The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-25
FIRST ANNIVERSARY
One Year Ago Cuba Began tt}|
Struggle For Freedom. 4
CELEBRATED H1uH UNITED STATES
BY the Revolutionary Club With
Patriotic Speeches. 1
LIBERATED RTuE UNITED STATES
CUBA RESOLVED TO 10 OR DIE.
Ono Speaker says She WIN Win Or WIN
Leave only Ruins for the
Conqueror.

Now York, February 2i--Cuban rcvoiu-1
tionary clubs tonight celebrated their hrst
anniversary. one year ago the PATRIOTIC
Cuhans took up arms against SPAIN rhe
revolutionary clubs OF this city held q Il
grand mass meeting ut Chickering half
and the place was crowded 20 Its utmostsl
capacity, NJ
over the speakers stand fioated the new
Cuban flag or new colors adopted by the
northumberland. white and blue. with
II red diamond at the staff end, In the GEN.
ter of which 80 u white star. Al tho rcnrf
OF the stage were the names of the dead
heroes who have given up their lives for
tho liberation OF Cuba within the last year.,
with the picture OF General Marti IN the
center. III
The speakers who occupied seats on the
platform We're: Juan FraBu, chairman OF
the meeting; Enrique Jose Varona, Ems
rlaio jose TruJilio. DR., Eusebio Hernan-
dca. and br. joaquin Castillo, special CONF
missioner from cuba. II
All the speeches except ono were In the
Spanish language and the applause WAS
frequent ANA long when General WeylerlS
was scored 4!
me nrst speaker was Senior Varno, whoti
said. The movement begun on the. Ath OIL,
February, 1875, Ia a great rcyoluuoti. Del
Gauge 1t spring's from The depths OF cubans
society and because ~ began by being eco-,3
nomical rather than political.
The consequence Is that the revoluuona
must he prosecuted In u spirit ontirelysS
rcyolutlonary--that Is to say--anu Span,
ish The economy regime imposed upon
cuba by Spain was based upon monopoly
The repl,no which cuba must adopt Tor
herself has been based on liberty III ORDER
that the current mercantile tranaacuohsl
should How through their natural chan7i
ncls TO their natural markets., Tns ppifI
ticai regime to which spain has suhJecteu
cuba IL purely personal and military. The
regime which cuba seeks IN thorouHihysi
popular and democratic, irreaponsinlniyl
is the attribute of Spanish functionaricas
Absolute responsibility should be the atT'
tribute OF servants OF the Cuban people,
t'ubn has urmtI her Nlits, not To MAKE
soldlcrs or them, but that they should
win the TITLE OF free citizens rhc war
In Cuba ~ aud should be only Nh ifcidcntsS
Through her terrible sacrifices cuba accks
n state of Independence liut Spain hasl
done and will continue 10 do her ntinost
to keep her in Hnbjection and break the.
spirit OF her patriots. This WIS the mean
INK OF her sending out tho tyrant WrylcGl
to take command of her army II u n
declaration that spain is resolved 70 prose-
cute the war tu the bitter end. 10 THIS,
hnrharuus resolve Cuba viii oppose heri
strong and stern determination to-
achieve her victory at whatever cost.
And " everything should 80 against het,
she he rcndy to sacrifice her last son amy
leave the enemy In possession OF nothing
but ruins.
Senior villuodn. n lawyer from Havana.
IN a BRIEF speech, depicted with great,l
force the priyRtions of the Cuban artniesi
on The field and declared TINT money atone.
was wanted to make tho war for liberty,
a glorious success.
After his speeoh a collection was taken
NJ md "a large amount of money wac
given. six good sized baskets were soon
filled with American Rreenbncss
President palmn, although present. ons
account Of slight illness was unapiog