The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-10-01

Monster Meetings Shout Bncour-
agement to the Insurgents.
RECOGNITION HEARTILY URGED.

Revolutions Passed Donounclng spanish
Oppression and A,kinE Sympathy for
"rhese Struggling People who Ara Max
ing Suoh a Gallant Fight Cor Indepen-
Deuce from European Buie."
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.--As much of the popu-
| laiion Of Chicago as could find entrancc tn
the auditorium Of the Central Music hail
and the y. NJ. G. A. building last night
shouted Itself hoarsc in appreciation Of
series OF resolutions in which the United
| States government is asked to recognize
the Cubans u5 belligcrents. Such gent
Inc enthusias u has seldom been witn's .d
in this city, ANA ON no occasion wore words
spoken by men more full Of the heart and
soul Of the speakers.
Mayor George b. Swift presided at the
main meeting in Central Music hall ,wh,c
| JUDGE William A. Vincent was chairman
| Of the overflow meeting i'm the Association
| bgildtng. The seyenty-hve vice president
| who occupied seats ON the plutfOrm were
CHOSEN from among the leading business
men Of the city, and each one of them had
/ p eviOusly expressed himself as in full ac-
/ cord with the object of the meetings, Be
fore the speaking began copies of tele-
q ans from number of gentlemen who
/ could not be present were read. The first
| OF these was from Governor John p. Alt
| cold, ald its words called forth cheers.
/ o nor kilograms We're from Congressman
/ George e. Adams, Senator Wilkinson, of
| E,orida, and George Peck.
All Of the Speakers addressed both meet
| .n.cs They wore: Rev. f. w. Gunsaulus,
| ". j. Hynes, Rev II. S. Henson, John
Mayo Palmer Thomas B. Bryan, William
/ T. Mason and II. n. b. Sherman,
/ When Gonzales de Quesada, secretary of
/ tho Cuban revolutionary party Of the
United States, and @. A. zayas another
prominent Cuban, stepped upon the plat
/ form at Central Music Hall the enthusiasm
Of the audience knew no bounds, and it
was some minutes before order was re-
stored.
At this meeting Eugene Keauffor played
FOR the first time in public. his new march
"Cuha Libra, introducing the Cuban ma
| tional air.
The Rev. DR.. w. H. Thomas read the
resolutions, which were adopted as by one
mighty voice. They open with quota
ton from the American declaration of in
dependence, and proceed as follows
'"This historic declaration made by the
/ founders of our republic on July 4, 1915,
was true then, and is true today. For
many unhappy years the Cubans have
been most shamefully oppressed and
cruelty burdensd until the yoke Of Span
| ISL rude has become intolerable. Ii the
| fathers of American independence We're
| justified in casting of the oppressive do
| minion of Great Britain the Cuban patri-
OTIS of today have far greater justification
! for their attempt to overthrow the i'm
! poveri shing, heartless tyranny of the
| Spanish government
We desire publicly to express our indig-
nation that in this year, 1885, the specta-
Gle is preserved of shiploads OF soldiers
sent 5000 miles across the ocean to Amer
/ lcu, the land OF the free, to shoot down in
| cold blood courageous people, who sim
/ ply desire Go govern themselves.
"Our indignation is further aroused at
the unspeakable cruelty Of the Spaniards
towards the Cubans in this struggle.
/ Death seems TO be the penalty meted out
20 hll Cubans captured under arms and
even those furnishing medicines 60 the so.
called rebels are to be ruthlessly shot.
I'VE are glad to notice that the course
Of the Cubans appears to be more humane,
and we take this opportunity of cOngrat-
ulating them upon the remarkable pro-
gress they have made, in spite OF the terri
bic odds against them.
eve believe it to be the privilege and
duty of the United States government to
recognize the rights of the Cuban revolu-
tionists as belligerents as soon as practic-
able, on being so requested by competent
Cuban authorities, in accordance with in
ternational law. Such action of our gov
ernment we deem due to the Cubans and
to the cause of universal liberty
''While disavowing all bitterness of feel
ing on our part toward the people of Spain,
we nevertheless believe that it is our duty
and privilege at this time, as citizens of
this free republic, thus to express our
heartfelt sympathy with our Cuban neigh
bors, living upon an island which nature
has made a paradise, but which the cruel
me thods of the Spanish government have
done much to despoil. We respectfully
urge our fellow citizens throughout this
country to assemble in mass meeting tC
diffusc information and thus arouse, OF
rather deepen, the sympathy of our whole
people with the Cubans in their heroic at
tempt to cast off the yoke of oppression
and to achieve that independence and free
dom which are the great highways to hap
piness and prosperity.
eve respectfully, but urgently, appeal
to the citizens Of all the republics in the
three Americas to give emphatic express
sion to their sympathy with these strug-
Cling people, who are making such a gal
lant ii fght for that Independence from the
European rule which the other nations of
the new world have already secured"