The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-09
NOT WITH THE JBNqA.
Verona-Quesada's Work in
This City Not Authorized
By Cuban Rep
TesentatiVes.
AN INDEPENDENT. MOVEMENT
He Says He Has as Much Right
to Collect Money as
Estrada Palma.

Estrada Palma.
A. de varona Quezada, the President of
the Cuban-American Patriotic Union, who
occupies store in the Weldon building.
has no connection whatever with tine De
legation Of the Cuban Republic of which
Mr.. T. Estrada Palma is at the head and
which has headquarters at No. IS New
street, New York. The object of Mr.. Va
roma Quezada's movement is not to aid
those who are actually fighting against
the Spandards in Cuba, as one would gain
from his circulars, but to aid the wives,
sisters mothers and daughters of the Gu
ban belligerents who are in this country.
1.-The Jersey City News received this
letter this morning.
DELEGACION
DE LA
REPUBLICA DE CUBA.
Sc NEW ST., NEW YORK, -
January S. 1897.
To the Editor of 'sThe Jersey City
Dear sir-In reply to many inquiries
from residents of Jersey City and the
State Of New Jersey. I beg to state;
beseech the hospitality of your columns,
to inform all those persons desirous of
giving substantial aid to the noble cause
of Cuban liberty and of supplying medi-
cines, clothing and all other necessarfes
to the heroic Cuban army now engaged
in an unequal fight in the fields of that
faiFest of islands and the most deSolate,
that the best and only way to do SO is
by forwarding their donations direct to
this Delegation, 56 New street, New York
City, from where due ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
no authorized agent or representative In
Jersey City nor in the State of New
Jersey, nor has any connection whatso-
ever with any club or society within said
Thanking you for the publication of the
above lines. remain, dear Sir,
Sincerely yours,
BENJAMIN GIBERGA,
Secretary to Mr.. T. Estrada Palma, Del
egate and Minister Plenipotentiary of
the Republic of Cuba.
called on Mr. varona Quezada at his
office in the Weldon Building and told
him of the contents of Mr. Gibergas let
ter He said it was all right, that he
did not claim to be connected with the
delegation and showed me this circular
which he said he had gotten OUT
This noble movement has nothing
whatever to do with the Delegation in
ary parties. This grand undertaking is
to assist those noble, self-sacrificing, pa
tfIotse Cuban women whose fathers, hus-
bands, sons and brothers are vaEantly
fighting for Cuban independence, many
Of whom being thereby left to earn their
own liveIihood-many being in actual
A. DE vARoNA oUEzADA.
President.
Secretary and Treasurer
Mr. varona-Q -Quezada said his move
ment was one of charity only, and was
supported by the Cuban men and women
in this country and Cuban-Americans
He accounted to no one for the money he
collected, and disposed of 1t as he thought
best. The fact was, however, that he
had not made any money since he had
been in Jersey City out of the meetings
he held. The subscriptions at the meet
ings held in the Tabernacle and Foye
Hall each amounted to less than the rent
of the hail. The money he had received
from the sale of Cuban and American
flags, buttons, emblems and machetes, he
said, was not enough to meet his ex-
penses, and he was really out of pocket.
Nevertheless. he had sent s25 to the
Estrada-Palma Junta. Another object
of the Cuban-American Patriot Union,
Mr. Verona Quezada says, is to obtain
employment for needy Cuban women in
u
TO the people of Jersey City for funds to
bring to this country poor girl who is
now on that island.
When asked to whom he accounted for
the funds he collected and if any one
audited his books. he replied that every
subscription which was made to his
noble cause was published in the paper,
bat as to what mention was made of dis
bursements he did not say.
When questioned as to who sane
toned his union and what power created
it, he said thatit was sanctioned by men
and women in Cuba, who were patriots,
and then added: sIf it-omes to that,
I'd like to know who appointed Estrada
Palma and who authorized him and his
Junta to collect money
Mr.. Varona Quezada was of the opinion
that he had as much right to collect
money for his noble cause as Mr..
Estrada Palma had to collect funds for
arms, ammunition and supplies.
How easy it is for person who SUBJ
scribes to Mr.. varona Quezada's move
ment to think that he Is giving his,
money y 70 help the Cuban belligerents id
their war for independence, can be read
iflyr seem by this invitation which Mr..
A<arefaa Quezada has issued:-
IA re- you Interested enough in the
cause OF Cuban independence to assist IN
throwing on the tyrannfcal Spanish yoke?
9s' You can express your sympathy for
fhan 81 signing your name m 3 below ss.s which m
makes you an honorary member Of the
Cuban Patriotic Unian.'
81 Mr. Narona Quezhda has his store
stocked with flags, buttons, emblerns.
u1acnetes. pictures of the gallant Maceo
and o ther articles which are for sale. Ht,
is assisted by young lady who makes