The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-27
WOMEN FOR FREE CUBA
One Lady Had a Vote In the
Senate.
WHY THE CAUSE Is THRIVING
Pretty Girls and Comely Matrons Work
For the powntrodden Island, but Win
some Nine. DE LONE Works For the
spanish Cause.

some Nine. DE LONE Works For the
spanish Cause.
WASHINGTON, May 27-[ Special. The
Cuban question is still with us and likely
TO be for long time to come President
Mckinley is devoting several hours day
TO the study of the problem presented In
the fertile island TO the south of us. He
realizes his responsibility most keenly and
is eager to avoid mistakes. The president
has read nearly all the reports of our con-
suls, which have been accommodating for
year or more and in them he has found
great deal of light upon tho situation. The
consuls have reported to our government
! that the Spanish are making no serious
! efforts TO suppress the instruction by use
| of military force. They rely almost en-
! tirely upon the programme of starvation
which was instituted by General Weyler's
order requiring paciflcos, or nonoombat-
ants, To concentrate in the cities, where
] there is no employment for them and
where many are suffering dire distress.
In the opinion of the president this is not
WAL but cruelty. 1t is not civilized or
Christian method of suppressing armed
| rebellion. Upon this ground alone, If
| none better existed, the president would be
warranted in policy of Intervention.
She Delivered n Vote In the Senate.
There is story about certain senator
which is too good TO keep, but for obvious
reasons dare not print his name. The
senator in question is man of about 80
years, and very able and eloquent man
he is A year ago he was strongly opposed
to this country doing anything for Cuba.
He thought the United States should at
tend strictly TO its own business, and he
said as much in speech on the floor of
the senate. But last week he made a
speech on the other side. 1t was one of
the ablest speeches made in Cuba s behalf.
What brought about this changer The
success of the insurgentsP The sufferings
of the noncombatants in Cuba? No. A
little woman with white, sweet face
and tender, loving manner. She Is the
senator's wife, and 10 or 20 years his jun
ior and one of the best friends Cuba has
in the world Some months ago she start
cd her campaign. It was an artful one,
ms woman's campaign is likely to be-
She said to her friends, also sympathizers
with Cuba: 81 can't vote and l can't
make speech, and am too poor to give
money to the Cuban cause, but l will
tell you what will do. will promise to
deliver one vote in the senate and to secure
there the making of one good speech for
Cuba" Her friends applauded her deter
mination, and she has kept it to the let
ter. Moreover, the senator's colleagues in
the chamber know very well why he
changed front, and he is man enough not
to be ashamed of it.
1t is undoubtedly true that the women
have had vast influence upon the fortunes
of Cuba at this capital. In one or two
particulars they have thrown their weight
on the Spanish side, but as a rule the
women have worked for free Cuba.
know Of a number of instances in which
the wives of senators have had more or
less influence upon their husbands 1t
was Mrs Don Cameron who started Sena-
tor Cameron to work for Cuba in the last
congress 1t was she and her aunt, Mrs.
John sherman, who induced the man who
is now secretary of state to make his
speech for Cuba last year. Mrs. Sherman
was present at meeting of Cuban SYM
pathizers recently held in this city and
was criticised for il by some of the news
papers. OF late systematic efforts have
been made to take advantage of the SYM
patty which the women feel for Cuba.
An organization under the name of the
Woman 5 Cuban league has been perfected,
and its director is Clara Bell Brown, "a
woman of great talent and energy. If
Mrs. Brown would, she could tell some
interesting stories as to how the senate
was worked up to the sticking point for
Cuba. Shrewdly enough, Mrs Brown has
called to her assistance a bevy of pretty
girls and comely young matrons She di-
reefs them and they scout the town. Cuba
is talked in every drawing room. Even
the bicycle girls are at it. If you are
man of any influence, whether in congress
+ or the executive branch or the newspaper
world, you will not have long to wait be-
fore some pretty woman gets you off in
corner and pours the woes of Cuba in your
ears. Is it any wonder that Cubas cause
is thriving among us?