The herald., 1898-09-14
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
ny PROMINENT CUBANS LIVING
Y IMNEW YORK
A POLITICAL PARTY FORMED
For the Purpose Of Organizing Gov
ernment Satisfactory to the
United States
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Sep;. E-Prominent Gu
bans of this city have drawn up a mani
festo reviewing the antecedents Oh Inc
present situation and setting for'h a
length the necessity of constituting ne"
Cuban party, to be called The Nationalist
which. without reference 10 previous po'
litical affiliation, should bring together aro
unite all the valuable elements OF the pop
,,lation of the island Of Cuba Interested II
the we'll being and prosperity OF It's peo'
nile. for the purpose of organizing ana re-
constructing the country in conformity
with the spirit Of the resolutions passeo
by Congress on April 49, After referring
to the military occupation of the island by
the United States, explaining Its natural
and immediate consequences and snow
ing that the condition is only q 'rahs''o's
one, the manifesto proceeds:
I'm laying down that fact as 1unoa-
mental one we must not forget the oept
of gratitude which we owe to the onl.ea
safes. nor the moral responsibility which
the United States has assumed pelore the
world. appearing as the sponsor of the peo-
pie of Cuba and of their capapiiltS 20 de-
velon and flourish in peace under the benefi-
cent in1ueEce OIL JuSt'SS oiAA --~->''
rhere..,s no incompatibili.y whatever be-
tween The duties ard feeling Of the Amer
lean people and our own duties ana 1eei-
tngs, On the contrary they fully harmon
ize. since they emanate in both cases from
the same exalted idea OF CIVILIZATION ana
progress.
eve have fought for the principle which
the American people have laid down as the
foundation of public law In America, name
ly that those who govern derive their pow
ers from the consent OF the governed
Striving for our full autonomy for the pur-
nose of organizing and governing our
selves in accordance with the dictates OF
our conscience and the conditions OF our
collective life, we affirm and realize the
American principle and approve Its virtu-
ali.y and Its efficacy in furthering the i'm
movement Of the individual man and OF
people.
"Iaborirg now for peace and order with
the same ardor and constancy with which
we engaged in war, we shall demonstrate
that we,were worthy of the sacrifices made
by the American nation in our behalf. and
we shall dispel all suspicion as TO our be-
ing unprepared for the political liberty
which we have obtained. We shall thus
ftly return the valuable service rendered
us and at once relieve our benefactors from
ali anxiety, showing that their generous
act will neither be injurious to them nor
even The source of serious care"
The manifesto then outlines the conduct
which should be followed by those who
wish to see the people of Cuba prosperous
and happy and calls upon all who are an
lmated by that feeling, whether Cubans or
Spaniards, to join hands in the furtherance
of that noble and patriotic purpose.
The Nationalists have adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
"Whereas, the situation in Cuba imposes
the necessity of uniting the political ele-
ments of the country for the purpose Of
the principles and Of achieving
the object which inspired the war of inde-
pendence; and,
"Whereas, it is both necessary and con-
venent that we should conform our con-
duct and proceedings to the spirit of the
resolutions passed by the Congress of the
United States on April 10, 1888,
Resolved, that for the purpose Of con-
stituting in Cuba the Cuban Nationalist
party. we invite the cooperation of all the
revolutionary elements, and also of all the
which sympath!ze with the objects above
stated, without regard to their previous
political affiliations.
"Resolved, that committee be appointed
whose duty shall be 10 publish and dis
tribute a manifesto wherein the purposes
and object of the proposed party are set
forth at length, and TO take all such other
s; cps as may be necessary in order to con-
vene in Cuba at the proper time a con-
vention of delegates from all parts of the
island for the purpose Of perfecting the
organization of the party"
In conformity with the resolutions, gen.
eral provisional committee of sixty has
been selected representing the property
holders, the commercial class, the various
the different sections of the
island and all shades Of Cuban political
opinions.