The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-06-04
RES ULTS OF CUBA'S WAR.
All the Interior Held By the
Patriots.
From the NelD York Sun.
Concluded from Last Week.

party is the organization found
ed by Jose Marti in the United
States by which he obtained
the necessary elements to work
for several years in preparing
for the revolution. The party
is composed of the many Gu
ban political clubs which exist
in the United States. The
clubs elect the delegate and the
Treasurer of the party, and
there is council formed of the
Presidents of all the clubs. The
members of the clubs include
most of the cigarmakers and
employees of the Cuban cigar
factories in the United States.
They number over $4,000 and
contribute for the Cuban fund
10 per cent. of their wages and
the whole product of one day
of labor during the week.
They do even more. When
money is needed for some spe-
cial purpose, as after some I'M
fortunate event which has
entailed extraordinary expense,
they give one day of labor more
to Cuba Libre." After the
wreck of the Hawkins, for in
stance, this was done in order
to prepare the next expedition
of Gen. Calixto Garcia. After
the first unsuccessful attempt
of Bermuda to sail from this
port, they offered to make the
same contribution, but Delegate
Palma did not like to accept
the offer, having then money
enough to proceed with his
work. The patriotism of the
Cubans seems exhaustless.
They all contribute to the Gu
ban fund from the highest to
the lowest.
The amount collected month
ly by the Cubans, without
including extraordinary gifts
of sympathizers, is from $4,000
to 100000. It is employed in
buying arms and ammunition
for the Cuban army and steam
ers in which to send the expe-
ditions. Although all the
power is in the hands of the
delegate, who appoints the Sec
rotary of the party, now Senior
Gonzalo de Quesada, who is in
Washington, Senior Palma con-
suits voluntarily on important
matters some prominent Gu
bans living in New York. The
informal councillors constitute
what is improperly called the
Junta in American newspapers.
No such organization as the
Junta really exists. tits word
which remains over from the
last war of 1868, when an organ
lied Cuban Junta existed in
New York, presided over bythe
wealthy Cuban, Senior Miguel
Albania. The Treasurer of
the revolutionary party is Senior
Benjamin Guerra. When the
time for the election of delegate
approached this year all the
clubs decided that the delegate
should be the plenipotentiary
appointed by the Government
of the of the republic, now
Senior Palma, who will proba-
bly, hold the office until the in
dependence of Cuba.
The letter addressed by Senior
Palma to Secretary of State
Olney, and quoted above, ends
with these words:
"In view of the history of this
revolution as herein stated, in
view of the causes which lead
to it, it's rapid growth, it's sue
cess in arms, the establishment,
operation, and resources of the
Government of the Cuban re-
public, the organization, num-
Der and discipline of it's armies,
the contrast in the treatment
of prisoners to that of the enemy,
the territory in it's control and
subject to the carrying out of
it's DEGREES; of the futility of the
attempts of the Spanish Gov
eminent to crush the revolution,
in spite of the immense increase
of it's army in Cuba and of it's
blockade and the many millions
spent for that purpose, the
cruelties which, on the part of
the Spanish, have especially
characterized this sanguinary
and fiercely conducted war,
and the damage to the interests
of the citizens of this country