The evening times., 1895-09-27
GODSPEED TO FREE CUBA
District Assembly, <. Of l., Issues
aOall for a Mass Meeting.
Resolutions Passed sympathizing
with the Cause ana Indorsing The
Times Proposition for Meeting.

the struggling Cubans among organized
workingmen at the National Capital.
Heretofore The Times and a few scatter
ing local organizations have been the only
| voices for freedom and it remained for
District Assembly, 66, X. of L., to first in
dicatethat anylarge body of fWasbingtonians
favored home rule for our Eeigbbors to the
South.
A significant fact In this connection is
the vote on the resolution read before the
Assembly ut their regular meeting at
Plasterers' Hall last night.
Not one dissenting voice was recorded
by Master Workman Simmons, the pre-
siding officer. One spea ker expressed
doubt IL a republican form OF government
such as the United States, with its al
legged venal legislators, was much better
than the exaction OF u limited monarchy,
but even this caustic critic voted in favor
of the resolution.
The word "freedon," which occurs In
the Introduction to the resolution, was
too much Tor any good and true Knight
of Labor to withstand, and the resolutions
were passed by a unanimous vote. They
are as follows:
Whereas the people OF Cuba are making
n gallant struggle for freedom from Spanish
oppression, and by brave and heroic deeds
large proportion OF their native country;
and
Whereas the American people inherited
their right to liberty from ancestors who
rebellel against similar monarchical ty-
ranny and unjust taxation, and by their
patriotism gave birth TO this free and inde
pendent government; therefore. be II
Resolved, That as descendants OF those
patriot OtfOrefathers tnat tiieofficers ndmem
bers OF District Assembly. No. 66, h. OF L.,
do thereby extend our TO thc cuban
insurgents and bid them God speed In the
work OF establishing an Independent formof
government; and also be il further
Resolved, That we cordially recommend
that mass-meeting be held In the city OF
Washington as soon n s practicable In order
that people OF our National Capital may
voice their sentiments in favor OF free
Cuba.
C. I. WALPoRT. d. r. s.
Master Workman Simmons said to The
Times last night. II am heartily in favor
of the mass meeting proposed by The Times
Some days ago and in the resolutions passed
this evening. 1t seems to me that 1t is
peculiarly appropriate that the first organi-
zation to take up this proposition is one COM
posed of workingmen. We, as Knights OF
Labor, are fighting for freedom from
oppressive combinations of capital and fora
freedom from the ignorance abroad in this
country as to what constitutes true progress.
.It is also appropriate that the working
men of the Capital OF the worlds greatest
republic should sound this call for recog-
milton to the Cubans. They want repub-
lie; we have one; they are fighting oppres-
sive taxation and unequal representation
Just as our forefathers did a century ago.
As recently indicated in The Evening
Times the business men OF the city are al
most unanimously in favor OF the reccg-
milton Of the Cubans as belligerents and
it is believed that all this sentiment Will be
crystallized in definite shape in the near
future.
The Protective Street Railway Union
held q well-attended meeting at Bunch's
Hall yesterday to consider the proposition
Of calling a mass meeting for the purpose OF
creating sentiment against the patronage
of the lexington & Soldiers Home railroad
by the friends of organized labor.
The proposition was favorably received,
but final action on the matter was deferred.
A rising vote of thanks was extended
The Times for its editorial of the Goth in
slant on the eight-hour law.
The action of the Federation of Labor
in placing the Lafayette Square Theatre
on the unfair list was indorsed.
The difficulty which threatened several
days ago to cause n strike among the
stonenasons employed at the Navy Yard
was last night satisfactorily adjusted.
Robert Small, the mason who had been
fined $25 and expelled from the Stone
masons' Union, No. 2, for failing to pay
it, was the cause. He was waited upon by
u committee from the union composed of
Messrs. Daniel Sullivan. r. L. Carroll and
John T. Bolgcr, and finally consented to
pay the fine and seek reinstatement in
the union.
This settlement of the matter was re-
ported last night at a special meeting pre-
sided over by President Ehrmantraut, in
The Times building. and Mr.. Small, after
making a statement was restored to MEN,
bcrship. After thanking The Times for
the use of its labor committee rooms, the
meeting adjourned
Daniel De Leon, the editor of The People,
a Knight of Labor and distinguished So
cialist, of New York, will be in Washing
ngton on the 2Sth inst. to deliver a lecture.
He will be accompanied by D. s. Heimcr-
dinger and Ernest Bohm, general secretary
of the general executive board Of the
United Central Labor Federations.
Some time ago a number of Washington
socialists determined to have a lecture
delivered here, and a. letter was sent to
Henry Kuhn, OF New York, secretary of
the Socialist Labor party, requesting his
assistance in the matter. 1t resulted, as
stated above, and the lecture will be
given in the Typographical Temple at 7:3O
p. m. next Saturday. 1t is expected that
speeches on socialism will also be de-