The herald., 1896-12-19
CUBA MUST Be FREE
Sentiment Of the People of
Los Angeles
IN ENTHUSIASTIC MASS MEETING
Music fial! Was Crowded to the
Doors
HUNDREDS TURNED AWAY
Strong Resolutions Demanding the Recog-
milton Of Cuban independence
A Military Company ffsrs Its Services In
Case Of Trouble
A Military Company ffsrs Its Services In
Case OF Trouble
The Meeting Presided Over by Capt. f
j. Cressey, in the Absence of
Mayor Rader-Speeches by
Well-Known Citizens

The people of Los Angeles send greet
ing to the suffering Cuban patriots, with
the assurance that they have their sin
cere sympathy In their heroic struggle
for independence. The first mass meet
ing on the Pacific coast in the interest
Of Cuba libre was held at Music hall
last evening, and was a grand success.
Long before the hour of the opening
every seat in the hall was occupied and
hundreds of people were turned away
unable to gain admttance. The inter-
est manifested was a surprise even to
the promoters of the movement. People
in every walk of life We're among the
audience and it is believed that Hazards s
pavilion could easily have been filled.
There was no mistaking the prevailing
sentiment. Every reference to Cuba S
heroic struggle and the necessity for
intervention by the United States
brought forth enthusiastic applause. and
when it was stated that it was the plain
duty of this government to stop the
ruthless butchery, even if war had to
be declared to do it, the cheers almost
brought down the house.
THE OPENING EXERCISES.
AS stated every seat in the house was
filled long before the hour for begin
ming the exercises. Col. Henry Glaze,
with a number of comrades from the G.
A. r. posts asted as ushers. and handled
the crowd like the veterans they are
The stage was tastily decorated with the
United States and Cuban flags. The
following presidents had been
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ers and secretaries. occupied seats on
the stage: Hon. Frank RAIDER, M. p.
Snyder. Nathan Cole, jr., Judge B. N
Smith, Arthur w. Kinney. Chas. H.
Hance. Hon. r. Bulla. Capt. George
w, Aylesworth. Capt c. f. Thorn. Hon.
Il. E. Rowan, Chas. L. Day. D. +. Don
regan. T. w. Brotherton. r. M. Wdney.
Jno. F. Francis. S. B. Lewis, Will e.
Harris, Wesley Clark. A. Jacoby, d. w.
Field, Prof. j. A. Foshay, Hon. Zach
Montgomery. II. Jevne. Gen. e. p. john
SON, S. w. Luitweiler. w H. Perry, RF
del Vale, Max Meyberg. Major Ben c.
Truman, j. S. Slauson, Bishop George
Montgomery. Mrs. Elmira T. Stephens,
o. r. johnson, Rev. w. j. Chichester,
IL D.. Mrs. Lucy S. Blanchard, ]. r. To-
herman, Mrs. Abbie f. Johnston. Rabbi
A. W. Edeman, j. r. Newberry, Mrs.
Alice Moore McComas. John w. Mitch
ell. Col. Walter S. Moore, w T. Will
Jams. Prof. Melville Dozier. Chief J. M.
Glass. DR.. j. w. Trueworthy. Gen. c. F.
A. Last, James w. Long, Major NJ T.
Owens, H. w. Frank, Warren Gillellan,
Major Geo. H. Bonebrake, Fred Eaton.
Mayor RAIDER was to have presided,
but he was unavoidably absent and
Capt. F. j. Cressey acted as chairman.
The secretaries were Charles w. Flem-
ing and Capt. F. B. Colver. the other
two. Messrs. c. D. Willard and S. A.
W. Carver being absent
Captain Cressey, in calling the meet
ing to order, said that while Mayor Ra-
der could not be present he was in thor
OUgh accord with the movement The
meeting. he said, was the first held on
the Pacific coast in the interest of Strug-
Cling Cuba, and he was proud to see
such gathering In such good cause.
The chairman then introduced Rev.
Mr.. Smither. who offered fervent pray
err, after which Capt. Cressey made a
short talk. The Cuban flag displayed.
he said had been brought from Cuba
only few months ago by patriot now
in this city The chairman also display
ed a machete, the weapon with which a
large portion of the Cuban patriots are
armed. The machete is a knife about
two feet long, and while it looks as
though it might be very effective in a
hand to hand fight, it is but poor ex-
cuse against a force armed with rifles
Secretary Fleming was introduced
and read the following Associated Press
dispatch from Washington:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.--Secretary
Olney was before the senate committee
on foreign relations today for a consid-
cradle time. All the members except
Gray and Daniel were present The
meeting was held for the express pur-
pose of continuing the discussion on the
policy of the Cuban question to be rec
commended by the committee. The meet
ing was strictly private, Olney being the
only person not member who was ad-
mitted. His advice was against pre-
cipitate action.
The foreign relations committee, how
ever, agreed to report the Cameron Gu
ban resolution.
The Cameron resolution was as fol-
lows:
Resolved, by the senate and house of
representatives of the United States of
America, in congress assembled, That
the Independence of the republic of
CUBA be and the same is hereby ac-
knowledged by the United States of
America
Section 2. That the United States
should use its friendly offices with the
government of Spain to close the war
between Spain and Cuba"
The committee changed the Cameron
resolution SO as to make it more en-
phatic. The title was changed to read
"Joint resolution acknowledging the in
dependence Of the republic of Cuba. -
the words "the republic of" being in
serted.
Instead of declaring the United States
Should" use it's friendly office the reso-
luton was made to read the United
States will do So"
Secretary Olney, it is claimed by the
members of the committee who favored
the action, did not have any new infor-
nation at present. Olney urged that NO
action be taken at present and pointed
out that there was no real government
to recognize.
The agreement to report the Cameron
resolution was reached Immediately af-
ter Olney left without division or ex-
pressed difference of opinion. The only
division was as to the time the resolution
should be reported to the senate. Cameron
moved its report Monday next. Sherman