The San Francisco call., 1897-03-07
CUBA'S CAUSE
TO Be HEARD
Mayor Phelan's Committee
Meets and Decides
on Plans.
The Mass.Meeting Will Be Held
on the Twentieth of
March.
Music Is Volunteered Free cf Charge
and Offers of Aid Come From
Many Sources.

Considerable progress was made by the
Cuban League yesterday in the movement
to organize the friends Of the insurgents
cause into a body to do all possible for
Cuba, subject to the laws of the United
States against undue participation in war
fare against friendly foreign powers.
President Jones and Secretary Mas
cherini of the original Cuban League were
busy with number of callers during the
early part of the day, and the Mayors
general committee was in session at Cali
fornja Hall last night.
1t was decided to have the general mass
meeting on the evening of March 20. The
California State:baud volun teered to fur
nish music free of charge, and the offer
was accepted with thanks.
1t was decided that the committee of
fifteen will meet on Wednesday night at
the Office Of George I. Gaden in the Mills
building and the committee of fifty Will
meet at the Assembly Hall of the Mills
building on next Saturday night.
The following communication from the
California State band was received and
placed on file and the offer accepted:
March 5. 1897.
To the Cuban Relief Committed, City-DEAR
SIRs: l have been requested TO inform you
that the California State band is solid to a
man in sympathy with poor, suffering Cuba,
and agree to furnish all the music nece cessary
in the way of brass band of from tive ty five
to thirty pieces without cost at the mass-meet-
ing to be held on the 18th inst. in aid of hui
manity and freedom. Wishing success to
Cuba Libre, we remain yours respectfully,
CALIFORNIA STATE BAND,
Per Fl. J. SEEGELKEN, Secre tary pro tenn.
One of the most important communica-
AknE honv rvNI L.
league came from Maj jor William Fahey
of the Dem ocratic Central Club last night,
and is contained in the following resoIu-
tions which were received and placed on
file:
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, March 6, 1887.
Mr.. Chairman and Members Of the Cuban COM
naattee of Fifty-ei0ht-GENTLEMEN: At a reg ular
meeting OF the Democratic Central Club, held
at Knights OF Pythias Hall on Thursday even
ing, the 9Th inst, committee was appointed
to draft resolutions indicating a sympathy
with and desire to co-operate with the
Cuban Committee OF Fifty-elght, which was
to convene the following evening by order of
Hon. Charles M. Shortridge. chairman, with
John I'll. Jones secretary.
In accordance with instructions the COM
mittee have prepared the following report to
their club, with the understanding that 1t
should be submitted here this evening to
be made part Of the proceedings:
WHEREAS, We, the members of the Demo-
cratic Central Club of the City and County of
San Francisco, believing as we do in the in
alienable right OF one people TO shake of the
political bands which have bound them to
another when such bands have become op-
pressive and destructive OF material prosperity
and civil and religious liberty, we deem 1T the
common duty OF every American citizen to ex-
tend his full sympathy to such q struggling
people; and whereas, we are in daily receipt
of news through the public press OF atrocities,
tIoa in detail. against people who are pour
ing out their life blood for freedom from the
arbitrary rule of an effete monarchy, as did
our ances tors more than century ago, we be-
lieye that Cuba, the queen of the Antilles,
should have the full moral and physical sup
port and aid OF the greatest Republic the