The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-25
THE CUBANS EVINCE
THEIR GRATITUDE
Loud In Their Thanks 10 American Con.
gress, Press and People.
STIRRING RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Chickering Hail Crowded with joy
Gus Patriots, Met to Celebrate the
Independence OF Their Native Land. 4.
Ringing Speeches Made bv Leaders
In the Cause OF Cuban Freedom.

ChiCkering Hall was packed to the
doors Saturday night with cheering
Cubans, who met to express their graft
tude to the press and people of the
United States for their help in their
struggle for Cuban independence. 1t
was the first mass meeting held since
the action OF congress declaring Cuba
free, and the difference between this
meeting and those preceding it was eX-
pressed in the joyful faces of the audi
ence. The prevailing sentiment eX-
pressed by the speakers and empha
sized by the cheers of the assembage
was that Cuban independence was no
longer a question of doubt it was an
accomplished fact.
Everywhere the American and Cuban
flags were entwined, and at the back of
the stage between two immense Ameri-
can flags was the picture of George
Washington. Surrounding this were
the pictures of many of the chief
Cuban patriots. Every one in the audi
ence had small American and Cuban
flags and at every mention of the press
| or congress a mass of fluttering flags
| was the response.
Members of the Cuban Junta and
| other prominent Cubans were seated on
| the platform. In the centre was Gen
| eral II. Estrada Palma, whose entrance
was the signal for a tremendous DEM
| onstration. The band played "The
| Star Spangled Banner" and for fully
five minutes the audience cheered.
THE SPEAKERS.
The speakers We're Diego Tamayo,
/ president of the League of Cuban clubs
of the United States; Enrique Trujillo,
| editor of FL POrvenir; Manuel Sanguil-
| ly, a brother Of the Cuban General
! Julio Sanguilly; Antonio Blavo, and
Enrique j. Verona. Senor Tamayo be-
gan by thanking the American press in
behalf of the Cubans for their sturdy
| support of their cause
Il must take formal occasion" said
he, ITO express my great and never-to
be-forgotten debt to the American
press, which has always defended our
interests, given it's space to the repre-.
sentation of our proceedings, and ever
extended to us a cordial sympathy and
aid. It's noble efforts will live in the
minds Of every Cuban, and be an exam.
lie Of the greatness of a press that
knows no dictator.
1--WE meet here to celebrate also the
the end of a government of unparal.
lGled misrule and infamy. That the
end is so near is due to the action Ct
the American congress and It's appro
val by President William Mckinley.
At the mention of the president three
cheers were given with a will.
Senor Trujillo also spoke of the
press. 'With few exceptions" he said
,f
ported us. An example of this support
was the late Charles A. Dana ant
the Sun. 1t is to such papers as this
that Cuba is indebted for the sympathy
Of the American people in her cause.
SPANISH MISRULE.
The speaker went on to desCrib,
Spanish misrule and the difficulties
with which the Cubans had to con
tend. Quite a sensation was caused a
the end of his speech by the entrance
of about seventy-five Frenchmen, carry
ing at their head the flag Of France
They were members of the French vol
unteers that have enlisted IN the regi
ment being raised by Lafayette post
and We're sent down by their presi
dent as an expression Of their sym
| pdlIy lbI uDd ne lll-GOlDT Id :
as it passed through the crowd, wa
greeted with tremendous cheering. BE
side it were borne two American flags
AS the emblems of the two republic
were borne up to the stage the Eant
struck up the "Marseillaise." Then tn
women were on their feet in an instan
= singing the song of French liberty. lie,
by the Frenchmen. 1t was an inspiring
I.ffr he a i'm of n
meeting the Cuban, American an
| French flags were held together on tn
stage.
The Frenchmen were afterwar
thanked by a member of the Junta, VIII
said that this recalled the action @
Lafayette and his COuntrymen in tn
=, American revolution. These resolution
: were adopted: