The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-24
IRST ANNIVERSARY
&c Year Ago Cuba Began TIL
Struggle For Freedom.
LIBERATED IS1HH UNITED STATES
the Revolutionary Club NTH
Patriotic Speeches. /
lBA RESOLVED TO DO OR DIHi
. Speaker says She WIN Win or Wlll
Leave only Ruins for the
Conqueror.
lEBRATED N1HE UNITED STATES
lBA RESOLVED TO DO OR DIE.

lew York. February ?i.--Cuban rcvolu-1
nary clubs tonight celebrated their hrst1
adversary. ono year ago the pntriotic
bans took UP arms against Spain. rho
ioiutlonary clubs OF this city held b
Ind mass meeting ut Chickering hall,
/ the place was crowded to Its utmost
aucity, "
,yer the speakcrs' stand noated the new
han flag or new coiors adopted by the
'olutionists.--red, white and blue. With
cd diamond ut the staff end, Ia the cen-li
OF which Us u white star. At tho rear
the stage were the names OF the dead
,ocs who have given IN their lives for
liberation of Cuba within the last year,
N the picture OF General Marti In the
lter.
he speakers who occupied seats on the
.tform were: Juan t'raga. chairman Of
! mec.ing; Enrique Jose Varonn, En-I.
ne jose TruJillc. Or, lsuseho uernnn-s
/. and nr, joaquin Castillo. special com-g
Ssionoi' from cuba.
III the speeches except one were IN tho
aniHh Language and the applause was
uuent ami long when General Weyierl
) Ncurrd
HE first speaker was Senior Varno, who
Il. Tho movement begun OH the sith o..
bruary 1870 ~ IA great reyoluuon. be-f
$50 IL springa from tho depths OF CUBAN
.tdty aud because II began by being eco-i
mcl rather than political.
HE consequence IA that thp reVoiutVtt
,st ho prosecuted in 4 spirit entirely
,outionary--that Is 10 say-ind span
The economy regime imposed upon
In by Spain was based upon monopoly
- reIflmu which cuba must adopt LOT
rgolf has been based on liberty In oruet
al the current mercantile transacuonA
build flow through their natural cnhnT
Is to their natural markets., Inc poli1
nj regime to which Spain mas supJerleu
ibn AZ purely personal and military. The
cline witch cuba seeks ~ thorouGniy
4,pular and dcpiucratic. 1rresponainlitty
the attribute OF Spanish functi0nnricss
,solnte responsibility should be the NJ
r,ibn has armed her IONS, not to nake
oilers of them, hut that they Sitoulu
IA the title of free citizens. The war
Cuba IL i,nd should be onlN an inoiuent+
rough her terrible sacrifices cuba seeiss
state OF Independence But Spain mas
no and WIN continue TO do her utmosr
keep her IN subsection and break the
lrit OF her patriots. This was the mennj
Z of her sending out tho tyrant Wcyicf
take command of her army. II Is n
claration that Spain iA resolved to prose-
te the war to the bitter end. To THIS.
rharous resolve Cubn viii oppose her
hieVc her victory at whatever cost!
I'd II everything should 20 against her
9 " ready to sacrifice her last son nnd
I'VE the enemy IN possession OF nothing
/ ruins
senior Viilucda n lawyer from HAVANA.
brief speech, depleted with great,
rec the prlvations OF the Cuban armies
The hold and declared that money aeone
u wanted TO make the war for liberty
glorious success.
Attcr hts speech a collection was taken
and "A large amount OF money was
zen. six good sized baakets were soon
led with American srrcnbacks.
President Palma. although present, on,
count of blight illness was uuRhicI
speak.