Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-05
CUBAN FREEDOM.
eeIligerent Resolutions Adopted
at the Quaker City.
CALL FOR CUBAN INDEPENDENCE.

With Covert Threat That II It Is Not
Granted We Will Make the Monroe Doc
trine Cover the Case-Remarks by the
Reverend Conwell and Colonel Mcclure
Remarkable Story of Heroism and Mag
nanImity from the Seat Of War.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov.5.-A meeting under
the auspices of the Young Mems Congress
OF Philadelphia, was held at the Academy of
Music last night, at which strong resolu-
tons were adopted, urging upon Spain to
give Cuba the right to govern itself The
resolutions follow: Whereas, The people
of the United States are deeply interested
in the irrepressible conflict going on in
the island Of Cuba, our nearest neighbor,
between the foreigners who rule that land
and the native population who should
own and control it; and,
Whereas, 1t is cowardly, selfish, inhu-
man, for US as a people, while in the full
enjoyment of life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness, to stand silently by while
another nation SO directly under our eye
Is struggling in want, in pain and in
blood for the blessing of liberty which
should be the common heritage of man
kind; therefore,
Ask Spain for Cuban Independence.
Resolved, First-That we still hope
that the great nation of Spain will be
awakened by the waste of her revenues
and the increase OF the death roll among
her soldiers in Cuba to desist from such
an cxtravagant outlay of life and treasure
to retain an island which is SO unprofit-
able to here and that she will give to the
Cubans free release that they may gov
ern themselves rs an independent state
Sccond-That this great assembly Of
the citizens of Philadelphia, representing
as we fully believe the feelings of the en-
tire city, urges upon our government at
Washington that it use every honorable
means to express to the government of
Spain our utter disapproval of the war for
the subsection of Cuba, and our open SYM
pathy with the native Cubans in their
heroic attempts to secure their freedom.
Grow Suddenly Threatening.
"Third-That while we love peace and
deprecnte any rash attempts to rescind
our treaties with Spain as a friendly ma
ton, and especially discountcnance any
ill-considered action which would involve
the United States in a war with Spain,
yet we feel that there are some things
worse than war, and that when our ef-
forts at peaceful settlement of the ques-
tion are exhausted we as great liberty
loving people will not shrink from tho
responsibility if the spirit of Monroe doc.
trine, protecting the people of this con-
tinent from the oppression of foreign
invaders, be supported at any expense By
our army and navy.
"Fourth-That these resolutions be for.
wardcd to the president Of the United
States"
What the Orators Said.
General b. +. Fisher presided. Tho
principal speakers were Rev Russell H.
COnwell and Colonel A. X Mcclure.
The Academy was filled from pit to dome
with a most enthusiastic audience Dur
ing his remarks Conwell said: ut is our
duty to give Cuba the liberty we enjoy,
and 1t is our place as nation to su xgest
that she be permitted to take care of her
self" Colonel Mcclure dwelt upon the
fact that Spain at the beginning of the
civil war granted belligerent rights to the
Confederacy. He expressed the belief that
when congress met mkt month these
rights would be given to Cuba General
Fisher then asked the audience to express
itself in such n manner that it would re-
vertebrate throughout the land and call
for similar expressions of sympathy. The
audience expressed itself accordingly. A
collection for the care of sick and wound
ed Cuban soldiers was then taken up