The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Patriotic Americans Are Asked
to Join the Move
ment.
TWENTY SEVEN MEN ENLISTED
Committees Appointed to Canvas:
for Funds and Secure Honest
Recruits.

at is our purpose to substantially aid
Cuba, ard by doing this we will be IN
better position to strike blow at our
hated foe, John Bull"
Such were the closing words of an i'm
passioned address delivered by ?. +. Rob-
inson before a small body of patriotic
Irish-American citizens who cane to
gether last Monday night to dis
cuss ways and means by which
they could do something to help Cuba in
her gallant struggle for freedom. The
meeting was held ct 1912 Mission street
and resulted in the formation of volun-
teer company, whose ultimate aim is to go
TO Cuba and enlist in the ranks of the men
who are making such gallant struggle for
independence.
For several weeks a rumor has been
going the rounds that a movement was on
foot to organize a filibustering expedition
10 go to Cuba and assist the insurgents
physically and morally to obtain that free
dom for which they are now so valiantly
lighting. This rumor assumed definite
form on Monday night, when a score or
more of determined men-1rish-Am
citizens-gathered mainly from the hum
bier walks of life met at the residence OF
Captain Robinson.
These citizens who are more directly in
terested in releasing Ireland from British
rule reco gnize that they are engaging in a
most perilous undertaking, and one which
may bring them into no end of trouble,
but their love for independence, born in
many instances of personal suffering,
renders them willing to hazard any and
every thing if but blow can be struck in
freedoms name.
The meeting was called to order by Cap
tain Robinson, who briefly outlined the
purposes of the proposed organization.
GAS American citizens" he said, ''the
time now seems propitious when we should
again demonstrate TO the world that the
spirit of '76 is not dead. 1t was only this
love for freedom and independence
which won the victory at that time
and this same spirit has made our
country respected and feared by the
civilized nations of the world. This
enterprise is fraught with danger both at
home and abroad, but there is no better
way IN which we can show our inherent
love of liberty, and our Willingness tc
strike blow at England when the oppor.
tunity arrives. 1t is our purpose to sub
stantially aid Cuba, and by doing this we
will be in a better position to strike blow
at our hated foe John Bull"
The speaker was followed by D. Cronin
who made an equally eloquent address,
appealing to all Irish-Americans and
lovers of liberty to join in the movement
"The time has now come,' he said s'to
strike a blow for freedom by helping to
gain liberty for Cubans. 1t will ultimately
Iy1f o1o -
DOM" Mr.. Cronin, who is the instigatol
of the present movement then went into de
tails concerning the plans of the volunteer
company, though it was hot though
proper at this time to publish their in
tended movements to the world. 1t may
be said, however, that committees hav,
been appointed to solicit subscriptions
which are needed to successfully carry ou
the programme, and to enlist such me1
only as are believed to be true friends O
liberty.
The following are the officers of the vol
unteer company who propose to assist il
the fight now being made for Cuba's free
dom: Captain, P. F. Robinson; Iieuten
ant, Frank B. Lorrigan; sergeant, Ec
Parker; corporal, Edward Cady; organi
zer, P. Mulvaney. So far twenty-sevel
men nave S1gnlled their Willingness Il
cast their fortunes with the first and onl,
volunteer Cuban organization on the coast
which with the officers given above makes
thirty-two men who have so far enlisted i,
the cause.
''The time is ripe for such movement,
said Private Patrick Cummins last night
''and we believe that all liberty loving citi
zens will respond in some way to the call
OF course it would be unwise at tn
present time to give out the details of ou
proposed work, but it is sufficient to sa,
that it is our purpose to go to Cuba, ant
that, TOO, as soon as possible
Captain Robinson is engaged in the haY
ness business on Mission street, and is wei
thought of by those who know him. H
was banished from Ireland in 1867 becaus
of his Fenian tendencies, coming direct t,
California.