Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-30

A Sympathetic Meeting Held in Phil
AlelphIa.

Philadelphia, March IA grand raj
~ Of the Cuban societies ana their
friends and sympathi2ers took place At
Cavalry Post hall, Industrial hail build
ing last niEut The room was crowd
ed To the doors, many being obliged TO
btDnd. A large number OF ladies' We're
among those present aud seemed as
enthusiastic rs the mon. The hall was
decorated with the stars and stripes
iutermlngled with the blue and white
OF the Cuban colurs.
Marcos Morales, president nf the Gu
bau-American lague, presided, and on
the platform with him We're several
Cubans Of prominence and Receiver OF
ThNes Rnney and Coroner Ashbrilge.
Mr. Morales made "a short address. ell-
planning tue object OF the meeting aud
introduced the speakers. The first We're
II. Iruiillo, OF sew York. editor OF the
Parveno, and Esteada Palma, also Of
New York, eN-presldeut OF the Cuban
Republic. Both spoke In Spanish and
were frequently anplnuded.
tonzalO de Quesnu1 followed In En-
glish Among other things he said:
THE Cubans In this country love IT,
but there "a country they love more.
their island OF Cuba but our love OF
ms country only moves us TO fight for
the Independence of CUBA. The Cubans
have ability enough 10 manage their
own Affairs. They want 10 try the ex-
pertinent and establish a republic In
our own country.
"wlll 1t be said that any true son Of
these United Staes Will not aid us in
this great struggled WIN not the press
aid us2 II should do itH whole duty.
Wherever there 10 an American news
paper IL should be said that every
American Is with as ! do not say that
we ehpuld break neutrality laws. but
VIDE NnerlY should be given to Cubans
on every occasion. Every son of M
should strive TO do at least a little FOR
the island that ia striving to do SO
much Tor liberty.
Europeans so TO Cuba to fight
against us ana they die there OF yell
low Fever, hut Americans who 20 there
10 light for Cuba become General Ry
ans and General Reeves We ask you
Tor aid, We are not ashamed to DO 80
II - not Tor us here, but Tor those in
Cuba. and every American should do
wnat ne can to aid this great move
He was followed by j. II. Scott. o,
this city, who spoke OF his symua nv
FOR the Cuban cause. He spoke az The
army OF Valley Forge and their non,
pfospeAts 70 conquer the British, but
eonqp5r they did and so would the
cuh3ns. He said Cuba was as large n .
the Keystone state and would support
JUST as many people II she was lot
alone. He said the Cubans We're now
IN their darkest hour. but that day was
Coroner Ashbrldge had been invited
70 speak, and coming IN late. spoke Tor
lew moments He said that aa an
american citizen he was proud Of the
institutions Of his country. and tbet
ne was In sympathy with every peonle
mat desired to possess the same kind
81 institutions. He had been In cuhn
three months ago and saw how the
people We're oppressed, how thew were
roppeu ny taxation 10 pay trfbute Ia
spain, how they had to even pay IN
breathe, had TO be able TO leave mo
island, although II cost nOthlrq Ia 20,
n. The people there were rohbed ~
sev,veVuOo year, he said, that snafn
might get T. II our political were
uo2s mere, said the Coroner. they
vou,a set pointers on how TO make
am q believer IN the Monroe doe
Urine, he continued, that ali com
tries Of the New World shnlI moi he H.
terfered with by European powers
we have the right TO say whether Xxx;
European country shall come to III
SHORES o. North or South America and
Countries" " '"oSe
Among the other speakers were II
Enbens' New York lawyer. Alfrea
parrach and La Forest Perry. Al ma
close a littel Cuban boy named Uer-
rera Rosel, about years Ola iumned
% his feet, and waving his arms abevs
MS head. shouted In Spanish: II am
only little Cuban boy, but IN give ID
cents for bullet TO down the tyrants.
every man ought to have a ride" This
started the bah rolling, and. amid the
greatest applause IN a few moments
over sl5e had been carried to and laid
on The platform. w