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SENATOR MASON SPEAKS.

EVoLUTioEIZING A NATIoN-A DIS
TINGUIsHED AUDIENCE AT THE NET
RoPoLITAN CHURCH.
The literary and musical entertain
ment al the Metropolitan A. M. T..
church, Wednesday evening, was a
grand success and the Sinking Fund
Society, having in charge, deserve
unmerIted praise. The u. 5. Marine
Band rendered two choice numbers,
after which Miss Sarah Saunders gave
a rendition of winning Cups" in her
own imitable style which brought an
| encore.
DIR. Johnson, the pastor, then In
troduced Senator VIM. E. Mason, of
Illinois, who delivered a most elo-
quent address upon the suject: EVolu-
tionizing a nation"
Senator Mason is a eloquent and
happy speaker and held the close at
tention of audience for over an hour.
:. He laid down the broad proposition
THAT no nation could prosper while
holding human beings in bondage and
that a nation suffered as individuals
from the powerful hand of justice.
In speaking of the Cuban rebellion
T and the argument of those individuals
who claim Cuba is too weak and fee
BILE for self-government, he said" King
George made the same assertion in
1916 when America was fighting for
her liberty" "The poor insurgents
of Cuba" said the Senator, "may
have liberty from the yoke OF
Spain, if the club of Spain is not too
strong" The Senator proceeded to
/ haf fnr ,,aovixy h,,ndrad orc
nations pointed at our slave pens till
81 hope for peace, yet these are stir.
ring times. Ninety miles from our
. shores daughters of insurgents are
! sold into houses of infamy, and more
: than 900, 900 men, women and children
have been starved to death. While
! am for arbitration, if there is no Other
r way to rescue these starving people
: in the name ofGod then | am for war.
: Loud and tumultuos applause, gree
ed this statement and it was some
minutes before the Senator could pro
ceed. Continuing the Senator said
"We are constantly told that tn,
Cuban has no government, no State
House and no laws. Well, what hac
n Washington at ValleyForge The,
4 may have no capitol building, but
they meet in the open field or fores
o with only God and stars to cover them
? | am for that government just tn
Il same"
E 81 believe in self-government for tn
. individual, for the community, for tn
!; State and for the nation. | am 70
j suffrage in the District of Columbia
n 1t is shame and and a disgrace tha
. the citizens of this, the most intell
T gent community in the United State
,s are deprived of the right to cast the
y ballots for President of the Unite
y. States. shall be in Congress for a fe
: years yet, hope, and Ipropose to Sc
of Just what is behind this matter whiC
G. fosters In this District, political col
"a dition contrary to the letter and spir
y. of our Constitution"
Referring again to Cuba he sait
&C. "Spain claims Cuba is weak ar
&c therefore must come under her mot
G erly arm. England says India is wea
and must come under her fostering
care; and the whites of the South sa
the negroes were ignorant, weak ar
helpless and that they the white
were compelled TO take care of ther
:. when the fact is that for $50 years tt
negro slaves took care of their ma
ters."
/ he Senator closed by saying tn
with few days the flag of free Cab
% with its one star, wave in the skies
an emblem of liberty and a comfort
the down-trodden.
The colored poet, Paul Lawreu
, Dunbar, electrified the audience
x, the recital of two original poems al
rd Miss Beatrice Warrick came in
an full share of the applause for her
lr' ano solo.
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