Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-13
CUBAN NATIONALIST PARTY.


Now York. Sept. i1.-Prom.ncnt Gu
bans u this city have drawn up a mani
fcsto. reviewing the anteccdcnis of the
present situation and settling forth at
length the n.cesslty OF constituting y
new Cuban party. TO be called the Ma
tlonailsta. which. with reference 10
previous political anillatlun. should
bflng together and unite all the vaiu-
able elements u population Of the ISL
and Of cuba Interested In the wen be-
Ing and Prosperity Of It's people. Tor
the purpose Of organizing and recon
STRUGGLING the country In conformity
with the spirit OF the resolutions passed
by Congress On AprA 18Th. After refer
ring " the military occupation % the
Island, by The United States, explaining
ia natural and immediate oonac-
qucncgs, and showing that the cOndi-
ton u oniy q tranaitory one. the mani
festo procucds;
In laying down the facts az a fun
damcntal one, We must not forget the
debt u gratltude which W. owe 10 the
United states, nor the moral RESPONSE
billy which tho United states has
assumed before the world. appearing a.
the sponsor ~ the people OF CUBA and
u their capabllliy 10 develop and -four
len Ia peace under benenccnt influence
20 Justice and liberty. There 10 no In
compatibility whatever between the du.
tics and feeling OF American people and
our own duties and feelings. on tho
Cuntrari. they fully harm0nlac. since
they ,mauats In both cases from the
same exalted Ideal Old civilization and
progress
We have fought for tho principle
which The AmeriGln people have lad
down "a iha foun0alon OF public law
IN America namely, that those who
govern, derive their sp0wors from the
consent VI The E0yernod. Striving Tor
our full autonomy Tor the purpose OF
organizing ana governing ouraelvca Ia
accordance with tho dictates OF our
conscience and the conditions OF our
collective lie. We afiirm and realize tho
American principle and prove ita ylr-
tuallty ana rs efficacy In furthcrlng
the Improvement OF Individual man and
or a people,
"I.aborlng now Tor peace and order
with the same nrdor and cunslancy
With which We engaged In war, We
uhhll demonatnatg that we were worthy
OF the sacrifices made BY .he American
nation In our behalf, and we shall dis
pal an suspicion a. 10 our being unprc-
pared fSr the present liberty which we
have obtained We shah thus fitly ~.
turn the valuable service rcnrs--i W.,
and I'd once relieve our honsfnci0ra from
all anxiety. showing that their grncr-
uua Att WN neither be injurious 20
thom. nor oven the source OF serious
care"
The maulfento then outlines the con-
duct which should be followed by those
who wish 90 see the people OF cuba
prosperous and happy, and calls upon
Az Who are animated by that feeling,
whether Cuhana OF fpaniards. " Join
LANDS In the furtherance OF that noble
and patriotic purpose.
The Nationalists have adopted the
following resolutl0ni
Whereas the situation In cuba Inn
poses the necessity % uniting the po-
liilcal elements OF the country for the
purpoae " supporting the principles and
achieving the object which inspired The
war N Independence; and,
where's. u IL both necessary and
convenient that we should conform
our conduct and proceedings 10 the
Congress Of the United States on April
10 1895;
"Rerolyod. that for the purpose OF
constituting In Cuba the Cuban Natloal-
~ party, We invite the corporation OF
all revolutionary elements and also Of
an the other elements OF the Cuban
population which ayinpathlze with the
object above stated, without regard TO
lh.lr previous political afnlation.
itns1lved. that committee be an.
pointed whose duty shah be 10 publish
and distribute a manlfcsto wherein the
purposes and object ~ the proposed
party are set forth az length, and 10
take an such other steps aH may be
necessary In order 10 convene In Cuba
~ the proper time a convention u dele
gates from all parties OF the island Tor
me purpuae of perfeotlng the organiza-
ton OF tha party"
In conformity with the resolutions.
general provisional committee Oh
sixty has hoen selected. representing tho
property holders, the commercial class,
the various professions, the different
sections OF the island and all shades OF
Cuoan political opinions