The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-22
NEW YORK TURNS OUT NoBLY.
MONSTER PARADE AND MASS MEET
ING FOR CUBA.


the Route of the Parade and Cheer
For Cuban FreedOm-President Al
len Says It's Time For Americans
TO Load Their Guns-w. E. ID.
stokes Constitutes $1,000.
New York, Dec. 21.-Two great demon
strations in favor of struggling Cuba took
place in this city tonight.
One was a street parade of the organi-
zation called the Friends of Cuba.
The other was mass meeting at Cooper
Union called by the Cuban League of the
United States.
Several thousand men took part in the
street parade, and many thousands more
lined the sidewalks and cheered enthusi-
astieally along the line of march. The
procession formed on East Eighty-sixth
and Eighty-seventh streets and marched
bv way of Third and Lexington avenues
and Broadway 70 Cooper Union. Franz
Mayer, president of the organization, was
grand marshal. The column was divided
into ten Dattalions. An American flag
was carried at the head of each battalion
with two Cuban soldiers as escorts.
| A large number of transparencies were
carried illustrating Spanish massacres.
| One showing the killing of Maceo bore
the title "Spains Latest Triumph in Muir
dering Under the Flag of Truce" Other
inscriptions were: Let Congress Act;
| the People viii Uphold Congress = Amer
| Der Washington and Lafayette;" Uphold
| the Monroe Doctrine;' Another Star to
| the Constellation of Republics For
! Gods Sake STOP the Murder in Cuoa;"
I'VE Die But No Surrender" viva Cuba
Libre;" Join the American Friends of
| Cuba-Our Object is to Assist the Down
/ fhnn md fn DRGk1f GrNnsF
! From Committing Further Assassina-
| tions."
Cooper Union was packed to the doors
when the meeting of the Cuban league was
called to order by its president, Ethan
! Allan, lineal descendant of the general of
the same name, of revolutionary fame.
read and approved: Levi P. Morton,
Frank S. Black. John Jacob Astor, Sena-
tor David b. HILL Charles A. Dana, An
drew 4. Green, Gen. Daniel Butterfeld,
Roswell P. Flower, Andrew Carnegie, VIII
liam Rockefeller, w r. Hearst James
Gordon Bennett Chauncey M; Depew, DR..
| T. Stranhan, Franklin Edison, Hugh J.
Grant. William c.: Whitney, William M.
E,H EysHrts, Thomas Thomas G Plat William W.
cy, Gen. Stewart L. Woodford,
Robert Bonner, Thomas L. James,
SS6aaa9ru Ri; e5en aaTiin sriI Il McMahon
! Frederick r. Coudert, George Hoadly,
Powell Clayton. Rabbi Gustav Gottheil,
| II. y.
Richard Mansfield. Edward Lauterbaeh''
William II. Crane, Terrence V. Powderly,
Samuel Gompers, John e. Milholland,
Warner Miller, Judge Morgan J. O'Brlen,
w. Bourke Cochran, Ashbel P. Fitch,
Fred d. Grant, Brayton Ives, Thomas r.
Gilroy, Theodore Roosevelt Frank B. Car
| penter, Walter s. Logan, Paul Dana, An
son G.. McCook, John F. Dillon Gen. Wa
ger Swayne John Wanamaker, Charles
Stewart Smith, Horatio r. Harper, Noah
Davis, Robert G. Ingerson, Murat Hal
stead, Timothy I. Woodruff Gen. Joseph
Hayes, Gen. C. 7. Christensen, Col. L. II.
Ropes and Gen. Lopez de Qperalta.
The following secretaries were elected:
| Francis Wayland Glen, Sydney G. Math-
| er. Thomas st. John Gaffney, John Rut-
ledge Abney, Richard s. Emmett, Jr..
| President Allen was greeted with cheers
when he rose to speak. He said, in part:
This immense and enthusiastic audience
| is proof that the heart of our citizens still
throbs in harmony for any people strug-
| Cling to be free. Further than this, it is
breathe the air of towards, although some
| of the government may, We are assembled
| tonight to uphold in other lands the cause
| for which Washington and his compatri-
| OTIS contended in this. If we are not will
| ing to make some sacrifices to extend the
heritage of liberty, bequeathed to US from
| the storm of battle, we are unworthy to
hold and enjoy it ourselves.
| 1--WE assemble here tonight as Ameri-
cans to declare that the independence of
| Cuba shall be recognized now To delay
is to make ourselves responsible for the
| further ruin and slaughter which will fol-
low Cuba has resolved upon freedom OF
| determination, and applauding her heroic
energy, it is our duty to stay the assas-
\ sins hand. With Spain we have tried
argument long enough. She is not amen
able to reason, so we must resort to some
| other force. The time has come to stop
our talking and TO load our guns. We are
animated with the hope that brighter
day is to dawn upon these struggling he
roes of the Antilles.
.'The Cuban league, which is here in
augurated, will labor on, Till from the
Mount Sinai of our own invincible repub-
licanism we may thunder our command,
so that Spain shall hear, and hearing,
shall obey, Let those Cubans go,
| "A long preamble and resolutions breath
ing the spirit of President Aliens speech
were adopted. The concluding resolution
"Resolved, That the Cuban League OF
the United States, organized to diffuse the
sentiments, and to secure to Cuba by al
legal means. the inalienable right of self
government, will labor on until its mis-
sion is accomplished And In furtherancv
OF its objects we ask that copy of these
resolutions as expressre 3i - ohe es sense OF
sentatives of the people in congress, and
in the other branches of the government.
Gen. Bradley T. Johnson criticised the
attitude Of President Cleveland.
At the conclusion of Gen. Johnson 5
speech, Secretary DR.. de zayas read let
ters from Senators Henry Cabot Lodge
John Morgan, wilkinson Call, A. @. Mills
S. NJ. Cullom, Thomas Dixon, Jr, and
Gov. Morton. All regretted their lnabil-
ity to be present and speak for Cuba's
cause.
In most part the letters roundly con-
demned the butchery being conducted by
the Spanish soldiers under Captain Gem
eral Weyler
Secretary de zayas read a number of
letters from prominent people giving hnan-
cial aid to the cause. Among them was
one from w. e. ID. Stokes donating $1,000.
When this was announced, the crowd call
ed loudly for Stokes. Finally, Mr. Stokes
responded: IT am convinced that our
representative in Washington, Secretary
Olney, Is doing what ever American citi-
zen knows TO be wrong. Here is a nation
knocking at our door and asking for lib
erty and freedom. Shall we help them
/ say we are not true Americans unless we
do. 1t Is a great and grand cause that
these Cuban patriots are fighting for and
! they deserve the help Of the greatest Of AL
civilized nations-the United States"
DR.. Verona spoke in Spanish, and DR..
Zayas and Louis $. Vincent and others
followed with stirring addresses
| Delegates r. Estrada Palma, the Cuban
representative TO this country, was wildly
cheered as he stepped 70 the platform.
Mr.. Palma said that he was sorry that a
severe cold prevented his speaking.
| EaoYua Francis Train smoke "A few vor1r a