The sun., 1896-12-15
FRIENDS OF CUBA RALLY.
THE EcUBAHbBAeUE OF THE UNITED
TATks REVIVED.

a Meeting Held Last EVENING at the Firth
Avenue HoteI-Prouinent Men Declare
That tts Time Has Now Como Wheu
| eornsthsx Should 10 Done to Torui-
| nate th,Pendine Strurrio ON tho Island
AT n meeting held in Parlor d r OF tho Fifth
Avenue Hoel last evening the Cuban League OF
the UntedStates of America wns formally re-
vived. Noime was lost In speeches, the meet
ing organizing at once with Col. Ethan Allen as
President and tho following vice-Presidents:
Charles 4 Dana, Roswell p. Flower. Thomas
| l.. James Chauncey NJ. Dopew. John r. Dos
| Passos. Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas F. Gilroy,
| George Hoadly, J. Edward Simmons, and G. II.
| Dennisoa.
Francis Wayland Glen was elected Secretary;
| Darwin r. James, Treasurer, and the Executive
| Committoeis composed of John Jacob Astor,
| Paul Dana, Gen. Butterfeld, Frederick ID.
| Grant, Water Logan. Edwin Wardmnn. John
| c. Mcclure II. C. Alexander. Constant A. An
drews Frank b. Carpenter, John ID. Kelley,
| and Thoma, f. Stewart.
In opening the meeting Col. Allen read this
card:
I'VE, the undersigned citizens of this repu b.
lic anxious for the success Of all people for tho
civil and political liberty which this nation So
cured more than n century ago. and still enjoys.
unite In organizing the Cuban League of the
United States of America.
THE object Of this league is to secure for
Cuba by all lawful, peaceful. and honorable
means, the political independence which her
patriots are now endeavoring by tremendous
sacrifice Of treasure and life to gain, to encour-
age them with our sympathy and moral support,
and to arouse the whole nation to demand an
end OF the campaign Of murder and destruction
in thnt island.
Mindful OF the help which our fathers re-
IA n
BY sense Of gratitude To return to Cuba tho
kindness which was so effectively given to us.
. IL is apparent to all thoughtful observers
that Spain hns not the power to crush the Gu.
ban patriots. and. therefore. the continuance Of
prolong II sense or ebasement and humiliation
in the minds of all men whoare confident that
this republic has the power to end II. ana Is in
honor called upon to do SO for the highest good
OF AL the parties directly concerned"
:, This q call was signed by the following In ad,
the league: Gen. Powell CLAYTON. A. b. Hep
burn, stlas b, butcher. Cen. c. +. Christensen.
Col. II. L; Swords, Coils p. Hun1,ington, Louis
William L. Brown, Noah Davis, Warner Miller.
Ybarra, Aonzo B. Cornell. Henry Lincoln de
Iagar Gen. Martin I. McMahon, and about
In assuming the presidency Col. Allen called
particular attention to the heroic struggle the
Cubans had made against Spain. and he added
path of honorable war ana had become
murderers and assassins, IL the reports of Gen.
NldCep noTTlDle ueRtn were True. pteulCteu
that the movement set on foot by the league
would become historic.
I'VE want TO intiame the patriotism and hon.
or Of our people," said Col. 4 lien. Into a torch
that will kinile the honest effort OF every liber
ty-loving American SO that this horrible butch
cry shall cease. and the Independence OF the
island of Cuba be an established fact"
a mass meeting will be held in Cooper Union
next Monday night. when Senator Morgan OF
the Foreign Relations Committee and Con Gress-
man HIT OF the same committee In the House,
Congressman Reed of Maine. and Senator Gull
lom OF Illinois will speak. The Cuban League
OF the United States of America was organized
during the ten years war in Cuba. and did
most effective work in aroustng syppathy with
the Cuban patriots at that time.