The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-05
The President of the Cuban Junta Talks With
Eltbusiasn Of the Prospect Before His Peo-
2Is-FFeedom for Cuba Nov Certain.

Cuba w9l remember April y and May
aIoax with the days made glorious %
pAtEsot victories or sacred 5y the shedding
Of patrfof blood"
Tssezs are the xor9s s7 Delegate Tomas
Estrada Palma. tse most influential Cuban
seg5sE ogsssdA tnn island sts@ess aHd ire
had az sas Culan party 81 SDs United
ssatsa. The 8aseE referred 70 were those
O. tbs gtgnsgz X the resolution Of congress
which SET tno zeal 81 certainty on tae
CubaaS l0nx deferred nope gf release from
kpsnish 0pIffesss9a, sad - t4ie battle Of
Mania. shleb gave che frst practical
Concentration 1t the Immense superiority
o. tie United Ssafeu 20 Spain.
.FYA" continued M. P4fFna Cuba
Td1Fa In ~ longer hope. out "a certainty.
To be sure. tHs waFk b. nat finished. r.
viii 30 Ga uutH tire .ast spanish ~5sdier ~
arlvsa fSam 5he island. bait ne@ IL ~ Cuba
against Spain aaa not s. before Cuba
against tne worsl. DB suca terms the
asrgsRss cannot lasf long. Tire eHa i al
ready in ssgat, Tn. patriots of Gaes At
leassh see sae ggsf IL their aHnhit!cEs re-
Allied through fse noble agtioE 0f ts1e
great nation which wae the ftsss 8E Amer
team raptsblles Ia free iis4if from sac ypks
Of European control although IN her Ease
sne yoke was sever 80 calling az thai
which Csha hAs borne Tor 80 yeats.
eve fec thag only Justice has been d1as
Caba by sn@ aets8n of the United S.agss.
bat Il s. ih@ justice 81 the brave and geu-
-rous more rare among nations than
smcug Individuals 70 the people OF The
Z uite6 States | wlsn 10 express the thanks
OF Cuban patriots everywhere. and to as
sure them lsat Cuba viii not forget hsr
champion. ahe all not prove ungratsfut
far what has iaca fioie. As eur brave
Gomez has said. Though Cuba becomes
sister among the American republics. she
viii remain 1e daughter % the United
States
while remember and appreciate the
action % the & Hila6 States. do n0i for
gst that il was inside possible only by the
struggles and the hefoisu of seF own
comrades. who have shown TO the world
that Spain coaid never conquer tAym. For
three years ghey have ws&e8 warfare
marked by sJffsrings and sacrisIces stch
"a perhaps have never been equaied In any
presiosss struggle fer liberty. Il has been
pfe-emsneHsy IA war % sacrifices, wageG
en- the part OF Spain With Il yeaom and
btFbarty 81 Hhieh that nation alone ID
capahie. and or th@ side of the Cubans
with courage In the face OF suffeFings. the
fun extent Of which only the patriots
themselves viii ever realize.
What ia. tanans Have Endured.
'.The sacrifices Of the Caians really be-
gan In the zen years war when they gave
ap their land. property and slaves in the
GAUGE Of Independence. That war ended
With promises Of reform Ia the adlDinistra-
ton Of Cuba. promises which were not
kept. and were never Intended TO be kept.
All the ADJUSTS which had ed to the war
were continued. and the crushing burden
% taxation WAS made mere heavy. The
people OF cuba then realized shat there
was no hope of release from Spanish OPP
prssStou save I'm Independence or externit-
nation, and began "a prepare for mail
supreme struggle. Years before The out
break Of the present hostiities the peaple
within and without The island began -
organize with viaw 10 preparing for tho
Inevitable revolution. being satisfied, after
repeated and patient endsayors, that
peaceful petition was ffuiijsss.
The leading spirits in this wNs If or
sanizstlou were officers and men Wno had
served In the ten years war CHIEF among
ahem was Jose MART. who for Ave years
before the outbreak of the present war de
voted himself heart and soul 10 the cause
OF Cuba Libre. Ii went all over the
United Sjatea. wherever there were
Guhans tn any numser. gathering them
into clubs firing their hearts with MS pas
siouAte dcserlp bon 81 Cuhs's wrongs. and
taxing their purses for runds 10 be used
In carrying on another contest with Spain
To improve the organization ~ tae movt-
ment a civil aud military administration
WIS founded. Mart! ~ AZ the head Of the
former ard Maxine Gomez was elected 20
lead the latter By she principal officers
Who had sefxet IN the foTmer war.
AS time went GA the calls Tor aid from
the oppressed in the island became more
urgent. ard February q. 1895. VAS set as
;he date for the uprising 0n tnat day the
revolution wac fairly begun wi;A risIHGs
in a doEeu different parts Of the island
i,y The Spanish government Il VAS char
acterlxel q Negro ARD haudit movement.
though many u tae most wealthy aut Inc
lneuUsl Culaus AZ once Hooked 40 The
standard so free CUbs.
STRIKING Ixnmpir- at Patriotism.
II few ex&mpse~ will show the general
character ~ thc@e Uprisinge. Az CGIitito.
Whlch IL the center ~ n rich distract. Bar
snime Ag6sso. whs, had been a ltader n
&he former wav. who was man ~ po-
st!oD. aut ehn has since been elected
president 81 the CUBAN republic. rose a.
the he8a 81 arts meH. A. Sr.tt N3s IA.
Manuel Garcia Eataeytsi few native
wbltes ara prgroc~ about htn ga 3r Name
az cuba IAhre. a. JosuCx Graude the re