The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-13
FOR A new PARTY.
Cubans in America Urge the
Necessity of Uniting All
Elements.

New York, Sept 13.-Prominent Gu
bans of this city have drawn up man
ifesto reviewing the antecedents of the
present situation and setting forth at
length the necessity of constituting
new Cuban party, to be called the Ma
tionalists, which, without reference to
previous political Affiliations, should
bring together and unite all the valua-
BILE elements of the population of the
! island of Cuba interested in the well
being and prosperity of its people for
the purpose of organizing and recon
structing the country in conformity
with the spirit of The resolutions pass
ed by congress on April 10. After re-
ferring to the military occupation of the
island by the United States, explaining
it's natural and immediate consequences
and showing that the condition is only
a transitory one, the manifesto. pro-
| ceeds:
I'm laying down that fact as a fun
damental one, we must not forget the
debt of gratitude which we owe to the
United States nor the moral RESPONSE
| bility which the United States has as
| sumed before the world, appearing as
| the sponsor for the people of Cuba and
of their capa bility to develop and flour
fsh in peace under the beneficent inf1u-
ence of justice and liberty. There is no
| incOmpatibility whatever between the
| duties and feeling of the American peo-
pie and our duties and feelings On the
| contrary they fully harmOnize since
| they emanate in both cases from the
same exalted ideal of civilization and
| progress.
I'VE have fought for the principle
| which the American people have laid
| down as the foundation of public law
in America, namely that who govern
| derive their just powers from the con-
| sent of the governed. Striving for our
| full autonomy for the purpose of organ
| izing and governing ourselves in ac-
| cordance with the dictates of our con-
| science and the conditions of our col
| lectiVe life, we affirm and realize the
| American principle and prove it's vir-
| tuality and its efficiency in furthering
| the improvement of the individual man
| and of a people.
'Laboring 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 sacrifice made by the American
| nation in our behalf and we shall dis
| pei all suspicion as to our being unpre-
| pared for the political liberty which we
| have obtained. We shall thus fifty re-
| turn the valuable service rendered US
| and at once relieve our benefactOrS
| from all anxiety, showing that their
| generous act will neither be injurious to
! them nor even the source of serious
| care
| The manifesto then outlines the con-
| duct which should be followed by those
| who wish to see the people of Cuba
| prosperous and happy, and calls upon
| all who are animated by that feeling,
| whether Cubans or Spaniards, to join
| hands in the furtherance of that noble
| and patriotic purpose.
| The Nationalist have adopted the
| following resolution:
| Whereas, The present situation in
| Cuba imposes the necessity of uniting
! the political elements of the country for
/ the purpose of supporting the principles
! and of achieving the subject which in
| spired the war of independence; and
| Whereas, 1t is both necessary and
! convenient that we should conform our
| conduct and proceedings to the spirit of
! the resolutions passed by the congress
| of the United States on April 10, 1898,
! Resolved, That for the purpose of
| constituting in Cuba the Cuban Nation
! alist party we invite the cooperation
| of all the revolutionary elements and
| also all the other elements of the Cuban
| population which sympathize with the
| object above stated, without regard to
| their previous political utilization; and
| Resolved, That a committee be ap-
| pointed whose DUTY shall be to publish
/ and distribute a manifesto wherein the
! purpose and object of the proposed par
| ty are set forth 1T length and to take
all such other steps as may be neces-
| sary in order to convene in Cuba at the
proper time convention of delegates
| from all parts of the island for the pur-
|
| the party"
In conformity with the resolutions a
| general provisional committee of sixty
| has been selected representing the prop
| erty holders, the commercial class, the
| various professions, the different sec
| tions of the island and all shades of Gu
| ban political opinion. Among these are
| the following well known and influential
| men:
| Enrique Jose Varona, Carlos I. PARA
| ga! acting secretary of the Cuban revo-
| Iutionary party: Juan z. O'Farri1l, Car
| los DealdO, r ardo DOlz, Francisco
! Chenard. secretary of the advisory
/ board of the Cuban revolutionary par
| ty; Manuel Sangilly, Edelberto Fares,
| F'idel G. Pierra, Or. H. Lincoln De Ia
vas. Jose M. Garcia Monies, DR.. ]. A.
| Consoles Lanuzas, Pablo Desvernine,
DR.. Raimundo Menocal, Nicolas Here
/ dia, Luis Esteves, Tomas Aedores, Luis
/ Arozarena, Nicolas De Cardenas, DR..
/ Euzebio Hernandez, DR.. Aristides Ague-
70. DR.. Diego Tamayo, president of the
advisory board Of the Cuban revolution
| airy party; Isaac GARLIC. Alfredo Her
| nandez Emilio Del Monte, Carlos
| Font Sterling, Antonio Bravo Correoso
| and DR.. L Remierz.
| RirthS.