Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
"FOR CUBA AND LIBERTY Cuban League of the United
 States Organized. ETHAN ALLEN IS PRESIDENT With Some of the Leading Men of the Country
 on the Roster. MORGAN AND REED TO ADDRESS THEM Sympathy for the Victims of Spanish Butcheries Expressed in Monster Meetings. VOLUNTEERS OFF TO THE FRONT The Junta Needs Arms, Munition and Med icines, Not Men-Women Volunteer as Nurses-Men of War Speed
 Ing South-Congress to .Ee
 Be Petitioned,
MORGAN AND REED TO ADDRESS THEM
Sympathy for the Victims of Spanish Butcheres
 Expressed in Monster Meetings.
VOLUNTEERS OFF TO THE FRONT

New York, Dec. 14.-The Cuban League of the United States was formally or ganized in this city this evening. The men behind this movement are so well known and carry so much weight that it is beyond doubt that this is the be- ginning of a movement that will take no small part in the history of both coun- tries-having, as it does, the complete independence of Cuba from Spain for it's principal object.
 league under the same name existed during the ten years war and was the nucleus in this country about which aid for Cuba centered. Many of the original members of the league were among those who met in parlors D. R. of the Fifth Avenue hotel to inaugurate the movement which has for it's aim the in- dependence of Cuba.
 The meeting originated with Col Ethan Allen as president and the following as vice-presidents: Charles A. Dana, Roswell P. Flower, Thomas M. James, Chauncey M. Depew, John R. Dos Pas sos, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas r. Gill roy, ex-Gov. of Ohio George Hoadley, J. Edward Simomns and c. H. Denison.
 Francis W. Glen was elected secretary; Darwin w. James, treasurer, and the executive committee was made up as follows: John Jacob Astor, Paul Dana, Gen. Daniel Butterfield, Col. Fred D. Grant, Walter Logan, Edwin Wardman, g John c. Mcclure, R. c. Alexander, Con- stant A. Andrews, Frank B. Carpenter, John D. Kelley and Thomas E, Stew art.
 In opening the meeting Col. Allen read this call
 We. the undersigned citizens of this rpnnblip anYiol1a for the SIlrCPSS of All people of the civil and political liberty which this nation secured more than century ago and still enjoys, unite in or ganizing the Cuban League of the United States of America.
 The object of this league is to secure for Cuba by all lawful, peaceful and hon. orable means the political independence which her patriots are now endeavoIang by tremendous sacrifice of treasure and life to gain, to encourage 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 that island.
 Mindful in the help which our fathers received in a similar struggle we are constrained by sense of gratitude to return to Cuba the kindness which was so effectively given to us.
 It is apparent to all thoughtful observ- CTS that Spain has not the power to crush the Cuban patriots, and therefore the
 
 only serve to prolong a sense of abase- ment and humiliation in the minds of all men who are confident that this republic has the power to end it and is in honor called to do so for the highest good of all parties directly cncerned.
 This call was signed by all of the men above named. Other prominent sigma lures attached to it were General Powell Clayton, Silas E. Butcher, Colonel L. Swords c. P. Huntington, General Stew art l.. Woodford, General Martin T. Me- Mahon, Hon. Noah Davis, Warner Miller, General Howard Carroll, Alonzo B. Cor nell and about fifty others
 In assuming the presidency Col Allen called particular attention to the heroic struggle that the Cubans had made against their mother country and he added that now the Spaniards had de- parted from the path of honorable war and had become murderers and assassins if the reports of Gen. Maceo's horrible death were true.
 z we want to infame the patriotism and honor of our people," said Colonel Allen, into torch that will kindle the honest effort of every libertyloving American so that this horrible butchery shall cease and the independence of the island of Cuba be an established fact"
 A monster mass meeting will be held in Cooper Union next Monday night when Senator Morgan, of the foreign relations committee and representative Hit, of the same committee in the house; Speak CT Reed and Senator Cullom, of Illinois, will sneak.