Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-23
THE CUBAN LEAGUE
Organizing Branches in Every
Large City in the States.
Wanted: Expression Of Americans ir
Favor Of Cuban independence.
.tatement by Gen. Palma on Condition and
Needs Of Cubans.

New York, Jan. 22.-The Cuban
League of the United States is organiz-
ing a branch league in every town or
city in this country of 5000 inhabitants
or upwards. There are $50 such towns
and cities in the United States. The
object of the league is to call forth an
expression of the unanimous sentiment
of the American people in favor OF
Cuban independence.
An effort is being made to secure the
passage of a resolution in every state
Legislature demanding that snch ac-
ton be taken by the government as
will end the campaign of murder and
destruction in Cuba and secure the IN
dependence of the island from Span
ish tyranny.
Gen. r. Estrada Palma of the Cuban
Junta in this city, Thursday, gave out
a statement in which in part he says.
Reforms were passed by the Spanish
Cortes but the outbreak of this revolu-
ton was not thereby stayed one hour
There was, and is but one idea foi
which the Cubans are fighting. We
have had enough so-called reforms
enough of promises OF more reforms
enough of promised autonomy. Every
Intelligent man would rightly condemn
the leaders of and participants in this
movement If anything short of inde'
pendence be the basis of a treaty oi
peace with Spain.
1T is claimed that Gen. Gomez is
willing to treat with Spain on the basis
of autonomy. and that a letter to thai
effect has been received by me. There
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of too stern "A material to surrender tt
any such terms. particularly. when IL
The latest letters TO me, he writes con
tentedly OF his resources and glowingly
of his conviction that the winters cam
paign will he most successful.
Even though any one OF our foremos
| leaders should be inclined to terminal,
| the war by the acceptance OF autonomy
| would do so alone. The death OF Mace'
struck sorrow TO the heart of every Gu
| ban but his forces did not surrender. an,
| the revolution received no perceptihl'
check.
| The leader who proposed peace undel
| the Spanish iiae would find himself vito
| out followers. IL iS beyond the bounds
| OF possibility to expect that the Cubans
| after two years of sangGinury STRIFE
! when they find themselves in position
such as has never been their good Tor
| tune to occupy in point of numbers
| equipment and resources. VIII nov
| weakly accept the terms Of compro
mise. So
| "'The apparent generous and conciiia
| tory spirit of Spain springs not from he
| strength but her weakness. What form
| of autonomy would help cuba. when sad
| died not only with her previous debt. hi
the added burden of the coSi OF the pres
| ent war? The future of the countri
| would be ruin and starvation.
| THE Cubans will continue the fight 70
| independence and nothing hut indepen
dence, first. last and all the time. Go
,ncz himself has written that even shoul.
| he fall the revolution is strong enough
I TO continue to its triumph The only "N
cusc we will have for having begun tn
/ war will he it's triumph: the only httini
| monument for our fallen comrades, m
| independence of their country.