The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-20

r~gfsv go lovers os liberty and sTnpa-
.hxers with tae Cuban cause met N tns
.zaeItfarters q Miller Pest. @ - X. Il
ne Stevens hotel and formed C2osn
esssae CLUB last evening. II was one %
the most snthtEsfastic nesting ever he'd
IN thls city, ard reveals that number %
sre rifizens q Seattle are IN fun synT4-
- u,srh me csshan cause and would Ike
q give = raaterfzl aid. One veteran u
ths late war who was present sad; 1T
vaS sro OF he most enthusiastic meet
srsga ffsas ever attended and have been
Yorth. East. South ard WssL"
gSIels Anderson. who Issued the cal for
sfe meeting. called the asssFnolage fogeth-
e.. He stated briefly that he vas Il fu'i
syupsthy with the followers OF Gomez
sas Mzceo ga the fGghs which they were
making FOR freedom on c1ban sol an ne
~eagght thar many % tns good people o.
Eesttle shared IL thc view which De hesa
81 regard TO this matter. Ia yiew of these
facts re had taken the liberty % Gaining
meeting % ascertain r something fafssi-
bic could rot ba fure 70 assist the cause
Il vas then announced mat the next
thing in order VS. The electing or Officers
sas X r. Pscksreli was chosen Tor presl-
dent and N4als Andersen secretary.
s-<se.rvyan P3ckarel made vigorous
Sneaeh. during watch fle denounced IN un-
measured terms the er1sItes OF Capt
s-a weyIsr Tae speaker said that the
saeshoss OF warfare pursued by WeyieT
we're cruel, unclYilized ard brutal. that
they shocked the senzl1saaIes OF the en-
IRE civlAged world lie spoke OF the
struggle wh.ch tha now glorious Uuitei
States rad 70 make in order to gain the
liberty K1sch they now entoy- In eonclu-
sion. he speaker appealed % all patriotic
Americans and particularly 70 Union VET
sraaa to JOIN hands and DO all that Is
esr Fr nj
taas fsla fair land ~ CuBa may take her
place among he free nations OF the earth.
Tee storm - applause which these re-
sharks evoked showed plsiniy the seDtl-
meut OF the audience.
The next speaker was J. h. Rawlings.
ex-Unaled States mining Inspector. and
until recently a resident % Georgia.
Mr.. rawlings Is ~eii informed on the
Cuban question, and he gave his hearers
nueh valuable information as to the sit
uasaon there. 1t mag the Impression Of
thls speaker that everything tina, could be
l.tg!t.rua3eiy done for che brave people
vito are now nEhtiug against such fear
fai odds FOR liberty "a the Pearl Of the
Antilles should De DONE II was a duty
which Americans owed 20 the common
cau-e ~ liberty 20 AID these people ia this
saalr great extremity. and he felt that no
one sltlsn the hearing % hs voice would
DENY the fact. lie thought that 4 the pub
IL sentiment I'll this country was turned
in such = way that there would be some
thing more than talk. that IL would Dee
% fhe greatest help 90 the people OF Cuba.
The speaker believed in giving them tan
4 Die aid in the shape OF funds that would
really aid them IN their fght for freedom.
c r Tstro also made short but stir
ring speech. IN which he favored aiding
TIE cause OF Caha In every legitimate
manner.
J. H. Rawlings. Louis Taghoim. ]. X.
SlcEeuxse, =. =. Tctro and -. Andersen
were appointed committee on res0lu-
tiers. and they prepared the following
resolution, which WAS unanimously adopt
ed II Is addressed 70 the United States
secretary Of state:
saResolved. That ths people IN mass
meeting assembled at Seattle. state OF
Washington. hereby tender 10 You our
heartfelt convictions and earnest deter
sluatlon that Cuba have and exercise
without stint or limit the liberty and the
rights that We enjoy as American ciu-
xeHs.'
On motion az Mr. Rawlings the assem-
haxe decided TO resolve itself Into a per-
a snent organization. ard 20 remain so
unln Cuba haa attained her liberty.
A con .miLlee. consisting OF the president
and secretary and J Il. Rawlings and
James HaEan, was appointed 10 select an
appropriate name fer the Organization.
ard also TO draft . constitution and by
laws.
After few more speeches had been
made the meeting adjourned until next
Saturday evening. when the meeting VIII
D. held tn the Armory, n 10 eaa DE Sc
cured for chat purpose.