The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-04
THE MEN WHO RAN THE
CUBAN REVOLUTION.
What the Cuban Junta Is and How II Does Bust
neSS---Palma Its Head and Brains.

Federico Perez Carlo, Luis NJ. Gar |
zon, j. Nicholas Hernandez, Manuel !
Ros, Octavio A. de Zayas, ID. NJ. Mayo |
and B. Gibergs.
JUNTAS OFFICIAL ORGAN.
DR.. Lanuza was Judge of the Supreme
court at Havana and NCofessor of penal
law in the Havana university. short
ly after the war broke out he was sent
to Ceuta the Spanish penal colony in
Africa. on account of his connection
with the revolution, and was afterWaru
released under an amnesty decree. He
came to New York and was appointed
secretary of the delegation.
Mr. Hernandez was chancellor of the
Cuban republic during the ten years
war, was made a prisoner at the same
time Mr.. Palma was captured, and,
with him, was sent to Spain, where he
remained until the close of that revolu-
tion. At the beginning of the present
war ne attached himself to Mr.. Palma,
his friend in peace and war, as his Sec
retary.
With the exception Of DR.. Castillo,
Treasurer Guerra and the charge daft
faires at Washington who were COM
missiOned by the home government on
nominations by Mr.. Palma, all others
received their appointment from Mr..
Palma, who made his selections on ac-
count of special fitness, in nearly all
cases made evident in previous service
on the field or in the council chamber.
Then besides these there is a corps
of journalists under the direction of the
Junta that has charge of the Patria,
the official organ of the delegation. This
corps is headed by Enrique J. Varona,
Eduardo zero Buduen and Manuel
More.
Mr.. Narona was a deputy to the
| Spanish cortes, and is a well known
writer of philosophical treatises that
have become text books in Spanish and
! Spansn-American universities. He
| has also written much on Spanish ma
| tional and colonial politics and political
! economy. and his words carry no little
| weight throughout Spanish speaking
! countries
| Eduardo Yero Buduen is an old jour
| nalist of the aggressive school, who has
! been in prison more times for political
! offences than any man who was ever in
| Cuba. lie was very active prior to the
! ten years war; but was arrested early
in that conflict and spent most of it's
! exciting years behind prison bars. War
was no sooner over than he began pre-
pairing for the present revolution by
keeping up an unceasinE agitation, and
lie has not rested from his labors since.
THE JUNTA'S WORK.
The Junta is the organization through
which Cuba's fl lends reach the Cuhans
| in the field. In many places these
friends are banded together and work
long
In the United states and Europe there
are three hundred Cuban revolutionary
clubs, with membership of more than
| fifty thousand. These clubs We're the
outcome of a suggestion originating
with Jose Marti, and their organization
has been accomplished by the delegar
tion with whom they are all in closest
touch, to whom they all account, and
through whom they all make contribu-
tOns in money clothing, provisions,
arms and munitions for those who are
enduring the hardships of the war. Be
fore the revolution began these clubs
had 500 600 in bank as a war fund.
| These most vital contributions must
reach the army in the field, and it is
the business of the delegation to see
that they get there And they nave
been getting there under most adverse
and trying circumstances, and amid
| parils of land and sea where enemies
are watching and where friendly gov
| ernmcnt has had to guard against the
violation of neutrality laws.
| For accomplishing it's work the Jun
ta has in no way been restricted in au-
thority the Cuban government having
even granted special authority allowing
Mr.. Palma to issue a limited amount of
bonds. coin money and grant letters Of
mafuue,
1t has further been the business OF
| the Junta-attendcd by risk of life to
its agcEts--to keep in communication
with the insurgents. This has beer
done by secret agents, who come and
go from New York to Key West from
Key West to Havana. from Havana
into the Spanish cities of Cuba and
: through the provinces of the island.
The headquarters sf the Junta are in
a narrow, approximations i've story
, brick business block a No. IS Wal
| street, where no outward sign shows its
. presence except that the Stars anC
stripes and the single starred flag OF
Cuba wave from the third story win.
dow, where is Mr.. Palma's Office. 4
narrow hall and tortuous stairs lead t.
| the once OI lne delegate, Wnelr OF
| every side are signs of active business
with shelves, tables and desks holding
, heaps of letters, books or accounts ant
= documents of various sorts. Here tn,
. delegate works, receives his friends. CO.
workers and agents.
I off the main room is a private office
where secret agents report and are in
structed, and where councils of mOmen
p are held and decisions of vital impor
+ to the Cuban cause reached, To he fol
lowed by orders that are of immens,
, | importance to the army of liberation
TRIAL OF THE BArTLE SHIP.
| ThpFp Arc 272 Commandments in thi