The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-17

audience OF men and women, many y N
well known IN Washington, pac 9 ,c
Columbia theater to It's doors tn r
noon NJ monster mass meeting ncsu in
behalf of the Cuban insurgents. The
;heater was appropriately decorated
Seated on the platform and participating
in the exercises were Senator Gailinger
and Senator Allen. cS Senator Butler Of
South Carolina. Rev Hugh Johnson, pastor
of the Metropolitan Methodist church.
Rev Howard Wilbur Ennis and a number
or others ideutichd with the interests of
the Cuban insurgents
General william Hcnry browne, presl-
dent OF the Cuban League called the
meeting to order and introduced Senator
Galltngor as the presiding officer. The
latter made brief address and read
number of letters and tolesrams Of regret.
among them being those from Senators Frye
and burrows and Commander Garrison Of
the Grand Army of the Republic
senator Chandler sent the following let.
ter OF regret
To Senior A. y. Aguirre. Washington:
Washington, May 16.-Doar Sir; AL
though unable TO attend the meeting to-
night, l send a few words of sympathy
and Of hope for The relief and Independence
of Cuba. AS wish TO So the United States
declare and maintain the Independence Of
the island as France did that Of the Amerl-
can colonies and made the United States
II nation. of course ] shall ms a practical
friend, vote for every method tending to
the same bonehcient end. / hope and be
lieye that congress and the president VIII
soon formally recognize state OF war and
cuban belligereucy. This step. followed as
It will be. by all the other independent
nations of the western hemisphere can NOT
fail TO assure the Cuban Independence
which is sought for
Moreover. without delay we ought TO
send a fleet 10 enter the hnrbor and an
army 10 land upon the soil of Cuba, first
10 protect the lives Of American citizens
and secondly 10 stop the a,rocions and I'M
civilized methods of warfare adopted by the
Spanish generals.
In advocating all the measures am
conscious OF no passionate hostility &c
Spain In 1861 ahe recognized The South
ern Confederacy within less than three
months after it's military struggle began
and surely II she can no, hold cuba WIN
an, making II one ysst Desert and grave
ward by driving the Inhabitants into the
cities to starve and By hanging shoo'-
ing or carr,ting Cuban officers and soldiers
for rebellion and incondnrisn. she ought
TO leave the island. II between 1851 ana
1865 one Confederate general had been
mus MI, 10 death all the powers OF Europe
with one accord would have sent their Meets
and armies 5000 miles across the ocean to
end rutfi ba-barous warfare ana TO es'an-
lish and maintain the southern 'ohieder-
acy. Yct General Robert U. Lev ana an
his generals we're ns truly guilty Of rebel
lion and incondiarism as was lheodors
Mcndcz Gonzales, who was shot Tor thnt
cffcoeo nj Cabanas fortress In Havana on
Monday Inst,
yvo blame England for abandoning the
harmless and peaceful Armenian Christians
~ .,,ass,cre by The Moslcms and to Cub
hitting the liberty loving 'reeks !"
slaughter by the Turkish despot Eh@iaNu
re,orta that We daro net stop the me'hops
Of uncivllized warfare applied al our very
door in the American creic--the iair isiani
n, cuba and 10th charge and counter
charge are Justly made
In helping 20 make Cuba independent
800 are using traditional and universal
American policy the duty to promote at
the frat good opportunity the severance
of Cuba from Spain. In 1896 also the DEM
ocrats pledged themselves to do this ny
,belr declaration OF sympathy for the peo-
ple Of Cuba In their heroic struggle for
liberty and Independence and the ropub-
licaps by their promise that the United
States should endeayor to restore peace
and give inde .endenoc 10 tho island
There need be little fear that the
hedges will be violated. President Me-
Kinley recognizes the binding force Of tho
platform upon which he was elected, and
will soon do his part toward making Cuba
free and independent. He may proceed
with what Will seem 70 impatient spirits
TO be undue caution. With the cries asd
groans ringing In his ears OF the unaiincd
men. women and children. enduring inhn-
man cruelty and dastardiy murder. but he
will not 0nkI TO be faithful to his pledges.
and he viii before LONG register the decree