The San Francisco call., 1897-02-13
CUBAN L|BRE
ADVANCES
Prominent Citizens Are
Willing to Aid Her
Cause.
MORE NAMES FOR THE
COMMITTEE.
Secretary Mascherini of the
Sympathizers Full of
Work.
MANY CALL ON HIM TO OFFER
AID.
Attorney Joseph Leggett Thinks That
the Government Should Recogniz,
the Insurgents at Once.
MANY CALL ON HIM TO OFFER
AID
Attorney Joseph Leggett Thinks That
the Government Should Recogniz,
the Insurgents at Once.

AS the public grows more familiar with
the movement on foot in this City to as
sist the Cuban patriots in their struggle
for liberty its anxiety to aid in the cause
grows more manifest, and Secretary
Mascherini of the Cuban sympathizers is
deluged with letters and personal visits.
All of those who call on him make
offers of aid in some form or other.
Many desire to take up arms against the
Spaniards, others agree to give financial
aid when the proper time arrives, and all
are willing to serve the cause by acting
on the committee which Mayor Phelan is
about to appoint.
H. B. Masters, who is a well-known
member of a local Grand Army post, was
among yesterdays visitors, and the vet
eran soldier expressed himself as willing
to do anything from shouldering a musket
down.
The publication of the names of promi-
nent citizens who have expressed willing
ness to serve on the committee has
brought many new volunteers, and
number were accepted yesterday in addi-
ton to those who were selected on Thurs
day. The list so far is as follows:
Ex-Mayor Adolph Sutro.
General w. H. L. Barnes.
Colonel w. c. Little.
william f. Bunker.
l.. Il. Eiert.
James H. Barry.
A. p. Van Duzer.
Fisher Ames.
II. Z. Highton.
Charles NJ. Shortridge.
William H. Mills.
Daniel A. McColgan.
A. Ruef
j. Z. Barry.
w. ID. Crow.
General dward 6. Solomon.
Ex-Judge Il. r. CARRIER.
l. j. Truman.
ii. b. Masters.
George ii. Williams.
Frederick Staude.
Sheriff 4. J. WheIan.
Justice of the Peace Groezinger.
Gavin McSabb.
Joseph Leggett.
George t. Gaden.
j. Frank Pierce.
Thomas Hubbard CaswelL
Charles L. Patten.
NJ. NJ, Willis.
The list will probably not be complete
for several days, as great care is being
taken in the selection of names, and only
those who are prominent and known to be
thoroughly in sympathy with the cause
will be appointed.
Immediately after the committee is ap-
proved by Mayor Phelan, mass-meeting
will be called and ways and means of Civ
ing the Cubans moral support and finan-
cial aid will be devised.
With the strong sentiment in favor of
the patriots that has already developed
and the example of seven hundred other
cities to emulate, the committee can
hardly fail to do much to aid the men who
are struggling to break the Spanish yoke
That the committee will take hold of
the problem enthusiastically is shown by
their expressions in regard to the matter.
Joseph Leggett-I shall certainly be
glad to serve on the committee, and
hope that the ultimate result of our
labors taken with those of committees
in other cites-will result in material as
sistance to the patriots. 1t seems to
me strange that this Government has
so long remained inactive in the matter.
Previous administrations have needed
little urging to accord belligerent rights
to insurgents where there was even less
to show for their strength than have the
Cubans. The rights of the Greeks were
recognized in distant Europe, and yet
right here in Cuba, almost within the
shadow of this great republic, thousands
of men, women and children are being
butchered, a fair land laid waste, and yet
in spite of the fact that the Cubans have
shown by two years of an active and at
least partially successful struggle for
liberty that they have a military stand
ing and just cause they are not