El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
VIVA CUBA LIBRE!
The CouD try Becoming More and Nor
Stirred I'D.

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Stirred Up.
The Columbus, Ohio, Evening Press |
called a meeting last evening for FRIDAY |
to take action in behalf of the Cuban |
patriots in their struggle for freedom
The Press also prints very strong |
letter from Prof G.. b. Galbreath, state
librarian, an intense Cuban sympathlZ-
er, who has been in correspondents
with the Cuban Junta of New orh Tor
several weeks. Following are few OF
the vigorous sentences used by Prof.
Galbreath:
For many months we have been
confronted by an extraordinary c0ndl-
ton of affairs. Stripped of all subter
fuges and apologies these are naked
facts. An American island and com
munity, almost within sight OF our
shore, is dedicated to rapine and
butchery. Day and night the carnival
of slaughter goes on. Spain Is the
treacherous assassin and the govern.
ment of the United States is the chef
accessory 10 the crime. One brief, just
word from the president: one prompt
patriotic act by congress would put
stop to this. That word remains IN
SPOKE en-.
'Our government virtually acknow-
lodges the state of war there, but
refuses to grant the patriots belllger-
ent rights. Our navy stlll does police
duty for Spain and unlim bers its guns
| against the friends of freedom. Our
| re pu bile has not courage to be just.
| Among the plain people are those who
emulate the spirit of Lafayette and
who are today eager to extend help
| ing hand to those who fight with
| desperate valOr for the priceless boon
| of llberty.'
! The Cuban sympathizers at Butte,
| Mont, met last night when a number
| of speeches were delivered, and strong
| res solutions were adopted urging con-
gress to recognize the independence of
Cuba and denOunclng Spaniards. a
J popular subscription for the Cuban
cause was started by the Anaconda
| Standard yesterday and a big fund Will
be "a sed. Fully One thousand people
| attended the meeting.
A Spokane dlspach SAYS that a band
of sharpshooters is being organized
| there to take part in Cuban war. Moth
! ing can be told as to their leader, or
! their immediate intentions, but prOmi-
! nent men are associated in the move
| ment
A Key West dispatch reports the
| blockade runner Three Friends as hav-
ing passed that port yesterday noon.
| heading southwest She was seen
| from top of the city hall building, and
was under all sails and full head of
| steam.
a Washington special to the New
| York Journal last evening says: Sen
ator Morgan, Dem Aia.,) occupied
| more than an hour in the senate that
| day presenting arguments TO show why
! the United States should at once in
| tervene to put an end 10 the war in
Cuba. He declared people at end Of
| the Island were made the prey of
commissioned guerillas who had be-
| come robbers, cutthrOats, assaSslns,
| ravishers and pirates, and said that if
| the United States were to intervene at
| all be would prefer open war and vote
| for it. "A / the conclusion of the speech
a resolution offered by Mr.. Morgan
yesterday, request ng the president to
| communicate papers relating to con
ditiOn of affairs in Cuba was agreed to.
a special sent out last night by the
Kansas City Times says: Already over
| 800 Cuban recru Is have been enrolled
in this city and Col. D. H. Hartman,
head of the local movement, stated
today that there were as many more
| in Kansas City and vicinity, ready and
| willing to 90 to the front. Enroll
ment is going on in Hartman 5
office and no secrecy of the purpose
made.
A New York dispatch of last night
states that officers of the Cuban Junta
were besi~ged all day by applicants for
enlistment in the Cuban army. They
were dismissed with the information
no men were wanted. Cuban officials
say during the last twenty-four hours
nearly so men had applied for enlist
ment Many more applications were
received by mail.
Mr.. Cleveland's officials at the ma
| tiOnal apital have been stirred up by
| reports from all over the land relative
| to enlistments for the Cuban army,
10 m mi st n / if
attention to the fact that such enlist
ments are in direct violation Of the
neutrality laws and are prohibited
| under severe penalties. For accept
| ing a commission to serve against
| Spain, country with which the Unit
| ed States Is now at peace. the penalty
| prescribed by section 526l OF the
revised statutes is $1,000 fine and three
years Imprisonment, while for enlist
ing to serve against Spain or hireing
anyone to enlist, the penalty is almost
! as heavy, being maximum of 81 900
| fine and three years i'm prisOnment.
| The enforcement of these laws natural
! ~ falls within the functions of L. s.
attorneys to whose knowledge an at
| tempt at infringement is brought. but
| if the movements continue on as large
scale as reported, the government
| will send instructions of special
character to all of its agents, calling
attention to the proclamation issued by
the president last spring, enJolning
upon them strict enforcement of the
neutrality laws
The amount of business done by the
chihuahua division of the Mexican Ger
trial last month was three times the
amount tr nsacted the corresponding
month Of 1895.