The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-14
NEW YORK cUBANs
FORM POLITICAL PARTY
Prominent cubans Organize Under the
Head Of the Cuban National Party
Americans Lauded.

NEW YORK. Sept. i2-Prominent Gu
bans OF this city have drawn up a mani
festo reviewing the antecedents OF tn,
present situation and setting forth al
length the necessity OF constituting a new
Cuban party. TO be called the National
lists. which, without reference to prev-
Gus political afiiliation. should bring 10.
gether and unite all the valuable elements
OF the population of the island OF cuba
Interested In the well being and prosper.
ity OF its people, for the purpose OF or
gauizing and reconstructing the country
in conformity with the spirit Of the reso-
| lu,lons passed by congress on April 10.
After referring TO the military occu-
patton OF the island by the United States
explaining its natural and immediate con-
sequences, and showing that the condi-
ton is only a transitory one, the mani
festo proceeds:
In laying down that fact as a funda-
mental one, we must not forget the deb;
Of gratitude which We owe to the United
States nor the moral responsibility which
the United States has assumed before the
world, appearing as the sponsor Of the
NN'hAt Va NAhN ahu NAANAA NdHdnlAANN 10 ut-
velop and flourish in peace under the BEN
ehcent influence Of justice and liberty
There is no incompatabllity whatever be-
tween the duties and feeling Of the Amer
lean people and our own duties and feel
ings. On the contrary. they fully har-
monize since they emanate In both cases
from the same exalted ideal Of civiliza-
tion and progress.
We have fought for the principle which
the American people have laid down as
the foundation OF public la% in America
namely, that those who govern derive
their powers from the consent Of the gov
erned, Striving for our full autonomy
lor the purpose of organizing and govern
ing ourselves, in accordance with the uic-
tates Of our conscience and the conditions
of our collective life, we affirm and real
iae the American principle and prove its
virtue and Its efficacy in furthering the
Improvement Of the individual man and
of people.
Laboring now for peace and order
with the same ardor and constance with
which We engage in war, we shall dem
onstrate that we are worthy OF the sac
rifces made by the American nation In
our behalf, and we shall dispel all sus-
picion as to our being unprepared for the
present liberty which we have obtained.
We shall thus iitly return the valuable
service rendered us and at once relieve
our benefactors from all anxiety, show
ing that their genrous 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 pros
porous 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 Nationalists have adopted the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas, the situation In Cuba imposes
the necessity of uniting the political ele-
ments of the country for the purpose OF
supporting the principles and of achiev
ing the objects which inspired the war OF
independence; and
Whereas It is both necessary and con-
venlent that We should conform our con-