The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-13
oUBAx xAroxALrsr Finrr.
Its Organization Started in This City-Con
grehs Called On to Redeem Its Promises.

Its Organization Started in This City-Con,
grehn Called On TO Redeem Its PROMISES.
A number Of prominent Cubans at present
In this city have started O movement for the
organization Of the Cuban Nationalist party
A meeting was held at 81 West Twenty Nth
street on Saturday and a manifesto was read,
reviewing the present situation and setting
forth the necessity Of constituting q new par
ty, which, without reference TO previous politi-
cal ahiliation. should bring together oil the
valuable elements OF tho population Of the ISL
and Interested In its we'll being and prosper
ity for the purpose Of reconstructlng the Coy
inner In conformity with the spirit OF the
resolution passed by tho Congress OF the
United States on April 10. After referring to
the military occupation OF the island by the
United States and explaining that this condi-
tion is only a transltory one. the manifesto
proceeds:
In laying down that fact as n fundamental
one. we must not forget the debt Of gratitude
which we W to the United States. nor the
moral responsibility which the United States
has assumed before the world. appearing as
the sponsor of the people Of Cuba and OF their
capability to develop and flourish in peace un-
der the benelcent influence OF justice and lib
erty. There Is no incompatability whatever
between the duties and feelings Of the Ameri-
can people and our own duties and feelings.
On the contrary. they fully harmonize, since
they emanate in both cases from the same ex-
allied ideal OF civilization and progress.
W have fought for the principle which the
American people have laid down as the founda-
tion OF public law in America. namely that those
who govern derive their Just powers from the
consent of the governed. Striving for our
full autonomy for the purpose Of organizing
and governing ourselves In accordance with
the dictates OF our conscience and the condi-
lions OF n1r nnllanfiyn IIn wa ntlrUn md ranI-
ize the American principle and prove its yir-
tuality and its, efficacy, in furthering the i'm
pie
rLabosing now for peace and order with the
gagged in war. we shall demonstrate that we
were worthy OF the sacrifices made by the
American nation in our behalf and We shall dis:
tanned. We shall thus Htiy return the valHa-
our, beneraetors from oil anxiety. showing that
their generous act will neither be injurious to
The manifesto tno then Ron'V outlines SsiG The con Conduct
which should be followed by those who wish
10 see the, people OF Cuba prosperous and
by that feeling. whether Cubans or Spaniards.
to join hands in the furtherance of that nur-
pose. The manifesto was approved and then
the following revolutions were adopted:
mhere9s, me present situation in Cuba
e mIRSseS '9 of f tSe eoTnt ~ I foT t6e th pSr RSSlitic "a
supporting the principles and of achieving the
object which inspired the war for indepen-
Whereas. It is both necessary and con-
venient that we should conform our conduct
and proceedings to the spirit Of the resolutions
passed by the Congress OF the United States on
".Resoired. THAT for the purpose of consti-
tuting in Cuba the Cuban Nationalist party
we invite the cooperation of all the revolu-
tionary elements. and also of all the other ele-
ments of the Cuban population which sympa-
thize with the object above stated. without re-
gard to their previous political utilization:
and
,"Resolced. That a committee be appointed
whose duty shall be to publish and distribute u
the. proposed party are set forth at length. and
to take all such other steps as may be neces-
sary in order to convene In Cuba, at the prop
er time, u convention of delegates from all
parts of the island for the purpose of perfect
ing the organization Of the party
A General Provisional Committee Of sixty
was elected. Among those elected are the fol-
lowing: Enrique jose Varona. Carlos ]. Par
raga, acting Secretary Of the Cuban Revolu-
4 mary party; Juan 7. o'Farrill. Carlos Zaldo.
II Hlc tEo R9lz; Frsacisco Chenard. SECRETARY
Fares. fidel G. Pierra. DR. Fl. Lincoln de
Zayas, jose NJ. Garcea Monies. DIR. j.. A. Con
ZiileZ. Lanuza. Pablo Desvernine, DR.. Raj
mundo Menocal. Nicolas Heredia. Luis Este
vez. Tomas Mederos. Luis AroZarena. Nicolas
de. Cirdenas. DIR. Eusebio Hernandez, DIR.
Aristides, Aguero. DR.. Diego .Tamayo. Presi-
dent Of the Advisory Board Of the Cuban Rev.
party; Isaac Carrillo. Alfredo Her