Evening star., 1896-12-15
CUBAN LEAGUE OF UNITED STATES
Hts Memb bership List Includes Maay
Wen-kAOWn Nnmes

! Its Membership List Includes Maay
| WeIl-kA0wn Nnmen.
There are well-known names In the list
| OF subscribers to the roll of membership
! of the Cuban League Of the United States.
just organized in New York city. Follow
| ing Is the declaration of the purpose OF
the league:
THE object of this league Is to secure
for Cuba by all lawful. peaceful and homer
able means the political independence
| which her patriots are now endeavoring
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 the end of
the campaign of murder and destruction
In that island.
Mindful of the help which our fathers
received on similar struggle. We are
constrained by sense CT gratitude to re-
turn to Cuba the kindness which was so
effec lively given to US.
1T is apparent to all thoughtful obsery-
ers that Spain has not the power to crush
the Cuban patriots and. therefore, the con-
t1nuance of the cruel struggle in Cuba can
only serve TO prolong sense of abasement
ana humiliation in the minds Of all men
who are confident that this republic has
the power to end it, and is in honor called
upon to do so for the highest good of all
the parties directly concerned
Among the members of the league are
Allen, New York: ex-Gov. Roswell p
Flower. New York: ]. Edward Simmons,
president Fourth National Bank; A p.
Hepburn. president Third National Bank;
Silas b. butcher. Brooklyn: Gen. &. L.
Christensen, BROOKLYN: Darwin r. James,
New York; Chauncey NJ Depew, New
York; Thomas L. James, New York; Coils
T Huntington, New York: John r. Dos
Passos, New York: Gen. Stewart l.. Wood
ford, Brooklyn: Col VIM. l.. Brown, New
York: Gen. Martin T. McMahon. New
York; Noah Davis. New York; George
Hoadly, New York; Cen Daniel Eutter-
field. New York; Theo. Roosevelt, New
York: Warner Miller, New York, and AIon-
20 B. Cornell
widespread Sympathy.
From all parts of the United States, from
Mexico and from Paris kilograms have
been received by the Cuban junta in New
York and by prominent Cubans in New
York. in which the correspondents ax-
pressed their sympathy for free Cuba and
offered financial assistance to the rnen
who are making fight for liberty.
One of the most ardent writer's was Her.
bert w. Woleott. chairman of the cuban
American League Of Cleveland and brother
OF United States Senator Wolcott. In his
communication to Fidel G. Piarra, Mr..
Wolcott said that the American born citi-
zens Of Cleveland were intensely enthu-
siastic and reprobated the murder of Maceo
| and his staff.
Money. Mr. Wolcott said. was coming
in faster than at any time since tie war
began. and if men were wanted. there
would be no trouble in recruiting more
than one regiment.
$50 fervent is the sympathy for Cuba
that the junta would hot be asked 10 ex-
pend dollar of its funds for equipment
or transportation, .Ir. Wolcott said.
He wrote that members of he 6irarc
Army. of the Republic in Cleveland :. !,
| were officers in the civil war had voion-
teered to go with the enlisted nlen and
assume command of them in Cuba.
In Florida. Louisiana, Georgia snd the
against Spain. as evidenced by communi-
cations received. Agents of the tunta
telegr:phed today that money and men
had been offered to an extent unprecedent-
ed. 1t is stated by prominent Cubans that
If vessels can be got out of this country
| 1T will be only a few days before many
thousands of arms and many chests OF
ammunition will be landed within the in
surgent lines.
Inquiries have been received from sew
eral branches of The Cuba American
League. which is compos I'd of native Amer
leans, as to the most expeditions and safest
| route by which to ship war material to
Gems Gomez and Garcia.
c. B. Galbreth, librarian Of The Ohio
Stale Library at Columbus. communicated
with Mr.. Pferra asking information as to
the shipping of munitions. the trdnsinlss ION
of funds and the forwarding of men to
Cuba.
Mr.. Galbreth said that the people of that
city were thoroughly in earnest aud that
they could be counted upon for larger sub
scriptions than ever before.
This latest infamy,' Mr.. Gaihre.n wrote,
has had the effect Of bringing over to
the cause of free Cuba thousands of CUR
citizens who. until now, have been willing
to let the insurgents fight it out as best
they could"
In this city funds have been pouring In
| to aid the Cuban cause. and many inquiries
are being made of the Cuban officials as to
the best way to transmit funds anc sup
plies to the men who are lighting.