The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-24
IRST ANNIVERSARY
ic Year Ago Cuba Began tk{
Struggle For Freedom.
lEBRATED HTHE UNITED STATES
the Revolutionary Club With!
Patriotic Speeches. |
lBA RESOLVED TO 10 OR DlDI
Q Speaker Says She win win Or WIZ
Leave Only Ruins for tho
Conqueror. 4
LEBRATED MTHH UNITED STATES
lBA RESOLVED TO DO OR DIE.

low York, February 2i.--Cuban revolu-
nary clubs tonight celebrated their frat
adversary. one year ago tho pntriotic
bans took up arms against Spain. rhe
'olutionary clubs OF this city held a
md mass meeting at Chickering hall
tho pncc was crowded to It's utmost
nncity.
ver tho speakers stand iioated tho new
han flag or new colors adopted by the
foiutionisis--rcd, white and blue, With
cd diamond at the staff end. In the GEN.
of which ~ II white star. At the rear,
the stage were the names OF the dead
zoos whu have given UP their lives for
liberation of Cuba within the last year.j
10 tho picture OF General Marti Ia the
Ater.
The speakers who occupied seats on the
torn were; Juan Fraga, chairman OF
p meeting; Enrique Jose varona, En-i
no Jose rruJlllo. DR. lausebio Hernan-s
3, and Dr. JOAQUIN Castillo. special com-l
nsoncr from cuba.
III tho speeches except one were In tho
nntth Language and the applause was
aleni ana long when General Weylerl
y scored.
he irat speaker was Senior Varno, who
d: The movement begun on the 18th OF,
hrulry. 1925. In "a great revolution. bel
lse At apringa from tho depths OF cubuni
siety and because 81 began by being eco-l
micll rather than political.
he consequence IA that the rcvoIutlom
Isl ho prosecuted in u spirit entirely
soiutiunary~~that Ia to say---al,d SPAN
ID. The economy regime imposed upon
ba by Spain vas hnsed upon monopoly !
@ regime which cuba must adopt for
rseif has been based on liberty In order
AT the current mercantile transactions
Is 10 their natural markets. Tine poii4
III regime To which spain has suhjecteu
iha IA purely personal and military. The.
elmo which cuba seeks IL Thoroughly
'pulor and democratic, lrresponsibiiityfj
the attribute OF Spanish fuuctionnriess
Ssolute responsibility should he the nt4
butte Of servants OF the cuban people!
'uba has ARMED her aons, not 20 make
diers of them, but that they shoulu
n the tide of free citizens. inc war
Cuba Ia I,nd should be only an Incident,
trough her terrible sacrifices cuba sNeka
state of Independence. But Spain hast
ne aud VIII continue TO do her utmosti
Keep her In Rubiectlon and break the
irii or her patriots. This wns the mean@l
( of her a,snding out the tyrant WcyicEi
take command Of her army, 1t ~ al
clafaton that Spalu IN resolved TO prose-
&c the war to the bitter end 10 this
rharous resolve cuba win oppose hen
.ong aud stern determination ID
ll.Ve her victory al whatever rost.t
Id II everything should 80 against hcr4
. IS ready 10 sacrifice her last son andi
we the enemy In possession of nothingf
senior Nilluodn. u lawyer from Havana
"a brief apes,h, depicted with great 4
rec the nrivati0ns of the Cuban nrinirs Z
the Held aud declared TINT money nsone s
" wanted 10 make the war for liberty
glorious HicccEa. r.
\ftrr his speech n collection was takcrf
ana large amount OF money was