The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09
An Important Meeting With
Jones and Mascherini of
the Local Society.
ASSOCIATION TO BEGIN WORK
At ONCE.
There Will Be Public Speaking and
Efforts to Raise a Fund for
the Patriots.

President Jones and Secretary Mascher-
ini of the Cuban Sympathizers' Society of
San Francisco were closeted with Mayor
Phelan for an hour. yesterday, devising
ways and means for the lawful aid OF those
who seek to liberate Cuba.
At the conclusion OF the conference
Mayor Phelan said he was willing to CO.
operate by appointing a committee of
fifty prominent citizens, whose duty will
be to call meetings and raise funds to be
sent to the headquarters of the Cuban
League of the United States in New York
my attention was first called to this
movement by Colonel Ethan Allen of New
York" said Mayor Phelan, yesterday.
He wrote and asked me to cooperate
with The CALL and the Cuban sympathiz-
ers here, and to appoint a committee of
fifty or more to take charge of the move
ment. While 1 am very busy with things
of more pressing Importance here at home
l surely cannot refuse to appoint the COM
mlttee, as requested, and | shall select the
names as soon as l familiarize myself with
those most prominent as leaders of the
movement here"
The off GERS of the local society feel
grateful TO the Mayor for his cooperation
and they sre anxious to have all sympa-
thizers send their names to the head
quarters, zoos Mason street, as soon az
possible.
''The Mayors kind Willingness to aid
us" said President Jones yesterday, s'will
result in the immediate organization of a
Cuban League here. and we shall operate
along the same lines indicatad by the New
la II
Roswell P. Flower"
The prospectus, which will be circulated
by the Mayors committee, contains the
following announcement of the purposes
of the Cuban League OF the United States:
This league, composed only of American
citizens, was organized at large and enthusi-
sstic meeting, held IN the Fifth-avenue Hotel,
New York City, Decem Der ID, 1896
The purpose of the league as expr essed in
the following resolution:
ReSoJued, That this organization be called the
'Cuban League of the United States and that its
purpose shall be give practical consolidation to
the sentiment of American citizens and the moral
support of the in securing to Cuba, by all
legal means, the inaienable right of seIf-govern-
ment
The officers then elected were as follows:
President, Ethan Allen; vice-presidents
Dos Passos Thomas F. Gilroy, j. Edward Sim
mons, Roswell P. Flower, Chauncey NJ. De-
pew, Theodore Roosevelt, George Hoadley, C.
H. Denison; executive committee, Paul Dana
General Dan Butterfeld, Erwin Wardman,
Frank B. Carpenter, Fred D. Grant, John D.
Kelley, John Jacob Astor, John C. MCGUIRE,
r. c. Alexander, Constant A. Andrews Walter
S. Logan, Thomas f. Stuart; treasurer, Charles
H. Denison, Potter building. SO Park row,
New York City; secretary, Francis Wayland
Glen, room 404, 1872 Nassau street, New York
City.
1t is the purpose of Messrs Jones and
Mascherini to get the names of all sympa-
thizers on the roll as soon as they can pos
sibiy do so, after which meetings will be-
called and other means devised for the
aid of the cause of Cuba.
The following paragraphs from the ap-
peal show the substantial way in which it
is proposed to convey benefits to tie suf-
ferers:
While we willingly give our sympathy in
words should remember that there ale
times when an empty hand carries no favor
Such time is the present, when the Cupans
stand in need of every necessary for life and
exhaustive battles They must, of course, be
drained of resources, which our people should
supply. Arms and ammunition, and, more
than these, food for hungry troops and people,
with medicines for their sick and wounded,
may be shipped to insurgent ports with full
permission of our statutes since with no for
NAL blockade against US, we may as freely
traffic there with the ports of continental
Spain. To furnish these things which may
legally be done, money becomes literally the
sinews of war. The league asks for subscrip-
tions throughout the United States in aid of
the patriots which may be sent to Charles H.
Denison, the treasurer, Potter building, Park
row, New York City.
The Cuban League of the United States is or
ganized TO give practical consolidation to the
sentiment of American citizens, and the moral
support of the same in securing to Cuba, by
al legal means, the inalienable right of SELF
government. 1t is proposed to SO arouse pub
lie sympathy by mass-meetings and through
the press that recognition as an independent
State shall be secured to the patriots.
1t is desired that branch organizations be
formed throughout the country, and that
meetings be held in the other prominent eli ties
OF the Nation. Friends who may read this ad-
dress will assist if they organize at once and
report progress to the secretary, Francis Way
land Glen, room 4O4, 132 Nassau street, New
York City. We earnestly request the co-opera-
ton of all men and women in this cause. In
grateful recollection of those who crossed the
ocean to help our fathers century ago, let us
do now what is necessary TO encourage those
who are repeating the story of Washington
and his compatriots. From the North and
from the South, the East and the West, let one
united voice proclaim independence for the
patriots, and young Cuba, powerful because of
this, shall scourge the assailant from her soil
and take her place with US in the family of
repu blics.