The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-18
rUDaN LEIGCf'S ADDHhS''
a, A,peai for Money 10 bu'
sc,,i,s fo~ the Irsurge"'-'

.,,, vopK Dec. l7.-Colonel Ethan
IT, ,,r.sident of the cuban League
=, the United States, when was
-, the other evening by num-
- monument New Workers az wv
s".t,h, Ay.nuo Hotel issued AN "o''os
-, nuhlic to-day. IN which ne Se'S
80 me principles ana puiPOS'9 %
80. o,,snizati.n. The address "lto'
,,,o,,-,-,. the struggle in cuba from 10
tncsption 10 the present TIME sap .. -,
W. are charged before the worm
1t, impoteucv. ina not proiecu.E oul
- citizens against Spanish Noieiice
ON cuban soil and In hushing our Hi-
.lignation at unnumbered cIue''i'9 ~
Cuha. while millions of America" o"'l-
fal there invested Is sraduahE US
nearing. which would be saV'o 10y 'Io
immediate intervention OF 'NlS
1nent. -..,..,i,.,.
~Follow-citizens IL is due To ourselves.
,,,ou as Ia cuba, that this record
,hould be reversed. This has not pe'h
our record hitherto. and, we are per
.uade1 will not remain so now "-eh
an apneal is made 10 the humanity, as
>yell as TO the material interests oil our
people
NO VIOLATION OF LAW.
eve do not propose. nor Is IL -eccs-
earv. TO violate our laws. But il the
laws stand ia the. way, then ch"hSe
the laws. We, the people, are the
source oi power. and may dictate what
The law shall be. and therefore cannot
shield ourselves behind statutory phrase
ology from the Odium Of not running
our natural obligations toward peo-
pie struggling To be free. Let US so
speak that the Executive OF this nation
and our representatives, In Congress
shall recognize Cuban independence,
and all will be well. We are not re-
quired to raise battalons of men nor
20 furnish ships of war. but We are
called upon TO declare that the heart Of
this nation is with the oppressed Gu
bans. and then, with her Independence
acknowledged. her unarmed heroes may
obtain from us. as required the equip
ments OF war. as Spain has done here
tofore and thus we blaze the way for
final victory. as surely 10 follow as
an the end right triumphs over wrong.
willie we willingly give our sympathy
In words. we should remember that there
IRE times when an empty hand carries
no favor. Such a time Is the present.
when the CubaBs stand in nced of every
necessity of life. They must, of course,
be drained of resources which our people
should supply. Arms and ammunition.
and more than these. food for the hun
gry troops and PEOPLE. with medicine for
their sick and wounded. may be shipped
10 insurgent ports with full permission
OF our statutes, since. with no formal
blockade against us. we may as freely
traffic there as with the ports of CONT
mental Spain To furnish these things
which may legally be done. mcnty be-
comes literally the sinews of war The
league asks for subscription throughout
the United States in aid of patriots
which may he sent TO Hon. Darwin n.
games, the treasurer at POS Broadway.
New York city.
MORAL SUPPORT
The Cuban League of the Vnitea
states Is organized to give practical con-
soiation 70 the sentiment of American
citizens and the moral support of the
same In securing 10 Cuba, by all legal
means the inalienable right of self-eov-
eminent.
~ is proposed to arouse public SYM
pathy 10y mass-meetinrs and through tho
press that recognition as an indenend-
eht state shall be secured 10 tho natr,o,s
Inc league Will held a grand mas.
sneeuhg In Cooper Union, In the CITY q,
Nc" YORK, on Monday December ~,
~ Il DESIRED mat branch ORGANIZATIONS 10
formed throughout the country ana e.,
meetings be held i'm other prominent ct,,,.
OF the nation. Friends who may 80,
this address Will assist If they orrani,e
at once and report progress to the sccrc-
tary' Francis Wayland Glen, No. Js2 Mas
san street. New York city. We earnestlv
request the cooperation OF all men ana
wemen In this cause. In grateful recoI-
lection or those who crossed the ocean
10 help our fathers century ago Ter
us do now what is necessary TO encourage
Those who are repeating the story of
Washington and his compatricts. From
the North and from the South. the East
and the West. let one united voice pro-
claim independence for the patriots. ana
young Cuba. powerful because OF tnis.shaI,
scourge the assaiant from her soil. ana
take her place with us In the family OF
republics. ETHAN ALLEN.
president
Executive Committce--PauI Dana. John
Jacob Aston. General Daniel Butterfed
Erwin Wardman. Frank Il. Carpenter.
Frederick ID. Grant. John u. Kelley. John
G. Mcclure. X. &. Alexander. Constant
A. Andrews, Walter S. Logan. Thomas
r. Stewart
FRANCIS WAYLAND GLEN.
secretary.
"New York Dec. II. 1906"
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