The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-14

Gen. Julio Sanguilly, the veteran of sew
eTal Cuban wars for freedom, and whose
dramatic story Of imprisonment in and
release from a Spanish prison in Cuba
stirred this country only a few weeks
ago, will attend the great Cuban mass
meeting to be held at the Columbia Thea
ter next Sunday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock.
The local Cuban league has received the
following telegram from Gen. SanGuily:
New York, May IA.
To the Cuban League of Washington:
Thanks for kind invitation TO meeting
VIII be there in time Party with me will
stop at Wizards.
tsigned) SANGUILLY.
Gen. Brown, the president Of the league,
also received the following letter from
Gen. Ethan Allen, president of the Cuban
League OF the United States:
New York May IL.
Gen. william Henry Brown, president
Cuban League of Washington:
have received the invitation Of your
executive committee to participate in
mass meeting of Cuban sympathizers, to
be held under the auspices Of the clergy
in Washington, next Sunday afternoon. l
very much regret that l shall not be able
to comply with your request, Which re-
rret. however, is lesSened by the assurance
that you Will have the support of so many
others in your work for justice and hui
mainly.
1t is inoonceivable to me that any oppo-
sition should exist in our country to
actively helping forward the cause of
Cuban independence, except upon the the
ory of total deprayity He who can read
the appalling story of suffering by the
heroic Cubans in defense of purpose as
noble as that which inspired Washington
and his compatriots, aud not feel impellcd
to rush to their relief, is so STEPPED in
| tie depravity of Original sin" that he
| becomes a dangerous member of so'iety.
And when that man has, unfortunately icr
the country, crept into high official po-
| sition, he can do much by can't and hypnc-
risy-as he is doing today-to dislsOnor
| our Republic before the world.
| need not here recall the fortunes ap-
pliel in Cuba to her entire population re-
CARELESS of age OF sex. The world knows IT
| q.
in Congress or out of Congress and says he
does nos know it or pretends to disbclieVel IL
is the canting hypocrite have referred
| to and the truth S not in him. ne cries
| Of Cuban distress we can almost bear, hich
the savagery of brutal Spain wrings from
helpless non combatants, and more ira
| this. not q letter comes from Cuba, nor Is
| a report made from personal visitation thai
| does not swell the evidence OF needless
| slaughter
The government Of CuEa has long beel
| in working order, levying taxes ana OF
| ganiznC armies, and virtually controls all
| the island except the seaportS, which the
! navy of Spain still retains. Is il premature
| then to say that he who at TINS Tune rises
in his place as the conservator OF the morals
and the patriotism OF the American people
and asks for further information upon this
| controversy is guilty of Discrimination
! his demand for more knowlcdgeis sham
and he so convicts himself as he stands.
Can honest men divide as 70 our duty II
| this case when the facts must be ADMITTED
as lust stated? Nations as well as in
| diyiduals are bound by obligations OF hu
mauitv Wanton murder hefouls the eye
| and sense of him who views 1t without ef
| fort to prevent it. SO the cruel story
| Cuba must render callous the better feelings
| Of our people as whole, unless natural I'm
pulses have their way, and further wrong Il
| stopped by our interference. We are grea
and powerful while Cuba is weak. We en-
iov liberty because our fathers gained !
in battle. Cuba, inspired by our example
is fighting for the same great end. Ii
orr trials France gave us that supper
which meant victory. Are we not III
colossal inCrates of the earth if we In OF
strength shall not do for Cuba what $
greeduy we sought from France centur,
ago?
This. however, Is the sentimental side >
the question, and space forbids its enlarge
ment.
Rusunon material ground-if we are has
enough TO flv no higher in the realms q
,thics-frae Cuba means ultimately Amer
lean territory This territory is what W
need and must have | know that Their
are those whose eyes being in the back O
their heads, they see not the future, VIII
say that ..Cuba is not wanted" On tn
contrary we so much want it, that som
dav. if it be the only way to this end. W
shall deluge it with American blood t
obtain it. Commercially, it dominates III
whole South American continent, whoS
trade we are after. 1t commands N
gulf. which will soon be to our nation
AN island sea. 1t has population OF
million Of white inhabit ants, and ha
given to US, ofitself, atradeofS ST 90, o0o,oo
a year
1t is capable of easily sustaining popr
lation OF sixteen millions of America
| citizens with value to us of thonsan
millions a year. 1t is the catch phras
of many that 1--WE don't want any territor
nv aggression" meaning that we Won