The times., 1897-07-04
CANNOT Use THE WHITE LOT
Col. Bingham Revokes the Per-
nit for a Cuban Meeting.
SURPRISE In LABOR CIRCLES
objection to Anything in the Ma
ture of Political Demoustrd
tion the Reason Advanced for Re
sciuding the Fatal Onis-
sion of Arrangements Committee.

The resembling OF the permit for the hold
ing OF a patriotic demonstration on the
Monument grounds July 4, given the rep
resentatives OF organized labor In the
District by Col, Thomas A. Bingham Oh
Friday, was the subject Of an interesting
discussion last evening by the members OF
the Cuban labor mass meeting committee.
There was a large attendance OF Tue
representatives of organized labor pres
ent, although it was stated on the floor
that an cumberland effort" had been made
to deceive the committeeman as TO tile
time and place OF meeting, which was ad-
yer,iscd to be held at the rooms OF the
Labor Bureau.
Surprise was expressed on all Hdes as
to the action OF Col Bingham In revokinG
the permit for the meeting, which he did
Yesterday in letter addressed to the
committee representing the labor forces
interested in the meeting.
The letter is as follows:
Messrs. Keep, owens, ct al, 634 Massa
chusetts avenue, Washington, D. Q
Gentlemen: The notion having gained
ground that your proposed meeting sunday
July 4, in the Monument Grounds, may
take the form OF a political demonstra
tion it is deemed best TO revoke the pro
yisory permit for the meeting sent you
yesterday
The meeting will not he permitted to
take place on the public grounds, and the
police department has been so informed.
Respectfully, THOS. A. BINGHAM.
Colonel United states Army.
1t was generally admitted by the mem
bers of the committee last evening, Wien
called on to state what had passed be-
tween them and Col. Bingham, that no
mention had been made of Cuban sym
pathy,'' for the purpose of the meeting
was SO generally known as not to be
| thought necessary. In fact, it was stated
| that the Cuban labor mass meeting" had
| been so generally discussed On the streets
| and elsewhere. and III the press of the
| city of late, that it was very surprising
| that Col Bingham was ignorant of the
purposes for which the use Of the grounds
| We're desired.
Col Aguara was also present, and said
| that in the conversation concerning the
issuing of the permit for the meeting no
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| not omitted Intentionally. Col. AguIara,
! however, emphatically denied the state
| Inent made in a morning paper yesterday
| that he had shown Col. Bingham letter
| from any representative Of the Sons of
| the Revolution or the Sons ofthe American
Revolution Societies granting him Col
| Aguiaral permission to use the platforms
| or stands erected by those organizations
| for their annual exercises on that day.
| 1t would have been impossible for him
| to make such a statement, Col. Aguiara
| said, for 1t was not until after he bad
| seen Col. Bing ham that he had seen the
| representative of one of these societies.
Col Bingham, when seen yesterday after
| noon, said that he was entirely mistaken
as to the purposes for which the meeting
| was to be held. From what he learned
| from the committee he believed 1T would
| be nothing more than some patriotic demon
! stration by the labor people of the Dis
| trict, and did not knew the real intent
until he saw in The Evening Times that
| 1t was to be "Cuban" labor mass meet
| ing. The members of the committee, he
said, Looked like honest workfngnen, hav-
ing no appearance of "dagoes,' and for
the time he never gaye any thought to
Col. Aguiara's interest in the matter.
When informed OF the true purpose for
which the grounds were to be used lie
thought IL his duty to revoke the permit,
which he did yesterday, and at the same
time notifying the police department OF
his action.
The action of District Assembly, No
66, Knights OF Labor. In not taking sr
active part In booming the proposed meet
ing was also severely criticised The as
sembiy. 1t was stated. had started thi
idea OF holding the meeting and had IN
vitedthetFades unlonists 70 participate. and
then without assigning any reason. had
Withdrawn from further participation IL