerents? Would it
not be most fitting that a people af
fording the grandeSt example of free
government which the world has
ever known should be the first to
accord such rights to people seek
ing that which we already have-a
people geographically and through
every commercial and industrial in
terest inseparably connected with
our own and the other American re-
publics? With these rights accord
ed the question of independence will
be for after consideration, when
brSvely and worthily merited. What
claim, I ask, has Spain upon the
further indulgence of the civilized
nations of mankind? Do centuries
of abuses and wrongs, of oppression
and cruelty, warrant any claim?
Does Spanish stewardship, which
robs and CUTS the storehouse to sus-
tain a crumbling monarchy, even
though the Cuban toiler, who sows
and reaps, should starve? Does vio-
lent misrule, and government which
extends the arm not to protect and
support, but to crush in its deadly
embrace? Does mere title to own
ership, when the possessor forgets
that it is the home of human beings,
and smothers the holiest aspirations
in the souls of men? We, as gov
ernment, with high regard for ma
tional honor and national dignity,
may be reserved, conservative and
diplomatic, but, as individual citi-
zens, we may span the dividing wat
ers with hopeful, generous SYM
pathy, and bid godspeed to the Gu
ban patriot in his sublime hope and
his holy ambition. His cause is just,
the right shall prevail, and in Gods
own time Cuba will be free"
:. SPAIN CANNOT STOP IT.
Gen. Quesada followed in STIR
ring appeal FOR the sympathy Of
the American people. Capt. Kerr. in
his speech, said: IF there is a coun-
try on Gods earth we ought to de-