Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-24
MINQuA TRIBE ENTERTAlNS.

Usage Tribe of PhIladelphia Visits tho Lo-
cal KeserVntion- Congressman Handy on
Cuba.
The whooning Of the war wboup, the
heating of the tom tom ana the blowing
of tho gew CAV, combined with the
rraile of scalplocks in this reservation
Monday evening when band OF war
riors from Usage Tribe. No. III, Iipp'd.
Or NJ. of Philadelphia. paid a friendly
visit 10 Minquu Ifino of this city. The
visiting hraves, lie strong, were aucom.
panied by the Americas Band OF phils
uolphia, and they wure met at the r.,
WA B.railroad station Ivy local braves,
heahed by tho First Regiment Eand.
While the tom tom ami thu gaw gaw
played merrily tho whole part marched
to Red Mems Hall, No. Dl7 Shipley
street. headed ny brave on horse back
and wigwnm on float, and thence to
thu Now Cantury Club, whore thay mad
dinner. John White, Jr., aCted as
tuastmaster, and among the prominent
i'hiladelphians AT the BOARD were Great
SuChem W. Il. Rogers, Great Juninr
Sycamore Joseph lliBOn, Sanape Al
Holland, Great Guard III Forest William
MrFarronii; Past Great Sycamore }. Il,
pnore, and Great Representation Harry
Lawrence. From Delaware, the prolnI
mont men prasnnt included Congress-
man l.. living Handy, SirTeaker Of the
House Emory Il. Riggin, Thomas +.
Dunn OF Dover, and City Solicitor
HAIRY G. Conrad.
Whila dinner was being served, IN
orchestra played, and Minqua Tribe
Qlartette sang. Great SRchom Rogers
of Philadelphia, in suCech, IN making
reference Ia tho Cuban situation, said
taRt OF all tho conventions that have
sent advice 10 the administration as to
how ii should act mono was con
vcntion Of Red Men, but that UrGaniza.
tion would ho found ready wucn Its
services were required.
Congressman Handy, who follnwcd
tho great saohcni, touched upon the
motto of the order, freedom, tiiendshi p
and cUnrity, ana applied the principle
vi freedom TO tue luhuns, aByiug that
they are moved by tho same impulses
liId, AMI arc entitled TO the sympathy
ami support Of this great republic dcdi-
Gated TO human liberty.
Apart from sentiment" sail Con
greRsmnn HHndy. tho United States
has Ind great material interests TO sug
COST intervention in behalf ui the
Cuban patriots. Whom trouble in the
island began the citi7enR az tho Unitad
states owned So 600, coo worth of prop
er,y iu Cuha. This great prornrty in
forest is utterly destroyed. va had
10, Coo American residents in tha island.
They have been haraased, imprisoned,
starved and murdered outright On the
heels of such rrogucationH comes the
Gisaster TO the Maine.
This puts new face on the stun
tion. The conduct OF the American
people and the American government
has peen most admirable in tho crisis.
Almost any other nation under tho same
circumstances would nave been ablaze
with tho war spirit. With US the effect
has been to silence jingoism. The
Maine was blown up either by an acct
dent or by foul assault. We wait
calmly to find out which it was. II il
was an accident, situation is pro-
duced which requires that We should
refrain from all interference with
Cuban affairs until time has ohliterateu
the passions and allayed the irritation
caused by present suspicious. Our action
when takel must be on grounds that
appeal to the judgment OF the country
Z" II. however, the Mainc was blown
up by Spanish torpedo or any other
form Of Spanish assault the American
people will demand full and immediate
roparation and in urging their demand
they will not he long content with the
soft and Intellectual efforts Of diplomacy.
They will use the prompt and decisive
arm Of power.
" In dealing with such an affair it ia
the part OF patriotism to wait on the
President Cor the initiative. I'olitica
stop at tho water's edge. As between
this government aud Spain or any
oihor foreigng government ever one OF
our 10. 600, coo Of people must stand
united behind the President of the
United States. Let US hops that the
result may be peaue, not war; but il
war it must be. the world will discover
that the American spirit is as daring,
as determined and as furious in conflict
TO day as it has ever been in our his.
tory"