The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-26
AN SFPEAL FOR CUBA

BY tho President of the Cuban League OF
the Clitsd States-Mercy Alike with
Selt-Interest Demand the Immediate In
reryention of Oar Government and
E-co ~snition of Cuban Independencs-
Subscriptions Called For.
New YORK, Dec. 1s.-Col. Ethan AL
len, president of the Cuban League of
the United States, which was organ
ICED the other evening by a number OF
prominent New Workers at the Fifth
avenue hotel, issued an address to the
public yesterday, in which he sets
forth the principles and purposes OF
the organization. The address, after
reviewing the struggle in Cuba from
its inception to the present time, says:
We are charged before the world with i'm
potency in not protecting our own citizens
against Spanish violence Oh Cuban soil and IN
hlshing our Indignation ut unnumberel cruel
ties in Cuba. while millions Of American CAPT.
tai there invested are gradually disappearing.
which would be saved by this immediate inter-
ventiOn Of this government
Fellow citizens. il is due to ourselves as
well as to Cuba that this record should be re-
versed. This has not been our record hither-
to. and We are persuaded will not remain so
now, when an appeal is made to the humanity
dS well GS W Tx OAN "a PNO-
pie
We do not propose, nor is it necessary to vi
olate our laws. but il the laws stand in the
way, then change the laws.
We. the people. are the source OF power, and
may dictate what the law shall be, and there
fore cannot shield ourselves behind statutory
phraseology from the odium Of not fulfilling
our natural obligations toward ! people struS-
CLING to be free. Let rs SO speak that the leg
isiatures OF this nation ana our representa-
tiveS in congress shall recognize Cuban
Independence and all will be we'll We
are not required to raise battaiionS
II men, nor to furnish ships OF
Gar, but we are called upon to declare that the
heart of this nation is with the opp essed
CubanS and then with her independence
acknowledged, her uuarmed heroes may OBTAIN
from Us, as required, the equipments OF war,
Is spain has done heretofore, and thus we
blaze the way for u final victory, as surely &C
follow. as, il the end, right ;riuLnphS over
wrong"
The league asks for subscri ptions
throughout the United States in aid of
the patriots, which may be sent to
Hon. Darwin r. James, the treasurer,
FOB broadway, New York.
The league will hold a grand mass
meeting in Cooper Union next Monday.
Activity OF the American Friends OF the
Cuban Cause.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-The American
Friends of Cuba held Il meeting last
night at Grocers' hall. Franz Mayer,
president of the organization, an
nounced that lie had received more
than 1000 communications within The
past few days in regard to Cuban af-
fairs. No less than aO4. 900 signatures IS,
he said, had been secured to the petit
ton circulated asking congress to act
speedily in the Cuban matter.
President Mayer received letters IN
der date of December II from United
States Senators Cullom, Mills and Cam
eron. Senator Cullom wrote:
Il have no doubt that all will be
done that al be consistently done af-
ter an investigation of the facts touch
ing the reported death of Gen. Ma.
GEO."
Speeches which caused great en-.
thusiasm were made by Ii. D. Rodri.
guez, DR.. Henry Lincoln Zayas, secre.
tary of the Cuban junta, and others.
Resolutions of cooperation with ths
Cuban league were unanimously adopt
ed.
1t was announced that branches of
the American Friends of Cuba had
been organized in nearly all of the
larger cities of the United States.
The Friends of Cuba will assemble and
march in a body to the mass meeting
to be held at Cooper Union under the
auspices of the Cuban League next
Monday night. They expect to have
1900 in line. 1t was announced last
night that the speakers at the meet.
ing would be United States Senator
Morgan, Gen. Bradley I. Johnson,
Chauncey NJ. Depew, Gen. Blumfleld
and Gen. Sickels. 1t is expected hat
the auditorium will be filled and that
overflow meetings will be necessary.
ANXIETY In Havana on Accom- II of the I'm