The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01
FOR CUBA'S FREEDOM.
John R. Mulvane Made President
of Cuban Sympathizers.
STRONG RESOLUTIONS ARB ADOPTED


There were not more than forty per
sons present at the meeting of the Cuban
sympathizsrs at the court house last
night but there we're some very prom
nent men among them. 1t was source
of a great deal of disappointment, how
ever, that neither J. W. F. Hughes nor
Eugene Ware were there.
Among those in attendance were John
r. Mulvane, Joseph Lane, o. c. Hill,
Bishop Crumrine, 2. Il. Cohey, DR.. T. 3.
Furber, George D. Hale. T. n. james,
w. a Hornaday, s. F. Gross, John Rad
ford, Col. A B. Jetmore, Mayor Charles
Fellows, T. P. Holcraft and c, A. Kim
ball.
The Halloween excitement on the
streets was blamed for the light attend
ancs.
The session did not last long, and after
a few speeches by Messra Fellows, Jet
more, Coney, Hale, Hill and Mulvane the
meeting was organized into an associa-
ton to be known as the "Cuban 6ympa-
thizers"
The meeting of last night was called
by Mr. Hale and Nr. Coney, as members
of the "Sons of the Revolution" which
organization ID nationally instrumental in
working up the matter for the benefit of
the Cubans.
Mr.. James called the meeting to order.
and Mayor Fellows was made chairman,
but toothache conquered him later and
he resigned the chair to Mr.. Hale.
In accepting the chair Dir. Fellows
said: Every true American who loves
his country, his state, and his home
hopes and prays that the angel of fre E.
dom and pence will spread her wing
over the island of Cuba"
Col Jetmore was called for speech,
and said, among other things:
ain America the people think and act
for themselves. Cuba desires to become
a republic and that her children shall be
free. The first lesson l learned was
with reference to the bloodthirstiness of
the Spaniards. Their reputation is un-
enviahle among nations. Their history
is one of blood, and oppression, and
tyranny.
cuba is a little island that lies 143
miles off the coast of Florida. It has an
area of 10000 square miles, one-third that
of Kansas, and mas about as many people
as our state.
cuba is an American nation, and tn e
Monroe doctrine applies to her. She is
entitled to freedom from the despotism
of Spain, and the question for the Amer
lean people to decide today is, Shall we
help herr
an our troubles of over thirty years
ago Spain sympathized with the south
against Us, and said that confederate
ships in Cubs's harbors should be pro-
tected. She was the first nation that
recognized officially the b=lIigerent
rights of the south, and Christianity de-
mands, craftsmanship demands that We
recognize the belligerent rights of Cuba.
"If the course of friendliness to Cuba
is against any international treaty we
may have with Spain l say the United
States should withdraw thai treaty.
in case of war we should not want
any unfriendly country to control Cuba
and l am not only in favor of encourage
ing, but if need be- assisting Cuba in her
fight for freedom"
There was hearty applause at tbs close
of Mr.. Jetmore's address, and P. II.
Coney was called to the focr
II am always most delighted" SAID Mr..
Coney, ito assist in any movement that
looks to the bringing of freedom and
happiness and home to any tyrannized
over people on any spot of earth"
Mr.. CoHey read a letter from David
Overmyer in which he said:
THE heroic patriots who are now en-
gagged in such glorious struggle for
emancipation from one of the most cruel
and oppressive foreign powers are en-
tAlASQ 10 ll6 81 anu moral EQDDOrf
of every American"
Mr.. Coney said further: Scuba is a
part of America and the time has come
when we should stop the encrozchment
OF foreign powers on this continent.
Cuba gets her inspiration in her fight for
freedom from us. 1t is our duty to helm
her. l believe all those islands should
be under a protoctorate of the United
States. We should not allow ourselves
to stop behind any International treaty
that may exis'. No nation ever did be-
fore in an emergency such as this is.
England is violating hers with US now in
her attempted entertainments On. Vene.
zuela and Alaska
MIR. Coney's Irish blood was unable to
stop here and he said: england never
accepted an international law that she
did not break at the first opportunity,
She is the robber of the seas"
There were calls for Mr.. Mulvane but
he declined to talk just then and o. c.
Hill, Governor Morrill's private secretary,
spoke for shors time on freedom gen
orally and urged action
h1r. Coney bad resolution ready made
for the occasion and it carried without >
dissenting voice. 1t was as follows:
I'VE, citizens of Topeka and tho state
of Kansas in mass meeting assembled 10
express our sympathy with, and deep in
terest in the case of the Cubans in their
heroic and patriotic attempt to cast of
the calling yoke of oppression, and tc
achieve their independence from the
tyranny of Spain, do declare the follow
ing as the sentiment of this meeting and
of the whole country:
"Flrst-Cuba is an American nation,
aud as such is entitled to the sympathy
OF the people of the United States 1t is
me American doctrine that the Eurorear
colonial system, to which Cuba belongs
j. and should be only transitional in il;
nature Her political connection witt
SPAN should emily last so long as Cuba
herself desires.
%Second-It has been long estab
Hsned and cardinal doctrine of the
United States, that any European inter
Vention with the object of controllin Q
the destinies of any American nation -,
manifastatinn of hnatili.- - =