The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-02-21
WAIT INC FOR THE
MAYORS RECOVERY
Cuban Committee Will Be
Called Together at That
Time.
A TORPEDO Inv ntor Wants q
Chance at Spanish Vessels
of War.
Professor Brown Of Sts nf I'd Univer.
sly S. nds Novel financial
Suggestion.

Only the continued illness of Mayor
Phelan, whose presence is desired, pre-
vents the leaders of the movement in
favor of Free Cuba from calling together
the representative committee recently APP
pointed by the Mayor for the purpose of
arranging for mass-meeting.
Ii was intended to send out the notice
of meeting to-day so that the Gathering
could be held al an rly date, but Mr..
Phelan's secretary telephoned to Secre-
tary Mascherini of the Cuban SYM
pathlzers that the chief executive of the
municipal government was still confined
to his apartments and the matter was
postponed. A hall centrally located will
be secured and an hour set for the meet
ing that will be convenient to all of the
mem bers of the committee.
1t is probable that little will be done at
this preliminary meeting beyond arrang-
ing for the first mass-meetlng anu recelv-
ing suggestions as to The best means of
rendering tangible aid to the struggling
Cuban patriots.
If all those who call at the Cuban head
quarters to offer assistance could be &C
c0mmodated it would OF necessity be a
large snip that could carry them all to the
tIOuDleu Isle men come every uay WI o
want to shoulder riff and face the Span
ish armies. and they are often soreIy dis
appointed when told that it is not the
purpose of the sympathiZers to send
armed men to Cuba, but rather 20 raise
funds to buy ammunition, medicines and
other supplies, and still further to aid the
cause by showing to Congress the feeling
OF the people of San Francisco regarding
the struggle now going on in the island.
Among yesterdays callers was Pro-
fe,sor J. II. L Tuck who is the inventor
of a submarine torpedo system suitable
for Cuban waters. He said that, though
Is years of age, he was ready to go at any
under the PLACID waters of the rivers so
that the destruction OF Spanish ships Of
war might be com passed.
When told that such project was pre-
mature, and that the committee ap-
pointed by the Mayor must decide
whether such a scheme was advisable, he
asked leave to attend the meeting and ad-
dress the members on the subject.
Letters from all parts of the State con-
tinue to reach the headquarters offering
armed as well as financial aid, and many
contain suggestions as to the methods to
be used In raising funds. One that was
received yesterday from Professor Brown
of the Leland Stanford Jr. University con-
tanned novel suggestion which struck
the leaders forcibly. The letter read as
follows:
LELAND STANFORD JR. UNIVERSITY,
CALIFORNIA. Feb. II, 1897
Chairman Of Committee Of Fifty for the Cuban
League of the United StGtsS-DEAR SIR: When
Mayor Phelan was 1T lhIs university recently
he asked me If would serve.on your commit
tee, but do not know whether 1 nave been
made member Or not. i sugges ted to Mr.
Phelan plan which he said l should law be-
lore your committee. Ii has been very well
thought OF by those to whom l have spoken
here. 1t is that, instead of the usual appeal
for small amounts of spot cIsh-f Flowed by
total forge tfulness of the cause here be crcu-
lated and blanks printed III the papers for it
subscription asking for
A CENT A DAY FOR THE WAR,
Payable monthly in advance in postage
stamps.
This is within the reach of all. and all who
sign are sure TO keep interested in the work.
1t is so small that if it were set off with the
proper boom almost every one would sign it,
and ii would doubtless spread and be a great
factor in helping to strengthen the arm of
Cuba against Spain. have just suggested it
to the league in New York. Very trul. yours,
Bolton Corr BROWN Professor.
President Jones and Secretary Masche-
RIM of the sympathiZers are anXiously
awaiting a reply to their letter to Colonel
Ethan Allen of the New York hea6quar-
tiers inf rming him OF the appointment of
the committee py Mayor Phelan and ask
ing suggestions to the best method OF
organizing in this City.
1t has been erroneous'v stated in the
Examiner that Professor B. {. Brown of
Stanford University had been APP inted
by Mayor Phelan as chairman Of the COM
mittee of fifty. Mayor Ph.lan has not
appointed chairman, nor does he intend
to directly.
Mr.. Jones, President of the league in
this City, states that from what he can
learn the Mayors plan was TO have the
committee meet with the officers of the
league and then appoint as chairman
some gentleman suggested by the pres
dent. The purpose in This is that the