The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
CUBAN LEAGUE FORMED
Representative Americans Effect an
Organiza ation..C Colonel Ethan Allen
Is Elected President.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE Cuban
League of the United States was for
mally organized in this city this even
ing, the men behind this movement
being so well known and carry so much
weight that 1t is beyond a doubt that
1t is the beginning of a movement that
will take no small part in the history
of both countries, having as 1t does the
complete independence of Cuba from
Spain for its principle object.
A league under the same name exist
ed during the ten years war and was
the nueclus in this country about which
aid FOR Cuba centered. Many of the
members of the league We're among
those who met at the Fifth Avenue
hotel this evening to inaugurate the
movement which has for its aim the in
dependence Of Cuba. The meeting or
ganized with Colonel Ethan Allen as
president. and the following vice presi-
dents: Charles x. Dana. Ex-Governor
Roswell L. Flower, ex-postmaster
Thomas l.. James. Chauncey NJ. Depew,
John II. Dos PassOs, Theodore ROose-
Welt, eX-Mayor Thomas T.. Gilroy.
George Hoadlcy. j. Edward Simmons
and g. n. Dennison.
Francis Wayiand Glenn was elected
secretary; Darwin Jones, treasurer
and the executive committee was made
up AoiioNH' Ooiiil JtltOp -tStOI,
Dana, General Daniel ButterwOrth,
Colonel Fred D. Grant. Walter Logan,
Edwin Wardman, John c. Mcclure, r..
G. Alexander, Constant a. Andrews.
Frank B. Carpenter. John ID. Kelley
and Thomas T.. Stewart.
In opening the meeting Colonel Allen
read this call:
We. the undersigned citizens of this Re-
public. anxious for the success of all peo-
IN ai t.,,,I tt,a, h a n,
this nation secured more than a century
ago and still enjoys. unite in organizing
the Cuban League of the United States
of America.
The object OF this league is to secure for
Cuba by all awful peaceful and honorable
means, the political independence which
her patriots are now endeavoring by tre-
mendous sacrifice of treasure and life to
pathy and moral support and to arouse
the whole nation to demand an end of tn"
campaign of murder and destruction in
that island
Mindful of the help which our fathers
received in a similar struggle we are con-
strained by a sense of gratitude to return
to Cuba the kindness which was so ef-
fectively given to us.
1t is apporent to all thoughtful o5serv-
erS that Spain has not the power to crush
the Cuban patriots and therefore the con-
tinuanCe of the cruel struggle in Cuba can
only serve to prOlong sense of abasa-
ment and humiliation in the minds of all
men who are confiednt that this republic
has the power to end it. and Is in honor
called upon to do so for the highest good
of all parties directly concerned.
This call was signed by all of the
men above named
Other prominent signatures were at
tached to the call numbering about Is
in all.
In assuming the presidency, Colonel
Allen called particular attention to the
heroic struggle the Cubans had made
against their mother country and he
added that now the SDaniards had de-
parted from the path of honorable war
and had become murderers and aSsas-
sins If the reports of General Maceo's
possible death was true.
Colonel Allen predicted that the
movement thus started would become
historic.
I'VE want to inilame the patriotism
and honor Of our people," said Colonel
Allen into torch that will kindle the
honest effort of every liberty-loving
American Sc that this horrible butchery
shall cease. and the independence of
the island Of Cuba he an established
fact
y monster mass meeting will be held
in Cooper Union next Monday night
when Senator Morgan of the foreign
relations committee, and Congressman
Hit, of the same committee in the
house. Congressman Reed. of Maine.
ard Senator Cullom, of Illinois, will
SDeaK.